A kitchen renovation turns structural the moment a wall moves or the room extends. Until then it is a sequencing and services job, and that is where the money is won or lost. We appoint the structural engineer for the structural part and coordinate building control. Free quotation, no obligation.
On the Wellington Way Estate the plot sets the ceiling
Elmbridge Borough Council describes the Wellington Way Estate in Weybridge as consisting principally of late 20th century, medium to high density two storey housing on modest plots. On a plot of that size, going outwards is limited, and the gain comes from reworking what is already inside. Moving the wall between kitchen and dining room, changing the run, and getting the services to follow it. We survey and price from what is there, not from a layout that assumes more space than the plot has.
Drainage means dealing with Thames Water
Thames Water Utilities Ltd is the undertaker responsible for surface water drainage from development via adopted sewers in Elmbridge. So it is Thames Water you deal with over connections and over building near a public sewer in Weybridge. A like for like refit will not touch that. Moving the waste run to a different wall can, and an extension crossing a sewer line certainly does, because an agreement with the undertaker takes time to obtain. We check the drainage position at the survey, so it is not discovered when the slab is ready to pour.
Taking the kitchen out into a rear extension
Three metres is the number to know. Elmbridge Borough Council advises that a single storey rear extension which does not project more than 3 metres has minimal effect on the natural light reaching a neighbour's windows. Past that, the daylight impact on the neighbour becomes a live question in the application. For the kitchen itself, the beam over the removed rear wall, the floor build up and the drainage all get settled before cabinetry is ordered, because a change in floor level moves every worktop height with it.
- New circuits, sockets and dedicated appliance supplies
- Quartz, granite and marble worktops templated and fitted
- Waste, water and gas runs moved before the units are set
- Extraction ducted through to outside air
- Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions with steel support
Trusted Kitchen Renovation in Weybridge
A kitchen goes wrong in the sequencing rather than the fitting. First fix has to be right before the plaster goes on, the plaster has to be right before units are hung, and none of that is cheap to undo. We run the programme, appoint the structural engineer where a wall moves, coordinate the building control inspections, and give you one point of contact throughout. Fully insured, registered in England, company number 14611254.
- Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors
- Floors levelled and packed so doors and drawers line up
- Appliance and extraction routes agreed at design stage
- A written scope and programme agreed before work starts
- Free, no-obligation quotations
- Itemised pricing, so you can see what every stage costs