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Property Enhancements / Refurbishment
Property Refurbishment in London
Full refurbishments, interior works and exterior upgrades that increase value and improve living conditions across London.
Get a refurbishment surveyVictorian flats brought up to a lettable standard
This page is for anyone in South and West London refurbishing a flat or house: a landlord preparing a unit to let, an executor getting a probate property ready to sell, or an owner finally dealing with a tired conversion. K & M Roofing Solutions runs the whole job, from the damp and the plaster through to the last coat of paint.
Most of what we refurbish is Victorian or Edwardian and converted into flats at some point in the last fifty years. That brings a predictable set of problems: lath and plaster ceilings that have parted from the joists, penetrating damp coming through the front elevation rather than rising up it, sixty-year-old wiring behind a nineties kitchen, and cornices and sash windows that are worth saving rather than ripping out.
The order matters more than the finish. Sorting the water first, then the services, then the plaster, then the decoration is what stops a refurbishment being redone in two years. If the front wall is still letting water in, no amount of new plaster will hold, and we will say so before quoting rather than after.
A refurbishment is often commissioned alongside something larger, such as a loft conversion, an extension or an ongoing maintenance schedule for a portfolio. All of it is run by the same team, and our property work overview shows how the pieces fit together.
Benefits
How we run a refurbishment
Built to current regulations
Electrical work, ventilation, insulation and structural alterations are done to current Building Regulations and certificated, which is what a buyer, a lender or a letting agent will ask for.
Programmed to your date
The schedule is built backwards from your tenancy start or your marketing date, and we tell you honestly at quotation stage if that date is not achievable.
Priced line by line
The quote separates structure, services, plastering, kitchen, bathroom and decoration, so you can see the cost of each and drop or stage items to fit the budget.
What we offer
Refurbishment work we take on
Damp and water ingress
Tracing where water is actually entering, which in a London terrace is usually a failed parapet, a blocked valley gutter or spalled brickwork rather than rising damp, and putting that right before anything is replastered.
Plastering and ceilings
Skimming, dry lining and replacement of failed lath and plaster ceilings, which in Victorian conversions are often held up by a century of paint and little else. Original cornice retained and matched where it is worth keeping.
Kitchens and bathrooms
Full strip-out and installation including tiling, plumbing and extraction, with mechanical ventilation to current regulations, which is the item most often missed in older flats and the reason mould comes back.
Electrics and services
Rewiring, consumer unit replacement, new circuits and certification, coordinated with the plastering so the walls are only opened once.
Rendering and external repair
Cracked and blown render cut out and made good, repointing to London stock brick, and external decoration, which is the exterior half of solving an internal damp problem.
See our property maintenance serviceDecoration and flooring
Preparation, filling and full redecoration, plus flooring throughout. On a rental turnaround this is the difference between a unit that lets in a week and one that sits empty.
Scope
What a full refurbishment covers
- Damp diagnosis and water ingress repairs
- Structural repairs and opening up where needed
- Rewiring, consumer unit and electrical certification
- Plumbing, heating and mechanical ventilation
- Plastering, dry lining and ceiling replacement
- Kitchen and bathroom strip-out and installation
- Flooring, second fix joinery and full decoration
- External render, repointing and roofline made good
How it works
How our refurbishment service works
1
Free survey
We walk the property, find out where water is getting in, check the condition of the services and establish what has to happen before anything cosmetic. Usually an hour or two on a flat.
2
Itemised quote and programme
You get a quote broken down by element and a programme built backwards from your letting or sale date, normally within a week for a full refurbishment.
3
Strip-out and first fix
Old kitchens, bathrooms and failed plaster come out, and electrics, plumbing and ventilation go in while the walls are open. This is where surprises surface in older buildings, and we report them as we find them.
4
Water and fabric put right
Damp sources, render, roofline and any roof defect are dealt with before the interior is closed up, because plaster over an active leak fails within a year.
5
Plaster, fit-out and finish
Plastering, kitchen and bathroom installation, flooring, joinery and full decoration. A one-bedroom flat is typically three to four weeks at this stage.
6
Certificates and handover
Electrical certification and Building Regulations paperwork handed over with the keys, along with the 10-year workmanship guarantee in writing.
Why choose us
Why customers choose K & M Roofing
01
Certified HYDRONYLON applicators, a system most London roofers cannot offer.
02
One team for the whole job, from survey to sign-off.
03
Rated 5.0 by 60 customers on Google.
04
We start at the roof and work down, so a refurbishment does not get built on top of a water problem nobody diagnosed.
05
Transparent pricing with no hidden costs, and a 10-year workmanship guarantee.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
A full refurbishment covers everything from the water in to the paint on: damp and ingress repairs, structural work, rewiring and certification, plumbing and ventilation, plastering and ceilings, a new kitchen and bathroom, flooring, joinery and complete decoration. On older London flats it usually also takes in the external render, repointing and roofline, because those are what caused the internal damage in the first place.
A one-bedroom flat is typically six to eight weeks from strip-out to handover, and a three-bedroom house three to four months, assuming no structural surprises. The variables are how much rewiring and plumbing is needed, whether the property is occupied, and how long kitchen and specialist items take to arrive. We build the programme backwards from your date and tell you at quotation stage if it is not realistic.
Yes. Single rooms plastered, one bathroom replaced, external render repaired or a property just redecorated are all normal instructions and we quote them individually. The one thing we will flag is sequencing: if the exterior is letting water in, doing the internal finishes first means paying for them twice, and we would rather tell you that than take the job as asked.
For partial work, usually yes, and we phase it room by room so there is always a usable kitchen and bathroom. For a full refurbishment with rewiring and replastering throughout, no: the services are off, the dust is everywhere and it is both slower and more expensive to work around someone. Empty is faster and cheaper, which is why void periods between tenancies are the ideal window.
Every quote follows a free survey and is itemised by element, so you can see structure, services, plastering, kitchen, bathroom and decoration separately and stage or drop items to suit the budget. Payment is staged against completed phases rather than taken up front, and variations are agreed and priced in writing before the work is done rather than appearing on the final invoice. A binding price from K & M Roofing Solutions always follows the survey.
Yes, through qualified trades within our team, and the work is certificated. Rewiring, consumer units, new circuits, plumbing, heating and mechanical ventilation are coordinated with the plastering so the walls are opened once rather than twice. You receive the electrical certification and Building Regulations paperwork at handover, which is what a lender, a buyer or a letting agent will ask to see.
All refurbishment work carries a 10-year workmanship guarantee issued in writing at handover. Where the job includes roofing or external fabric repairs those are covered by the same guarantee. Electrical work comes with its own certification, and manufacturer warranties on kitchens, appliances, boilers and windows are separate, with the documentation passed to you at sign-off.
Free on-site estimate
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Tell us what is going on and we will arrange a free survey. No pressure, no hard sell, just honest advice and a clear price.
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