Your home, properly renovated from top to bottom.
Thinking about a house refurbishment? Kitchen refits, bathroom remodels and whole-house renovations, project-managed from first survey to snagging.
Transforming the way a property looks, feels and functions.
A well-planned refurbishment can completely transform the way a property looks, feels, and functions. Whether the home is dated, damaged, poorly laid out, or simply no longer suits your lifestyle, refurbishment work can help bring it back to a modern, practical, and comfortable standard.
Refurbishment projects can range from improving a single room to renovating an entire property. This may include updating bathrooms and kitchens, repairing walls and ceilings, replacing flooring, upgrading plumbing and electrics, redecorating, improving storage, or reworking internal spaces to make the home more usable.
For landlords and property investors, refurbishment can help prepare a property for rental, improve presentation, increase tenant appeal, and protect the long-term value of the asset. For homeowners, it can create a more enjoyable living space without the need to move.
The aim is always to deliver a clean, well-finished result that feels practical, reliable, and suited to the way the property will be used.
From a single room to the whole house — the same standard throughout.
We take on selected refurbishments where the scope suits our team and standards. Whether it's a bathroom remodel or a full top-to-bottom renovation, every project gets a dedicated site manager and an itemised fixed-price proposal.
Kitchen refits
Strip out and replace, or a more surgical update — new units, worktops, appliances, tiling and electrics. We work with your chosen kitchen supplier or can recommend one based on your budget.
Bathroom remodels
Full bathroom and en suite refits — new layout if needed, tanking, tiling, sanitaryware, heated towel rail and all plumbing and electrics. Wetroom conversions handled too.
Whole-house renovations
Top-to-bottom renovations where we re-do everything in the right order: structure, electrics and plumbing first, then plastering, then joinery and finishes. One contract, one programme, one team.
Project management is not an add-on — it's the job.
The reason most refurbishments go wrong is poor sequencing — trades turning up in the wrong order, work being undone, materials sitting on site too long. We run a tight programme so that doesn't happen on your project.
Survey & programme
A proper pre-start survey to identify any hidden issues — damp, outdated wiring, structural concerns — before they become surprises mid-project. A written programme you can plan around.
First fix trades
Electrics and plumbing run before walls are closed. Done in the right order so nothing has to be undone later. All work certified and building-control compliant.
Plastering & joinery
Plasterboard or skim to existing walls, new joinery where needed — skirtings, architraves, built-in storage. We don't rush this phase because it's what the finish sits on.
Second fix & decoration
Sanitaryware, kitchen fit, sockets and switches, floor finishes and painting — handed over clean and snagged, not left for you to chase up afterwards.
Full property renovation, Kingston — originally for rental, now a home.
A full top-to-bottom renovation of a property originally intended for the rental market. Work included a complete bathroom refit with large-format marble-effect tiling, walk-in shower, freestanding bath and heated towel rail; a second bathroom; new flooring and redecorating throughout. The finish was good enough that the client moved in themselves.
"We hired Distinct Spaces to fully renovate our property in Kingston, originally with the intention of putting it on the rental market. However, once we saw the quality of the work and the finish, we decided to move in ourselves. Konstantinos was professional, reliable, and easy to communicate with throughout. His team worked to a very high standard and we would highly recommend Distinct Spaces."
Mr R. P., Kingston
A visual reference for the kind of refurbishment work we do.
Four clear steps before you commit.
Refurbishments require more upfront planning than any other type of project — because the sequence of trades is everything. We do the thinking before we quote so the programme holds once work starts.
Start with a free consultation-
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Consultation call
A free 20-minute call to understand the scope of what you're thinking about — one room or the whole house, timescales, and whether you have a finish spec in mind or need help developing one.
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Site visit & survey
We walk every room, check the condition of existing electrics and plumbing, and look for anything that could complicate the programme — damp, structural movement, asbestos in older properties. No charge, no obligation. You get an honest assessment, not a sales pitch.
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Itemised proposal & programme
A written, room-by-room breakdown of the work and cost, plus a build programme showing the sequence of trades and how long each phase takes. You know exactly what you're getting and when.
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Project kickoff
A dedicated site manager runs the project day to day. You have one number to call. We keep you updated at each phase transition — and we don't move on until the previous phase is right.
Questions we get asked before most refurbishments.
Do I need planning permission for a refurbishment?
Internal work (new kitchens, bathrooms, replastering, rewiring and new flooring) doesn't usually need planning permission. You're more likely to need it if you're changing the outside of the property: altering windows or doors, adding rooflights, or building an extension. If the property is listed, the rules are stricter: even some internal work can require listed building consent.
