Every trade under one contract across Hayes and UB3. Structural work, extensions, kitchens and bathrooms, building control handled for you.
Long uniform runs of interwar semis make up most of the housing we renovate in Hayes, laid out street after street in the roads spreading back from Barra Hall Park and the Grand Union Canal towards Hayes and Harlington station. The consistency is genuinely useful: once you have worked on a handful you can anticipate where the joists run, where the drains sit and what the original kitchen was. What varies is how much has been done since, and by whom. GS Renovation covers UB3 as a service area business with no yard in the neighbourhood, and quotations are free with no obligation.
The original kitchen in one of these houses is a narrow room in a rear projection, cut off from everything and sized for appliances nobody owns now. The usual project takes out the wall between it and the dining room, and frequently the rear wall too, so the whole back of the ground floor becomes one space. That is structural on both counts, so a beam designed by the structural engineer we appoint replaces what is removed, with propping and staged demolition rather than a single afternoon of demolition and optimism.
Drainage decides more of the layout than most people expect. The soil stack, gully and inspection chamber are usually clustered exactly where the new kitchen wants to be, and moving a waste run means maintaining falls and access rather than simply relocating a pipe. Where new structure sits over a shared drain, a build over agreement with the water authority is needed and takes time. Extraction and ventilation rates are governed by the Building Regulations, and building control applications and inspections are coordinated with Hillingdon Council through to the completion certificate.
A full renovation on one of these houses usually finds the same list. Wiring that has been extended in stages from an original installation, a consumer unit due for replacement, plumbing in a mixture of materials, ceilings overboarded rather than repaired, and a single skin rear addition that is cold, damp and needs either rebuilding or properly insulating. Air bricks feeding the suspended timber floor are frequently blocked by later paving or an extension, which starves the void of ventilation and causes exactly the floor problems the owner called us about.
The order of work is what keeps a job like this civilised. Structure and roof first, then first fix electrics and plumbing, then plaster, then kitchen, bathroom, joinery and decoration. One named project manager holds that sequence, books the inspections and keeps you informed weekly. Where the household stays in the house, we zone the works, keep one bathroom running as long as possible, protect the route in and out and clean daily. Skips and deliveries usually work off the drive here, which spares you the street permits inner London demands.
Every Service, One Team
One accountable team for every trade in Hayes. Choose the work you need:
RSJ and Steel Beam Installation in Hayes: steel beam installation, RSJ and structural alterations.
Load-Bearing Wall Removal in Hayes: safe load-bearing wall removal with steel beam support.
Structural Alterations in Hayes: structural alterations, new openings and steel support.
Chimney Breast Removal in Hayes: chimney breast removal with gallows bracket or beam support.
Open-Plan Conversions in Hayes: open-plan kitchen, diner and living conversions.
House Extensions in Hayes: single and double storey extensions.
Loft Conversion in Hayes: dormer, hip to gable and mansard loft conversions.
Home Renovation in Hayes: full refurbishments and whole-house renovations.
Kitchen Renovation in Hayes: bespoke kitchen design and installation.
Bathroom Renovation in Hayes: luxury bathroom and wet-room refurbishment.
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FAQ
Yes, in almost every case, even though it needs no planning permission. New electrical circuits are notifiable under Part P, ventilation and extraction have to meet the required rates, any drainage alteration must maintain falls and access, and if a wall is removed the structural work needs approval too. We coordinate the building control application and inspections with Hillingdon Council and hand you the completion paperwork when the work is signed off.
Usually because the ventilation to the void beneath it has been blocked, or a joist end has decayed where it bears into a damp wall. These houses have suspended timber ground floors that rely on air bricks, and later paving, a patio or an extension often seals them up. We investigate the void, clear or reinstate the ventilation, replace decayed timber and insulate between the joists where the floor is up anyway.
For a typical Hayes semi, plan on several months rather than weeks, and expect the structural and first fix stages to take longer than the visible finishing work. The programme depends on how much rewiring and replumbing is needed and whether the rear is being extended. Your named project manager gives you a written programme at the start, updates it weekly, and flags any change early rather than at the end.
Yes in most cases here, which is one of the practical advantages of working in UB3. Where a driveway takes a skip and a delivery vehicle, no street permit is required and materials can be stored on site rather than ordered in small drops. Where the drive is too small we arrange a licensed skip or bagged removal instead. We settle that at survey so the first morning is not spent solving it.
George was a great find. The job required re-plastering the walls before fitting acrylic panels. He also re-plumbed the shower waste under the solid floor and then re-tiled the bathroom floor. He had to build a timber frame for a new…
It's the second time I have hired George and he has been absolutely professional and the work he did resembles perfectly what I had in mind. Being an interior designer, I will keep hiring his team for any incoming projects.
Very friendly and I am very pleased with the work he has done, also very clean worker and enthusiastic about his work. Can not fault this company!!!! Very very good for the money.
Free, no-obligation quote for any renovation work in Hayes. Rated 4.9 from 31 reviews on MyBuilder, fully insured, and building control handled for you.