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House Renovation In London, Whole Property, One Programme
Full house renovations, refurbishment and remodelling. Send the property detail and the scope, and we route it to a refurbishment contractor.
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Renovation & Refurbishment In London
A renovation differs from a single job in one way that matters: it is a sequence. Rewiring before plastering, plastering before flooring, and the whole thing arranged so no trade undoes the work of the one before. Get the order wrong and you pay for the same surface twice.
Tell us the property and how far you want to go. We route it to a contractor who runs whole-house programmes rather than individual trades. The kitchen and bathroom fitting normally sit inside the same programme.
Full And Partial Renovation
How deep the work goes decides almost everything about cost and duration. A full strip-back is a different project from a cosmetic refresh, and they should be priced as such.
- Back to brick strip out and rebuild
- Rewiring, replumbing and new heating
- Replastering, flooring and joinery
- Cosmetic refurbishment without structural change
Structural And Layout Changes
Most renovations include at least one wall coming out. Once a wall is carrying something, it becomes an engineered job with building control attached.
- Removing walls with steel beams to an engineer's design
- Opening up ground floors into one space
- Reconfiguring bathrooms and relocating services
- Damp, rot and timber treatment in older property
Running The Programme
Coordination is the whole value of a main contractor on a refurbishment. The alternative is you holding the programme together between trades who do not talk to each other.
- One contractor sequencing every trade
- A stage schedule you can see progress against
- Building control inspections booked in sequence
- Working in an occupied house, or an empty one
How A Renovation & Refurbishment Enquiry Runs
Describe The Property
What it is, what condition it is in, and how far you want to take it. Photographs of the worst rooms are more useful than the best ones.
We Match A Contractor
The enquiry goes to a firm that runs full refurbishment programmes in your area, not one trade of it.
They Scope And Price
They walk the property, agree what is in and out, and quote against a scope and a stage programme you can hold them to.
Get The Whole Renovation Scoped
Send the property detail and how far you want to go, and a refurbishment contractor will be in touch.
The Kind Of Work That Comes Through
Surveying, structure, extensions and finishing across London property.
Where We Work
RCRO Building works across London and the towns and villages within 20 miles.
Towns And Villages
- London
- City of Westminster
- Islington
- Chelsea
- Battersea
- Holloway
- Brixton
- Peckham
- Fulham
- Archway
- Shepherds Bush
- Canary Wharf
- Stamford Hill
- Willesden
- Cricklewood
- Putney
- Streatham
- Stratford
- Chiswick
- Catford
- Canning Town
- Acton
- Wimbledon
- Tottenham
- Finchley
- Leytonstone
- Walthamstow
- Mitcham
- Wembley
- Beckenham
- Brent
- Morden
- Edmonton
- Eltham
- Croydon
- Barking
- Ilford
- Carshalton
- Enfield Town
- Chingford
- Greenford
- Harrow
- South Croydon
- Hounslow
- Welling
- Southall
- Thamesmead
- Heston
- Surbiton
- Sutton
- Becontree
- Purley
- Borehamwood
- Ewell
- Bexley
- Hayes
- Dagenham
- Feltham
- Banstead
- Ruislip
- Epsom
- Cheshunt
- Esher
- Romford
- Dartford
- Watford
- Uxbridge
- North Watford
- Staines
- Leatherhead
- Hatfield
- Hoddesdon
- Redhill
- St Albans
- Grays
Renovation & Refurbishment Questions
How much does a full renovation cost?
It scales with how far back you strip. Rewiring, replumbing and replastering a whole house is a different order of cost from redecorating it, and the condition of what you uncover changes the figure again.
How long does a house refurbishment take?
Longer than a single job, because the trades have to run in sequence rather than together. Ask for a stage programme rather than one completion date, so you can see where the time actually sits.
Are quotes fixed or estimates?
On refurbishment, a genuinely fixed price is only possible where the scope is genuinely fixed, which is hard before the walls are opened. A good contractor prices the known work firmly and names a clear mechanism for the unknowns.
Do contractors handle planning permission and building regulations?
Many will manage building control for you, and some will handle a planning application or bring in an architect. Confirm which, because assuming it is covered when it is not costs weeks.
Can you renovate a house while we are living in it?
It can be done and it is often done, usually by working room by room. It takes longer and costs more than an empty property, and the kitchen and bathroom stages are the hard ones to live through.
Do you manage one trade or the whole project?
Say which you want when you enquire. A main contractor coordinating everything and a set of individual trades you manage yourself are two different arrangements with two very different prices.
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Quick Quote Online For A Renovation
Tell us about the job and we will put you in contact with a trade who does that work in your area.
- Costs you nothing and commits you to nothing
- Detail helps: drawings, photographs, a rough budget
- The trade quotes you directly, not us
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