GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens across Wanstead, from compact galley layouts to open-plan kitchen-diners in the Victorian and Edwardian terraces near Wanstead Park. With over 30 years of experience in E11 and Redbridge, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural work as a single project.
Open-plan kitchen knock-throughs in Wanstead
The classic Wanstead kitchen project opens the rear of the terrace, knocking the kitchen through to the middle reception, or filling in the side return beside the closet wing, to create one bright, sociable kitchen-diner. That dividing wall is nearly always load-bearing, so we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control, with temporary propping while the wall comes out in stages.
Once the structure is in, we fit the new kitchen around it. These E11 terraces often have awkward returns and chimney breasts, so a bespoke or carefully planned fitted layout usually works better than off-the-shelf units forced into the space. We integrate the appliances, run the plumbing and electrics, tile, and light the room so the finished kitchen-diner feels open and connected to the garden beyond.
Bespoke kitchens for Wanstead period homes
The proportions of a Wanstead terrace, with its tall ceilings, alcoves and original chimney breasts, suit a kitchen planned around the room rather than dropped into it. We design layouts that use the height and the recesses, whether you want a handleless contemporary look or a classic in-frame Shaker style, and we finish with quartz, granite or composite worktops chosen to suit the way you cook and entertain.
Everything is handled in-house, from the first-fix plumbing and electrics to the tiling, splashbacks and task lighting. Kitchen electrics are notifiable under building regulations, so that side is certified as part of the job. Working in an occupied E11 home, we keep the site tidy and the disruption contained, and coordinate any steel beam knock-through with the kitchen fit so the two halves of the project dovetail rather than clash.
Several weeks without a kitchen
The honest part of a Wanstead kitchen project is that you will be without a kitchen for several weeks, and how well that goes depends entirely on what gets set up first. Before the old kitchen is stripped we help you move the fridge, a kettle and a microwave somewhere workable, usually the dining room, and we keep a working sink for as long as the plumbing sequence allows before it has to come out.
The rest is containment and routine. A dust screen goes across the doorway, the route to the back door is boarded, and the washing machine is either kept running in place or disconnected for a defined period you know about in advance. We tidy at the end of each day rather than at the end of the job. It is a short spell of inconvenience, and a much shorter one when it has been planned.
- Bespoke kitchen design and 3D layout planning
- Wall removal between the kitchen and dining room
- Plumbing, electrics and appliance integration
- Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions with steel support
- Island units and bespoke cabinetry
Trusted Kitchen Renovation in Wanstead
Wanstead homeowners choose GS Renovation because one accountable team delivers the whole kitchen, including any steel beam or knock-through, the plumbing, the electrics and the finish. You get bespoke design suited to a period terrace, quality worktops, tidy working in an occupied home and building control sign-off where it is needed, backed by 30+ years across E11.
- One point of contact on the phone, not a call centre
- Suppliers used across every budget, with options priced
- Floors levelled and packed so doors and drawers line up
- Straight advice on what is and is not worth spending money on
- Services moved and tested before the units go in, not after
- Honest updates if a date or a detail has to move