Every trade under one contract across Tottenham and N17. Structural work, extensions, kitchens and bathrooms, building control handled for you.
Most renovations we quote in Tottenham follow a purchase. N17 houses trade on space for the money, and what the buyer inherits is a Victorian terrace or an interwar estate house that has been patched steadily for decades rather than properly updated. The work is rarely glamorous at first: wiring, heating, damp, drainage, then the layout. GS Renovation takes on whole house refurbishments of exactly this kind, sequencing the trades so nothing gets done twice, appointing a structural engineer wherever walls or loads change, and coordinating building control applications and inspections with Haringey Council.
The pattern in Tottenham is consistent. A rewire that was extended rather than replaced, a boiler serving radiators sized for a warmer house, waste runs added on the outside of the rear wall over three separate decades, and plaster that has blown behind the wallpaper. Taken one at a time each is a small job that disturbs a finished room. Taken together, before anyone decorates, they are a single coordinated programme that costs less disruption and produces a house that actually works. One programme also means one making good stage and one decoration stage.
Damp is the item owners most often misread. Streaked walls near the skirting are usually a symptom of raised external ground levels, blocked airbricks, a failed gully or a bridged wall rather than a mysterious rising problem needing injection. We look for the water first. Fixing the cause and then replastering gives a lasting result, while treating the surface alone brings the same stain back within a couple of winters, generally after the new carpet has gone down. So we investigate the outside of the house before specifying anything internal, and we will say plainly where a chemical treatment would be money wasted.
A good number of N17 homes are flats or former estate properties held on a long lease, and that changes the process before any building starts. The lease typically requires written consent for structural alterations and for changes to shared services, and the freeholder will want to see drawings and insurance details. Where the freeholder is the council, the application route is set out formally and takes time. We start it while the rest of the scope is still being priced so it does not sit on the critical path.
Access around Bruce Castle Park, Lordship Recreation Ground and the streets off the High Road brings its own scheduling. Controlled parking means skip permits and bay suspensions arranged in advance, and on match days near the stadium the surrounding roads become impractical for deliveries, so we plan the week around them rather than losing half a day. Small decisions like these are what keep a long refurbishment on programme, and one named project manager owns the schedule throughout. It is unglamorous planning, and it is what separates a programme that holds from one that quietly slips a fortnight.
Every Service, One Team
One accountable team for every trade in Tottenham. Choose the work you need:
RSJ and Steel Beam Installation in Tottenham: steel beam installation, RSJ and structural alterations.
Load-Bearing Wall Removal in Tottenham: safe load-bearing wall removal with steel beam support.
Structural Alterations in Tottenham: structural alterations, new openings and steel support.
Chimney Breast Removal in Tottenham: chimney breast removal with gallows bracket or beam support.
Open-Plan Conversions in Tottenham: open-plan kitchen, diner and living conversions.
House Extensions in Tottenham: single and double storey extensions.
Loft Conversion in Tottenham: dormer, hip to gable and mansard loft conversions.
Home Renovation in Tottenham: full refurbishments and whole-house renovations.
Kitchen Renovation in Tottenham: bespoke kitchen design and installation.
Bathroom Renovation in Tottenham: luxury bathroom and wet-room refurbishment.
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FAQ
All at once, if the house is empty and the budget allows, because the trades overlap heavily. One scaffold, one first fix, one plastering visit and one set of floor coverings is far more efficient than repeating each of those in four separate room by room projects. Staged work makes sense when you are living in the house throughout, and we will programme it that way if that is your situation.
Usually not. In these houses the far more common causes are external ground levels raised above the damp proof course, airbricks blocked by paths or extensions, a leaking gully or downpipe, and plaster bridging the damp proof course internally. Those are fixable at source. An injection treatment applied without correcting the cause hides the stain for a season and then loses to the next wet winter.
Yes, for structural alterations and normally for changes to shared services too. Read the lease first, because it sets out exactly what needs approval and what does not. Where the council is the freeholder, there is a formal application route with its own timescale. We prepare the drawings and the engineer's information for that application and get it moving early so it does not delay the build.
Yes, once we have surveyed the house properly and opened up the areas that matter. A clear scope depends on knowing the state of the wiring, the drainage and the structure, so we look before we commit rather than guessing and revising later. Quotations are free and carry no obligation, our insurance cover is in place, and a five year guarantee applies to everything we install.
Punctual, worked hard, and did exactly what he was asked and what he said he would do. Overall, a very high quality job. Will use again.
George was brilliant. Lovely bloke, very reasonably priced and a perfectionist to boot. He completed our small kitchen renovation with care and great attention to detail. I've already recommended him to others.
I had a bathroom refit which I was very pleased with and I then went on to get my kitchen refitted as I was so happy with the way he worked. Even though I made a few changes to my original idea nothing bothered him and he worked his magic…
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