GS Renovation designs and fits kitchens throughout Wood Green, from compact galley kitchens in Edwardian terraces to open-plan kitchen-diners near Alexandra Palace. With over 30 years across N22, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural knock-through as one project, so the whole kitchen lands as a single, coordinated build.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Wood Green terraces
The most popular kitchen project in Wood Green opens the rear of the terrace, knocking the kitchen through to the middle reception room to create a bright, sociable kitchen-diner. That dividing wall is nearly always load-bearing, so we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control, often widening the space further by filling in the side return beside the closet wing.
With the structure open, we set out the new kitchen to make the most of the extra width and light. We fit quality units, run the plumbing and electrics, install worktops and add layered lighting and integrated appliances. Working within the solid-wall construction and tight rear footprint typical of these N22 houses, we plan every run so the finished room feels generous rather than cramped.
Bespoke kitchens for period proportions
Wood Green's Victorian and Edwardian houses come with chimney breasts, alcoves and the odd awkward closet-wing wall, which suit made-to-measure cabinetry far better than off-the-shelf units. We plan the layout around these features, using the alcoves for tall storage and squaring off tricky corners so the kitchen reads as one clean, intentional design rather than a set of units squeezed into an old room.
You can choose worktops in quartz, granite or composite, matched to how the kitchen is actually used, and a style from handleless contemporary to classic Shaker. We integrate the appliances, tile the splashbacks and finish the electrics, all certified under building regulations. Everything is handled in-house, so the cabinetry, stone and services arrive together and the fit is properly coordinated.
Edwardian layouts and modern appliances
An Edwardian house in Wood Green was planned around a scullery rather than a kitchen, and the mismatch shows up in every project. The room is narrow, the window is large and set low, there is a chimney breast in one corner, and the original waste arrangement runs to an external gully. Fitting a modern run of units, a dishwasher, a washing machine and decent extraction into that footprint takes planning rather than a catalogue.
The construction adds its own constraints. Solid walls with no cavity mean insulation and fixings both need thought. Suspended timber floors let waste fall properly but limit where an island can sit. And lath and plaster ceilings mean running new services often turns into replacing a ceiling rather than patching one. We work all of that out before anything is ordered, because it changes what is realistic in the space. Head height in the rear addition is the last check, since a lowered ceiling for ducting can make a small room feel smaller still.
The floor under a new kitchen
Most Edwardian houses in Wood Green have suspended timber floors in the rear rooms, and they are rarely as flat or as sound as they need to be under a new kitchen. Units set on a floor that dips will not line through, and a tiled floor laid over boards that flex will crack along the joints eventually whatever adhesive is used. So the floor gets assessed before anything is ordered, with rot near the old waste gully and a springy joist span being the two things we look for hardest.
The repair usually involves stiffening the deck, adding insulation between the joists while the boards are up, and putting down a decoupling layer or overboarding where tiles or stone are going down. All of it adds height, so the thresholds to the hall and out to the garden are set at the start rather than trimmed off a door at the end. Getting the levels right once is the difference between a kitchen floor that stays put and one that is a nuisance for years.
- New circuits, sockets and dedicated appliance supplies
- Wall removal between the kitchen and dining room
- Plumbing, electrics and appliance integration
- Handleless, shaker and in-frame door styles fitted
- Tiling, flooring and feature lighting
Trusted Kitchen Renovation in Wood Green
Wood Green homeowners choose GS Renovation because one team delivers the whole kitchen, including any steel beam or knock-through, the plumbing, electrics and the finish. You get honest pricing, careful working in an occupied N22 home and a kitchen built to last, backed by 30+ years across Haringey's terraces.
- Structural engineer instructed and coordinated on your behalf
- Dust screens and floor protection in occupied homes
- Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors
- Second fix carpentry and decorating finished by the same team
- Suppliers used across every budget, with options priced
- The kitchen laid out on plan before a single unit is ordered