Our house refurbishment service takes London terraces, townhouses and semis back to their best — from a single dated floor to a full house renovation covering structure, services and every finish. One team, one programme, one fixed price, with a dedicated project manager from survey to handover.
Written Guarantee: 10 Years
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Average Timeline Range: 10 - 20 weeks
Full House Renovation, Floor by Floor
A full house renovation in London usually means working through every layer of the building: stripping back to brick where needed, renewing wiring and pipework, levelling floors, replastering, then fitting kitchens, bathrooms, joinery and decoration. Done in the wrong order, each trade undoes the last one’s work. Done in the right order, the programme is weeks shorter.
We sequence house refurbishments top-down and back-to-front: structural works and roof repairs first, then first-fix electrics and plumbing, then plastering, then second fix and finishes. Our project managers run this choreography daily on Victorian terraces in Islington and Hackney, Georgian townhouses in Westminster and Edwardian semis in Richmond.
If you are living in the house during works, we phase room by room and keep one working bathroom and kitchen area available throughout wherever the layout allows.
Rewiring, Replumbing and Heating
Most London houses over forty years old need their services renewed during refurbishment, and it is far cheaper to do it while walls are open than after decoration. We carry out full rewires to BS 7671 with new consumer units, certified by our NICEIC-registered electricians, and replace ageing lead or corroded copper pipework with new hot and cold runs.
Heating upgrades are planned at the same stage: new boilers, megaflo cylinders, underfloor heating in kitchens and bathrooms, and smart controls. Because our plumbers and electricians work for us rather than as subcontractors found mid-project, first fix happens in days rather than weeks.
Every installation is pressure-tested and certificated, and the paperwork is handed over in your completion pack — essential for resale, remortgage and insurance.
Budgeting a House Refurbishment Honestly
House refurbishment budgets in London are driven by floor area and specification. At 2026 prices, light works run £800–£1,200 per square metre, a comprehensive mid-range refurbishment £1,200–£1,800, and premium specification £2,000–£2,800 or more. A typical 120-square-metre terrace therefore lands anywhere between £100,000 and £300,000 depending on ambition.
Kitchens and bathrooms will absorb 30–40 per cent of that figure, so decisions there move the budget more than anywhere else. We help clients spend where it shows — sanitaryware, worktops, flooring — and save where it does not, such as carcassing and first-fix materials.
Allow a 10–15 per cent contingency. Period houses hide their problems well, and an honest contingency agreed up front is what keeps a project friendly when the floorboards come up.
Certified Technology & Material Specifications
To maintain our Renowise prestige guarantee levels, our regional surveyor vans carry specialized heavy-duty diagnostic rigs and certified premium hardware.
How much does a full house refurbishment cost in London?
At 2026 prices, between £800 and £3,500 per square metre depending on specification — most full house renovations sit in the £1,200–£1,800 per square metre range. For a typical 120 sqm London terrace that means roughly £145,000–£215,000 at mid-range spec. We quote fixed prices after a free measured survey.
Can we live in the house during the refurbishment?
Often yes, if the layout allows us to phase the works floor by floor and keep a bathroom and basic kitchen running. It adds some programme time and protection cost, so for full strip-outs we usually recommend moving out for the noisiest 4–6 weeks.
Does a house refurbishment need planning permission?
Internal refurbishment generally does not. You will need building regulations approval for structural alterations, new bathrooms and rewiring — which we handle — and listed building or conservation area consent where applicable. We confirm exactly what applies at survey stage.
How long will the work take?
A whole-house refurbishment of a three- or four-bedroom London house typically takes 10–20 weeks. We issue a written week-by-week programme before starting and flag any movement immediately rather than at the end.
Apex Written Guarantee
We provide a fully comprehensive, written 10-Year guarantee covering all structural reinstatement, moisture boundaries, and finish coatings.
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