Kitchen Renovation Wimbledon

GS Renovation designs and fits kitchens throughout Wimbledon, from a straightforward kitchen refurbishment in an SW19 terrace or flat to a full kitchen renovation with an open-plan kitchen-diner near Wimbledon Common. We handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural knock-through as a single coordinated project.

In Wimbledon, a kitchen renovation typically costs £18,000 to £60,000 or more from design to fitting (indicative London ranges, MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026). GS Renovation Ltd, a building contractor based in Potters Bar, does the work in Wimbledon: we carry the strip-out, services and fit as one contract, with the electrics certified by a registered electrician.

How the job runs

1. Free design visit at your Wimbledon home and an itemised quote.
2. Strip-out and any structural work, first-fix plumbing and electrics, plastering.
3. Units fitted and levelled; stone worktops templated and cut off site.
4. Worktops, appliances, tiling and second fix. Electrics certified under Part P by a registered electrician, or notified to building control. Typically 3 to 5 weeks on site.

Open-plan kitchen-diners in Wimbledon terraces

A common Wimbledon kitchen project opens the back of the house, taking down the wall between the kitchen and the rear reception to create one bright, sociable kitchen-diner. That dividing wall is usually load-bearing, so we fit a steel beam sized by a structural engineer, bedded onto padstones and signed off by building control, often combining it with a side-return infill to widen the whole space.

Once the structure is open we plan the new kitchen around the improved footprint, positioning the run of units, the island and the dining area to suit the light and the garden view. We route the plumbing, the electrics and the extraction cleanly, allow for rooflights above and finish with flooring that flows across old and new so the room feels like one considered space.

Housing in Wimbledon

Wimbledon's housing, as the Council Tax list records it, is about 25,760 homes: 49% houses, 51% flats, with 52% pre-1919, 10% interwar and 38% built since 1945. Since most homes here are flats, a kitchen in a flat in Wimbledon drains to the building's shared soil stack, while a new extract through the outside wall needs the freeholder's licence first.

Moving a kitchen within a converted Wimbledon flat

51% of homes in Wimbledon are flats, and in a converted villa the room above or below your kitchen belongs to someone else. Moving a kitchen into what was a reception room puts a sink, a dishwasher and a washing machine over a neighbour's bedroom, and the waste has to reach the shared stack with enough fall. Check the lease first. A lease may restrict where kitchens and bathrooms can go, and changes to the drainage commonly need the freeholder's consent.

Then walk the waste route. In a Wimbledon conversion the stack may be on the back wall while the new kitchen is at the front of the plan. A waste pipe run the length of the flat needs a steady fall that either raises the floor or crosses joists. Where a pump is the only answer, it goes into the plan with an access panel. An extractor ducted out through the front wall changes the elevation, and in a converted villa that wall usually belongs to the freeholder under the lease, so the duct route goes into the licence application too.

Bespoke kitchens for SW19 period proportions

The Victorian and Edwardian terraces of Wimbledon come with chimney breasts, alcoves and tall ceilings that rarely suit off-the-shelf units. We plan bespoke and fitted kitchens that work with these features, using tall cabinetry to make the most of ceiling height and fitting neatly around the awkward returns you find in these homes and their closet wings.

You choose the worktop that fits the look and the budget, from hard-wearing quartz and natural granite to practical composite surfaces. We integrate appliances behind matching doors, handle the plumbing and electrical first and second fix, and finish with tiling and layered lighting. From handleless contemporary designs to classic Shaker, the kitchen is built to suit the age and character of your SW19 terrace.

Hard water and how to plan for it

South west London water is hard, and a new SW19 kitchen will show it within months if nothing is done. Limescale furs up the element in a dishwasher, shortens the life of a boiling tap, blocks the aerator on a mixer and leaves white marks on dark stone or composite surfaces that are tiresome to keep on top of. It is a small consideration at design stage and an ongoing irritation afterwards.

The options are worth deciding before first fix, because they need space and plumbing. A softener sits under the sink or in a utility and needs a drain connection and a salt supply, and it should be plumbed so a hard water tap remains for drinking. A simpler scale reducer or a filtered tap covers less but takes almost no room. We allow the space and the connections at first fix so the choice is not closed off by the cabinetry.

• New circuits and consumer unit work certified by a registered electrician under Part P
• New circuits, sockets and dedicated appliance supplies
• Old kitchen strip-out, disposal and making good

VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for all 7 statistical areas in Wimbledon. Counts rounded by the VOA.

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Trusted Kitchen Renovation in Wimbledon

GS Renovation is a natural fit for Wimbledon kitchens because the knock-through, the steel and the new kitchen are handled by one team, not passed between trades. Engineer-sized beams, building control sign-off, quality worktops and tidy work in your occupied home, backed by our founder's 30+ years on the tools.

Checked by Abdelaaziz Saaid, founder and director of GS Renovation Ltd (Companies House no. 14611254). Structural design is by the consulting engineer appointed to your project.