GS Renovation designs and fits kitchens across Willesden, from bespoke cabinetry to open-plan kitchen-diners in the Victorian and Edwardian terraces of NW10. With over 30 years in Brent, we handle the worktops, appliances, plumbing, electrics and tiling, and any steel beam knock-through, as a single managed project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Willesden terraces
The classic Willesden kitchen project opens the rear of the terrace, knocking the kitchen through to the back reception or into a filled-in side return to make one bright, sociable kitchen-diner. Because that dividing wall almost always carries load, we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control, working around the rear closet wing that these NW10 houses were built with.
With the structure open we plan the layout to suit the new footprint, running services to the island or the run of units, and set the worktops in quartz, granite or composite to your choice. Integrated appliances, considered task and feature lighting and full tiling finish the room, and because we hold the steelwork and the fit-out under one roof the transition from knock-through to finished kitchen is seamless.
Bespoke kitchens for period Willesden proportions
Willesden terraces come with alcoves beside the chimney breast, tall ceilings and the awkward turn into the rear closet wing, proportions that standard flat-pack units rarely handle well. Made-to-measure cabinetry lets us use every recess and reach the full ceiling height, so storage works with the house rather than fighting its Victorian and Edwardian bones.
Whether you want a handleless contemporary finish or a classic in-frame Shaker kitchen, we build to suit the age and light of the room, then handle the plumbing, the electrics and the tiling in-house. Kitchen wiring is notifiable under building regulations, so the electrical work is properly certified, and you get one team accountable for the design, the services and the finish across your NW10 home.
Stripping out the old kitchen safely
The strip out sets the tone for everything after it. Gas and water are isolated properly, the electrics are made safe at the board rather than at a switch, and appliances come out before the units so nothing is dragged across a floor you are keeping. An old kitchen in reasonable condition is often worth offering to somebody rather than skipping, and that has to be arranged beforehand rather than on the day.
The part that surprises people is the walls. Taking old wall tiles off a plastered wall usually brings the plaster with it, so a room that was going to need patching often needs replastering instead. Behind the units you tend to find the original finish, sometimes damp, sometimes never plastered at all. We allow for that in a Willesden terrace rather than discovering it on the morning the plasterer is due, because it is the most common reason a kitchen slips a week.
- Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions with steel support
- Waste, water and gas runs moved before the units are set
- Boiler relocation coordinated with a registered heating engineer
- Quartz, granite and marble worktops templated and fitted
- Handleless, shaker and in-frame door styles fitted
Why Choose GS Renovation in Willesden
Willesden owners choose GS Renovation because we deliver the whole kitchen, including any steel beam knock-through, the services and the finish, under one accountable team. You get bespoke cabinetry built for the alcoves and proportions of an NW10 terrace, certified electrics, tidy working in an occupied home, and 30+ years of experience across Brent.
- A temporary sink arranged where the kitchen is out for weeks
- Services moved and tested before the units go in, not after
- Dust screens and floor protection in occupied homes
- Straight advice on what is and is not worth spending money on
- Site left safe and secure at the end of every day
- Appliance and extraction routes agreed at design stage