GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens across Westminster, from the townhouses of Mayfair and Belgravia to the mansion flats of Marylebone and Pimlico. With over 30 years in W1, W2, SW1, WC2, NW8 and W9, we handle cabinetry, worktops, services and any structural work as one project, fitting kitchens that suit period proportions and modern living alike.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Westminster homes
The most requested Westminster kitchen project opens up a lower-ground or rear floor to create a bright, sociable kitchen-diner. Because the dividing wall is usually load-bearing in these Georgian and Victorian houses, we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control. The result turns a run of small, dark rooms into a single connected space that works for the whole family.
We fit quartz, granite or composite worktops, integrate appliances neatly and plan plumbing, electrics, tiling and lighting so the finished kitchen feels considered rather than assembled. The kitchen electrics are notifiable under building regulations and we certify them. In listed homes across SW1 and W1, we make sure structural changes respect the protected fabric of the building.
Bespoke kitchens for Westminster proportions
Westminster's Georgian and Regency homes come with tall ceilings, deep alcoves and chimney breasts that suit made-to-measure, in-frame cabinetry far better than off-the-shelf units. We plan the layout around the room's period features and its natural light, whether that is a grand first-floor space in a Marylebone townhouse or a compact galley in a Pimlico mansion flat.
For leasehold kitchens in NW8 and W9, we coordinate with the managing agent on access and building-management rules, and give real thought to sound insulation and waterproofing where a kitchen sits above another flat. From handleless contemporary designs to classic Shaker, we build to suit the age of the property, with every trade handled in-house from first fix to final tile.
What a survey turns up in W1
Surveying a kitchen in a Westminster mansion flat tends to raise the same set of issues. The waste runs into a stack shared with other flats, so any change to the position of a sink or a washing machine has to work with that stack rather than around it. Water pressure varies with height in the block. And the electrical layout is often original even where the consumer unit itself has been replaced.
In a townhouse the questions are different. Kitchens sit at lower ground level, where damp and limited natural light govern the design, and the structure above may already have been altered more than once. In both cases we check what the lease permits before drawing anything, because in W1 and SW1 the restriction that stops a layout is at least as often legal as it is structural. Ceiling voids are worth opening early in either case, since they usually decide whether an extract duct can go where you want it.
- Old kitchen strip-out, disposal and making good
- Wall removal between the kitchen and dining room
- Bespoke kitchen design and 3D layout planning
- Pantry, larder and utility room integration
- New circuits, sockets and dedicated appliance supplies
Trusted Kitchen Renovation in Westminster
Westminster homeowners choose GS Renovation because one team handles the whole kitchen, including any steel beam knock-through, the services and the finish. We work cleanly in occupied townhouses and mansion flats, respect listed and conservation-area constraints, and certify the electrics under building regulations. Thirty years across W1, SW1 and NW8 sits behind every worktop we fit.
- Worktops templated after installation for a precise fit
- Founder-led team with 30+ years of hands-on experience
- Appliance and extraction routes agreed at design stage
- Dust screens and floor protection in occupied homes
- Rated 4.9 from 31 reviews on MyBuilder
- Paperwork and certificates handed over for when you sell