Every trade under one contract across Hoxton and N1. Structural work, extensions, kitchens and bathrooms, building control handled for you.
Ask what a Hoxton renovation involves and the answer often starts at the top of the house. The N1 terraces around Hoxton Square, Shoreditch Park and the Museum of the Home are narrow, three storeys at most, and short of the extra bedroom families need, so the roof space is where the room has to come from. Below that sits the usual Victorian arrangement: shared chimney stacks, a spine wall doing structural work and a closet wing at the back. GS Renovation handles both ends of that job, appointing the structural engineer, building to the design issued and coordinating building control applications and inspections throughout.
The ceiling joists in an unconverted loft were only ever sized to hold up plaster, so the first real element of the job is a new floor structure spanning between supporting walls and sitting clear of the old ceiling below. That is designed by an engineer, and it usually goes in alongside the removal or trimming of purlins and struts that were propping the rafters. Old water tanks come out, the roof is checked for spread and the new steelwork or timbers are positioned so that they do not reappear as a beam through the middle of the finished bedroom.
Head height decides everything else. Where a rear dormer is the answer we build it square, insulate it to current standards and get the flashings right, because a dormer cheek is a classic source of leaks a few years later. The staircase is the part people underestimate. It has to take off from somewhere on the floor below, which usually costs part of a bedroom or a landing, and it needs a proper flight with headroom over it rather than a compromise that fails inspection. We resolve that on paper before anything is ordered.
Removing a chimney breast frees up a surprising amount of floor area in a narrow Hoxton house, but a stack is not simply masonry to be knocked out. Anything left above the removal has to be supported, normally on gallows brackets or a beam specified by the engineer. The stack is also, more often than not, built into the wall you share, so the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies and the exercise makes the neighbour's flue and fireplace part of the problem to be solved. We serve the notices, agree the method and leave what remains properly supported and weathered.
Working in N1 also means accepting that the street will not help you. Frontages are narrow, there is no side access on most terraces, parking is controlled and the roads near the square carry constant traffic. Scaffold for a loft conversion generally needs a licence for the pavement, which is arranged ahead of the start date, and lifting steel into a rear roof space over neighbouring gardens takes planning and a conversation with the people either side. None of this is difficult if it is organised early. All of it stalls a job if it is left to the first morning.
Every Service, One Team
One accountable team for every trade in Hoxton. Choose the work you need:
RSJ and Steel Beam Installation in Hoxton: steel beam installation, RSJ and structural alterations.
Load-Bearing Wall Removal in Hoxton: safe load-bearing wall removal with steel beam support.
Structural Alterations in Hoxton: structural alterations, new openings and steel support.
Chimney Breast Removal in Hoxton: chimney breast removal with gallows bracket or beam support.
Open-Plan Conversions in Hoxton: open-plan kitchen, diner and living conversions.
House Extensions in Hoxton: single and double storey extensions.
Loft Conversion in Hoxton: dormer, hip to gable and mansard loft conversions.
Home Renovation in Hoxton: full refurbishments and whole-house renovations.
Kitchen Renovation in Hoxton: bespoke kitchen design and installation.
Bathroom Renovation in Hoxton: luxury bathroom and wet-room refurbishment.
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FAQ
Measure the clear height from the ceiling joists up to the ridge timber, and remember the finished floor and insulated ceiling will each eat into it. If the raw figure is marginal, a rear dormer or a change to the roof form is usually what makes the space usable rather than the survey being wrong. We measure it properly at the quotation visit and tell you honestly whether it works.
Yes, and it is common, but whatever remains above must be supported. That means gallows brackets fixed into sound masonry or a beam, specified by the structural engineer after inspecting what is actually there. The stack in a terrace is often shared with your neighbour, which brings party wall notice duties. Building control will want to inspect the support before it is covered up.
With a licence from Hackney Council where the scaffold stands on the pavement or highway, applied for before the start date. The design keeps a walkway clear where it can and includes lighting and protection where the footway is affected. Neighbours are told when it goes up and when it comes down. We treat the licence as part of the programme rather than an afterthought.
The whole thing, from the engineer's appointment through to the finished decorated room. That covers the new floor, roof alterations, dormer, insulation, staircase, electrics, plumbing for an ensuite and the making good on the floors below. One named project manager runs it, the company is fully insured, and our own installation work is backed by a five year guarantee.
My husband and I are extremely pleased with the work. The standard of the work is outstanding and Saiid has a great eye for detail and will not leave a job half-done. He went out of his way to help us select the products that were the best…
George was very friendly and helpful from start to finish. He worked really hard to ensure our kitchen was installed to a high standard and was accommodating to the changes we wanted along the way. We're really happy with the end result…
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…
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