GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens across Wallington, from the bay-fronted terraces in SM6 to the larger Edwardian houses near Nonsuch Park. With more than 30 years of experience, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural work as a single project, so your new kitchen is delivered by one accountable team.
Open-Plan Kitchen-Diners In Wallington Terraces
The classic Wallington kitchen project opens the rear of the terrace, taking out the wall between the kitchen and the middle room, or filling in the side return, to make one bright kitchen-diner. That dividing wall usually carries load, so we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control. It is a knock-through and a kitchen fit rolled into one job, managed from the propping to the final coat of paint.
With the space opened up, we plan the new kitchen around how the room now works, siting the run of units, the island and the dining area to make the most of the light from the rear. Plumbing and drainage are reworked, the electrics are updated and made compliant, and we integrate the appliances neatly. Tiling, splashbacks and layered lighting finish the room, all fitted around the solid-wall construction typical of these SM6 houses.
Bespoke Fitted Kitchens In Wallington
The rear closet wings and awkward chimney breasts of Wallington's terraces rarely suit off-the-shelf units, so we plan and fit kitchens made to measure for the room. Cabinets are scribed to fit alcoves and out-of-square walls, and we top them with quartz, granite or composite worktops chosen to suit the design and the way you cook. Whether you want a handleless contemporary look or a classic Shaker kitchen, it is built to fit your house exactly.
A good kitchen is as much about the services as the doors. We run the plumbing for sinks, dishwashers and any boiler relocation, update and certify the electrics, and integrate ovens, hobs and extraction so everything sits flush and works properly. Task and ambient lighting are planned from the outset, not added as an afterthought, and the tiling and flooring tie the room together. The whole installation is handled by our own tradespeople.
Planning the lighting and the sockets
Kitchen lighting is set out at first fix, long before anyone sees a light fitting, which is why it is worth thinking about early. The working light needs to fall on the worktop rather than on your back, so downlights go forward of the wall units and the run under the wall cabinets does the close work. Over a table or an island, pendants are hung at a height that lights the surface without sitting in your eyeline. Under-cabinet lighting and extractor lighting are set out on the same drawing as the sockets.
Sockets follow the same logic. Every appliance needs its own switched supply somewhere reachable, and there should be enough worktop sockets that the kettle, the toaster and whatever else lives out are not sharing one double. Separate circuits let you dim the dining end while the cooking end stays bright. All of it is notifiable under Part P, so the installation is tested and certified when it is complete.
- Boiler relocation coordinated with a registered heating engineer
- Plastering, decorating and second fix carpentry
- Extraction ducted through to outside air
- Waste, water and gas runs moved before the units are set
- Handleless, shaker and in-frame door styles fitted
The GS Renovation Difference in Wallington
Wallington 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 transparent pricing, tidy working in an occupied home and a result built to last. With 30+ years across SM6 and the neighbouring Sutton and Carshalton streets, we know how these terraces are put together.
- Site left safe and secure at the end of every day
- Old kitchen stripped, disposed of and made good within the price
- Fully insured, with cover in place on every site
- Second fix carpentry and decorating finished by the same team
- Neighbours given notice before the noisy stages
- Dust screens and floor protection in occupied homes