BeforeAfter
Ealing, W13 · 22 m²
Kitchen-diner, one continuous floorFull renovation
Kitchen renovation in London
Strip-out to splashback — first fix, floors, units, worktops and tiling in one run.
Get a quote
From £12,000 · 13–18 working days on site
Kitchen work is judged up close and in good light. The splashback sits at eye level between a stone worktop and the underside of a wall cabinet, so the socket cuts, the gaps and the alignment with the units all have to be exact.
We take the kitchen from strip-out to a working room: first fix, plaster, floor, units, worktop and splashback, sequenced so each trade lands at the right moment and the room is not open for weeks longer than it needs to be.
Sequenced around your fitter and fabricator
If you have a kitchen company or a stone fabricator, we work to their programme — floor before units where possible, units and appliances before templating, splashback after the worktop is in and sealed. If you do not, we run the whole sequence ourselves.
Splashbacks that read as deliberate
The layout is set from a true centre line above the hob. Sockets are positioned to sit on a whole tile or a clean joint so the faceplate covers the cut. Grout is matched to disappear, or picked to read as a line — your call, agreed before we start.
Floors that will not lift
Suspended timber floors move, and tile and grout do not. We overboard or fit an uncoupling layer, plan the movement joints, and reconcile the levels so a new extension floor meets the old kitchen floor cleanly.
One fixed price
A written quote after the survey: scope, preparation, finish, and an indicative schedule. It holds unless you change the brief.
What’s included
- Strip-out of the old kitchen and waste removal
- First-fix plumbing and electrics for the new layout
- Plastering and making good walls and ceiling
- Floor preparation and tiling or LVT
- Assembling and fitting units, cornice and end panels
- Templating, fitting and sealing worktops (or coordinating your fabricator)
- Splashback tiling and second-fix of appliances and taps
- A daily photo update in your chat
Not included
- Units, worktops, appliances, tiles and taps — you buy these; we advise on quantities and sequence
- Removing walls or steels (we can bring in an engineer and builder if the project needs it)
- Gas appliance connection — carried out by a Gas Safe engineer, arranged as part of the job
Kitchen renovation — recent
BeforeAfter
Hackney, E8 · 9 m²
Galley kitchen, herringbone splashbackHow it goes
From survey to snag list
Five stages. For each one: what we do, how long it takes, what we need from you, and when you pay.
- 01
Survey
We come to the room, measure up, check the substrate, the pipework and the electrics, and talk through layout and materials. We flag anything that affects the price or the schedule — damp, movement, notifiable work, lease conditions.
- How long
- 45–60 minutes on site
- From you
- Access, and a rough idea of the fittings you like
- Payment
- Free
- 02
Fixed quote
A written quote with the scope wall by wall, the preparation and tanking included, how edges and transitions are finished, and an indicative day-by-day schedule. It does not move unless you change the brief.
- How long
- Back to you within 2–3 working days
- From you
- Questions, and sign-off on the scope
- Payment
- A deposit to book the slot and order consumables
- 03
Strip-out
The old room comes out, waste is removed, and the substrate is exposed and assessed properly. If something genuinely hidden turns up, we stop and show you before spending your money.
- How long
- 1–2 days
- From you
- The room cleared; a parking space if you can
- Payment
- Stage payment on strip-out complete
- 04
Build
First fix, tanking (photographed before it disappears), plastering or boarding, then setting out and tiling, then second fix. One team throughout, a photo update every evening.
- How long
- The bulk of the schedule — 10–16 days for a bathroom
- From you
- Materials on site by the dates in the schedule
- Payment
- Stage payments at agreed points
- 05
Handover
Grout, silicone, sealing, a full clean, and a snag walk-through together. You list anything that is not right; we put it back before we leave. You get the tile and product details for your records.
- How long
- Half a day
- From you
- An hour to walk the room with us
- Payment
- Final payment after the snag list is cleared.
Questions
Kitchen renovation — questions
How long does it take?
A typical bathroom is 16–20 working days on site; a kitchen 13–18; a standalone tiling job 2–6. Tanking, large-format tile, natural stone and pattern work add time. You get an indicative day-by-day schedule with the quote, and a daily photo update once we start.
Can we stay in the house during the work?
For a bathroom or kitchen, yes — that room is out of use, the rest of the house is not. We seal the doorway, run dust extraction on cutting, protect the route in and out, and clean up at the end of every day. If it is your only bathroom, we talk through options at the survey.
Who buys the materials — you or us?
You buy the sanitaryware, tiles, brassware, units and worktops, so you stay in control of the choice and the spend. We give you a spec sheet with exact quantities (including a 10–15% tile allowance for cuts) and tell you when things need to be on site. We supply everything that goes behind the finish — adhesives, tanking, boards, grout, silicone, trims.
What about permissions for moving plumbing or a soil pipe?
Moving a WC or soil pipe within a room is usually fine without permission, but notifiable electrical work has to be certified, and some flats have lease conditions on wet areas over habitable rooms. We flag anything that applies at the survey and handle the certification for work we carry out.
What if we are not happy with something?
We finish with a snag walk-through together before the final payment — you list anything that is not right and we put it back before we leave.
Do you offer stage payments or finance?
Payment is in stages tied to progress — a deposit to book the slot and order consumables, then payments at agreed points, with the final payment only after the snag walk-through. We do not offer credit ourselves; some clients use a separate home-improvement loan.
Talk to us
Book a consultation
Send a couple of photos and where you are. We’ll call back the same working day with a straight answer on whether we’re the right fit and a rough range.
Where we work
All London boroughs, and north-west from Harrow out to Rickmansworth, Amersham, Chesham and the Chiltern towns around them.