GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens across Vauxhall, from the Georgian and Regency townhouses to the modern riverside flats of SE11. With over 30 years of experience in South London, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural work as one project, so your new kitchen is planned, built and finished by a single team.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Vauxhall townhouses
The signature Vauxhall kitchen project opens the rear of a period townhouse, knocking the kitchen through to the neighbouring room to make a bright, sociable kitchen-diner. That dividing wall is almost always load-bearing, so we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control. On terraced houses the wall is often shared, so a party wall notice is served on the neighbour before work begins.
Once the space is open, we fit the kitchen properly, with bespoke or fitted units, quartz, granite or composite worktops and fully integrated appliances. The plumbing, electrics, tiling and lighting are all handled in-house, and the electrical work is notified under building regulations as it must be. Working within the solid-wall construction and tighter footprint of these Georgian homes, we plan the layout to make the most of the light and the height.
Bespoke kitchens for Vauxhall's period proportions
Vauxhall's townhouses come with alcoves, chimney breasts and tall ceilings that suit made-to-measure cabinetry far better than off-the-shelf units. In lower ground kitchens we plan the layout, ventilation and lighting around the reduced head height and the light that reaches the back of the plan. Whether you want a handleless contemporary look or a classic in-frame Shaker design, we build to suit the age and character of the house.
The riverside flats call for a different approach. Structural change is limited in a leasehold apartment, so we design a smart, efficient kitchen within the existing footprint, coordinating with the managing agent and working under the freeholder's licence to alter where fixings or services are affected. Sound insulation and the building's rules are respected throughout. Either way, you get a kitchen tailored to your SE11 home and built to last.
Kitchen work in a shared building
A good many SE11 kitchens sit in flats, either in a converted Georgian house or a modern riverside block, and in both cases the people around you are affected more than they would be in a house. The block will have rules: permitted working hours, a requirement to notify the managing agent, sometimes restrictions on lift use, and always an expectation that communal areas are left clean at the end of each day.
Beyond the rules there is common sense. Floor tiling and drilling into concrete carry through a building far better than voices do, so those tasks are concentrated into the middle of the day. Deliveries are timed so the entrance is never blocked. And where a water supply serving other flats has to be isolated, we give notice and keep it under an hour. Getting this right keeps the agent on your side throughout. Where a block has a concierge, we introduce ourselves at the start, since they usually know the building better than the paperwork does.
- Quartz, granite and marble worktops templated and fitted
- New circuits and consumer unit work certified under Part P
- Plastering, decorating and second fix carpentry
- Extraction ducted through to outside air
- Old kitchen strip-out, disposal and making good
Why Vauxhall Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Vauxhall homeowners choose GS Renovation because one team handles the entire kitchen, including any steel beam or knock-through, the services and the finish. You get honest pricing, tidy working in an occupied home, and a result built around your SE11 property, whether a period townhouse or a riverside flat. Backed by 30+ years across South London, the kitchen is right first time.
- Second fix carpentry and decorating finished by the same team
- Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors
- Founder-led team with 30+ years of hands-on experience
- Neighbours given notice before the noisy stages
- Old kitchen stripped, disposed of and made good within the price
- Honest updates if a date or a detail has to move