House Renovations in Chelsea

There is no honest fixed price — a cosmetic refresh of a two-bedroom flat and a full strip-back refurbishment of a four-storey house are different jobs by an order of magnitude. What drives the number is the scope (are you moving walls, plumbing and electrics, or redecorating?), the specification you choose, and access. We quote in writing after a site visit, itemised so you can see what each element costs and take things out if the total is more than you wanted to spend.

As a rough guide, a single room refit is usually one to two weeks, a kitchen or bathroom two to three weeks, and a whole-property refurbishment anywhere from six weeks to several months. London flats add time that has nothing to do with the building work: freeholder consent, lift bookings, restricted working hours and parking suspensions. We build those into the programme at quote stage rather than discovering them in week two.

Yes — that is how most of our clients start with us. No job is too small. If you have a list of small items, send the whole list rather than one job at a time: it is almost always cheaper to deal with ten things in one visit than to book ten separate call-outs.

Internal work such as a kitchen, bathroom, flooring or redecoration normally needs neither. You are more likely to need approval if you are removing or altering a structural wall, changing the layout of a bathroom significantly, or altering the outside of the building. Much of Chelsea also sits within a conservation area, and flats usually need the freeholder's written consent regardless of what the council says. We will tell you when we think consent is needed and work to a structural engineer's drawings where the job calls for them.

We are based on Oakley Street in Chelsea and work across SW3 and the surrounding South West London postcodes — South Kensington, Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Pimlico, Earl's Court, Fulham, Battersea, Clapham, Wandsworth, Putney and Balham among them. The full list is on our coverage page. If you are just outside it, call anyway — it often depends on the size of the job.

My SW Handyman is a Verified by MyBuilder tradesperson with a 5.0 rating from 183 customer reviews, and offers a warranty on completed work as listed on that profile — you can read every review yourself rather than taking our word for it. Gas work and notifiable electrical work are carried out by a registered engineer brought in for that part of the job; we will always tell you when that applies rather than doing it ourselves.

Either works. We are happy to supply everything and put it on the quote, or to fit units, tiles, flooring and sanitaryware you have bought yourself — including flat-pack kitchens and furniture. If you are buying, ask us first about quantities and adhesives: the two things clients most often under-order are tile adhesive and spare tiles for cuts and future repairs.

Call 07947 483126, email info@myswhandyman.co.uk, or use the callback form and we will ring you back. Photos help a lot at this stage. Small jobs can often be fitted in within a week or two; a full renovation needs longer to plan, so it is worth talking to us early even if you are not ready to start.