Building regulations are a separate matter from planning. Structural changes, drainage work and most electrical work need to comply with building regs even when no planning application is required. We'll tell you at the site visit exactly what approvals (if any) apply to your project before work starts.
How long does a refurbishment take?
A single-room refit (kitchen or bathroom) typically runs 2–5 weeks on site, depending on how much is changing, lead times for worktops and appliances, and whether layout, plumbing or electrics are being altered. Multi-room refurbishments usually take around 8–12 weeks, and a full whole-house renovation can run anywhere from 3–6 months for an internal project, and sometimes longer for larger or more complex schemes.
The honest answer is that it depends on the condition of what's behind the walls, which is why we carry out a proper survey before committing to a programme rather than guessing from photos.
Will I need to move out during a refurbishment?
For a single-room refit, usually not, though there will be short periods when your kitchen or bathroom is out of action. For a whole-house renovation, most clients do need to move out for the intensive phases, particularly when electrics and plumbing are being replaced throughout or where there's significant structural work. We plan the programme with this in mind and give you clear notice of which phases are best done with the house empty, so you can arrange accordingly without last-minute scrambling.
Can you work with our chosen kitchen or bathroom supplier?
Yes, and we do this regularly. We're happy to install kitchens and bathrooms from your chosen supplier, or recommend trusted suppliers at different price points if you haven't picked one yet. The key thing is that design, specification and delivery dates are confirmed before we start that phase on site, so the programme isn't held up waiting for units or appliances to arrive.
How do you handle unexpected problems once the walls are open?
Our contracts are fixed against an agreed scope. If we open a wall or floor and find something that wasn't visible during the survey (hidden damp, unsafe wiring, unsupported structure), we stop, show you what we've found, explain what it means and give you a written variation with the cost and time impact before doing anything extra. You'll never get a bill for work you haven't approved.
We do our best to anticipate risks at survey stage, but in older properties some things are only visible once you're into the fabric of the building.
Do you handle decorating and floor finishes, or just the building work?
Both. We take projects through to full decoration (making good, plastering, painting, wallpapering if needed, and laying floor finishes) so you're not left to coordinate separate trades at the end. If you have a preferred decorator or flooring contractor you'd like to bring in for the finishing touches, we can work around that too. We'll agree the handover point clearly in the contract so it's clear what we're responsible for and where your chosen trades take over.
A full-service design-and-build team, based in Twickenham.
Refurbishments go wrong when nobody is running the job properly. We put a dedicated site manager on every project — someone who knows the programme, manages the trades and is accountable to you from start to finish.
One point of contact
You deal with one person throughout — not a different trade every week. Your site manager runs the programme and updates you at every phase.
Fixed-price contracts
An itemised, written quote before any work starts. Variations only with your written approval — nothing added to the bill without your say-so.
Right sequence, every time
Electrics and plumbing before plastering. Plastering before joinery. Joinery before decoration. We don't cut corners on the order because it always costs more to undo.
Proper snagging
We don't consider a project finished until the snagging list is clear. You walk the job with us before we hand over — not after we've left site.
South West London — TW, KT, SW and W postcodes.
We're based in Twickenham and work across the TW, KT, SW and W postcodes — from Hampton Wick to Hammersmith, and Kensington to Kew. If you're just outside that area, ask anyway.
Honest reviews from homeowners we've worked with.
"We hired Distinct Spaces to fully renovate our property in Kingston, originally with the intention of putting it on the rental market. However, once we saw the quality of the work, the finish, and how beautifully the house had been transformed, we decided to move in ourselves. Konstantinos was professional, reliable, and easy to communicate with throughout the project, and his team worked to a very high standard. We are extremely pleased with the result and would highly recommend Distinct Spaces."
"We asked Distinct Spaces to renovate both of our bathrooms in our Twickenham home, and we are very pleased with how everything turned out. The bathrooms look beautiful and the finish is excellent. Konstantinos was easy to speak with throughout the job and kept things clear whenever we had questions. His team were respectful, worked hard, and clearly knew what they were doing. It was a well-managed project and we would be happy to recommend them."
"A big thank you to Konstantinos and the Distinct Spaces team for our loft conversion. They transformed an unused loft into a bright, practical room with a great finish. Communication was clear, the team were hardworking, and any questions we had were dealt with quickly. We would definitely recommend them for loft conversion work."
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