Home refurbishment in London by dedicated and efficient experts
Maybe it’s time to give your home a little makeover or increase its value before a sale. In all cases, Plumbery provides quick and efficient refurbishment services delivered by expeditious and precise builders.
Big and small refurbishments
From refreshing a single corner to complete property overhauls, we handle every scale of work with the same level of precision and care.
Renovate on a budget
You can renovate your home one room at a time. This breaks down costs into manageable projects, ensuring reliable handymen follow through no matter the duration.
Let the fast and skilled Plumbery handle your home refurbishment
Quick, efficient and trustworthy professionals delivering marketable results in a short period of time.
The specialists who will handle your renovation project are 100% insured and experienced building specialists you can trust.
From screwdrivers and ladders to professional power tools, the team brings everything necessary to finish your project on time.
We collect and bring all necessary materials to your home after the survey. No need to waste your time on shopping and transportation.
What you get with Plumbery is 100% honesty and high quality of workmanship, ensuring your property looks its best.
The quote you will be offered is final, including labor and materials. No sudden surprise charges or shenanigans—just pure honesty.
Refurbishing room by room or the whole property
Not every refurbishment needs to happen all at once. We plan projects to work either as a single continuous renovation or broken into manageable, separately budgeted phases, room by room, so the cost and disruption fit around your household or your tenants.
Every project is costed with a final, all-inclusive quote covering labour and materials before work begins, and the same insured team sees it through from first fix to final finish, so you are not coordinating separate contractors for plumbing, electrics and decorating yourself.
Home refurbishment cost calculator
Price a whole-home refurbishment room by room: lights, sockets and switches, radiators, boiler or heat pump, doors, plumbing and drainage, new bathrooms and kitchen, a loft conversion or an extension.
Order of works
How a house refurbishment is sequenced
Survey and scope
We inspect the property, agree what stays and what goes, list every room and trade in writing, and in homes built before 2000 check whether materials to be disturbed may contain asbestos.
Strip out and structure
Old fittings come out, and any wall changes or repairs are made and signed off.
First fix
Plumbing, heating, electrics and drainage are run in while walls and floors are open.
Plaster and second fix
Plastering is followed by joinery, tiling, fitting of kitchens and bathrooms, sockets and radiators.
Decoration and handover
Painting, flooring and a final snagging walk-through finish the job.
Flats
Flat refurbishment: leases, neighbours and access
Refurbishing a flat has extra rules. Many leases require written consent from the freeholder before structural changes, new flooring over bare boards, or altered plumbing and electrics. Building management may also set working hours and require protection for lifts and communal areas.
Flats also mean noise limits, restricted parking and deliveries carried up stairs, all of which we plan into the programme. Tell us early if you rent, let, or share a building, so access and timings are agreed before work begins. For wider budgeting, try our refurbishment cost calculator.
Is it time?
Signs your home needs more than a cosmetic refresh
- Damp, mould or recurring leaks that keep coming back
- Old wiring, a dated fuse box or too few sockets
- Tired radiators, a failing boiler or poor water pressure
- Cracked or uneven plaster and floors
- Layout that no longer suits how you live
- Kitchen and bathroom both at the end of their life
Planning ahead
Planning your London home renovation
Good renovation starts with a clear brief and a realistic order of rooms. Decide which rooms matter most, what must be done first for safety or dryness, and what can wait for a later phase. Heating, wiring and pipework come before finishes, because they are the hardest and most expensive things to change once walls are decorated.
Choose tiles, flooring and fittings early, as lead times can hold up the schedule. See our kitchen and bathroom refurbishment pages, or book a free survey to get a written scope for the whole house.
Common surprises
What older London properties often reveal
Old wiring
Rewiring may be needed to meet current safety rules before new sockets and lighting go in.
Hidden damp
Damp behind plaster or under floors needs the cause fixed, not just covered up.
Dated pipework
Lead, steel or leaking pipes are best replaced while floors and walls are open.
Uneven structure
Old walls and floors are rarely level, which affects tiling, kitchens and joinery.
Questions
Home refurbishment in London: your questions
How long does a house refurbishment take in London?
It depends on the size of the property and how much is being changed. A light refresh can take a few weeks, while a full house refurbishment with new heating, electrics and kitchen or bathrooms usually takes several months. We give a programme in writing after the survey.
Do I need planning permission to refurbish my house?
Internal refurbishment usually does not need planning permission, but a listed building needs listed building consent for internal or external works that affect its character, and leasehold flats usually need the freeholder's consent under the lease. Structural changes, new drainage, new circuits, a new boiler or windows, and loft or rear extensions are usually subject to Building Regulations. We flag what is likely to apply before work starts, and your council can confirm.
Can I stay in my home during a refurbishment?
Often yes for partial work, especially if one room is done at a time. For a full refurbishment, with water, power and heating off for periods, many people move out or stay with family. We can phase the work so you keep a kitchen or bathroom.
What is the difference between renovation and refurbishment?
Refurbishment usually means cleaning up, repairing and updating what is there. Renovation often means restoring an older or neglected property, and can include structural repair. In practice the terms overlap, and we scope each job room by room.
Do I need a freeholder's permission to refurbish a leasehold flat?
Often yes. Many leases require written consent for structural changes, flooring changes and work on pipes or wiring. Check your lease and ask the freeholder or managing agent before work starts. We can supply a scope of works to support your application.
Should I refurbish in stages or all at once?
Doing everything at once is usually quicker overall and avoids repeated disruption, as trades are coordinated. Staging suits tighter budgets or people living in the property. Either way, the plumbing, heating and electrics should be planned for the whole house first.
How do I get a written estimate for refurbishment?
We visit, measure and agree the scope with you, then give a written estimate. The more decisions you have made on layout and finishes, the more accurate it is. For a first idea, use our refurbishment cost calculator or the pricing page.
Starting prices
Home and flat refurbishment prices: what is included
Light refurbishment from £750 per m²
Cosmetic renovation without moving walls or services: minor plaster repairs, painting of walls, ceilings and woodwork, new flooring, new internal doors and handles, replacement sockets, switches and light fittings, small plumbing repairs, and clean-up and waste removal.
Full refurbishment from £1,900 per m²
A complete renovation: strip-out to bare walls, full rewiring with a new consumer unit, new plumbing and heating pipework, replastering, new kitchen and bathroom to our standard specification, flooring, doors, decoration, and electrical and gas certificates.
What costs extra
Structural work and steel beams, moving walls, underfloor heating, premium kitchens, bathrooms or flooring, design and building control fees. Each one is itemised in your written quote. All starting prices include VAT.
Price calculators
Work out the cost of your project online
Start with our house renovation cost calculator, or choose another project below. Each calculator has its own page. The estimate includes labour, materials and VAT, and you see it without leaving your details.
Renovation
Kitchens, bathrooms and extensions
One team for the fitting, plumbing, gas and electrics, with an itemised written quote before work starts.
Why Plumbery
Qualified, insured and upfront about price
Every engineer we send is registered or qualified for the trade they work in, and you can check the details before anyone starts.
- Fully insuredEvery job is covered by our insurance.
- Rates published in advanceOur hourly rates are on the pricing page. Nothing starts until you agree the rate.
- Paperwork includedGas safety certificates and electrical records are provided on completion.
- Registered companyPlumbery Ltd, company no. 11677583, registered in England and Wales.
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