GS Renovation fits kitchens in Ware, covering the structural work, drainage, plumbing and notifiable electrics as well as the units and worktops. Where an opening or a beam is involved, a structural engineer we appoint specifies it and we build to that. Building control applications and inspections are coordinated, and quotations are free and without obligation.
Kitchens in single storey rear ranges
Fitting a kitchen into an older single storey rear range starts with what that structure was built to do. The conservation area appraisal records that behind each Bluecoat Yard dwelling runs a single storey continuous range of mid 19th century washhouses, linked in some cases by a covered passageway. A structure of that kind was built for a copper and a sink, not for a run of appliances, an extractor duct and an island.
Working into a range like that raises three questions early. What the roof and the walls can carry, where the waste can fall to with a workable gradient, and whether the electrical supply can take the load. We answer those at survey, with the engineer involved wherever structure is affected, before a kitchen is designed around a layout the building cannot support.
Kitchens in flats and converted buildings
Flats make up over 31 per cent of all dwellings in Ware according to the 2011 Census, a figure the Ware Neighbourhood Plan describes as a high proportion. A kitchen in a flat is a different job from a kitchen in a house. Waste runs are fixed by the building rather than by your layout, and noise and water are somebody else's ceiling.
Converted buildings add another layer. The former Ware Flour Mill buildings on Viaduct Road have been converted to flats, and the conservation area appraisal notes that normal planning controls over detailed features apply to them. Anything that changes an external feature, such as a new extract terminal or a replacement window, is checked with the council rather than assumed. Internally, the lease terms and the freeholder's consent are the first things to establish.
- Underfloor heating and kitchen ventilation
- Bespoke kitchen design and 3D layout planning
- New circuits, sockets and dedicated appliance supplies
- Plastering, decorating and second fix carpentry
- Wall removal between the kitchen and dining room
Why Ware Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Ware homeowners choose GS Renovation for kitchens because the parts that end up hidden are done by the same team that fits the units. Drainage falls, water and gas runs, notifiable electrics and any structural opening are handled in sequence, so nothing is built over work that has not been signed off. We are fully insured, and you deal with one point of contact from strip out to snagging.
- Building control applications and inspections coordinated for you
- Founder-led team with 30+ years of hands-on experience
- Appliance and extraction routes agreed at design stage
- Paperwork and certificates handed over for when you sell
- Services moved and tested before the units go in, not after
- Photographs kept at each stage for your records