Renovations · Godstone, Surrey
House renovations and refurbishments in Surrey
One room or the whole house. We open it up, show you what we find, and price the work in writing before it goes ahead.
- Established 2005
- Free survey
- Written, itemised quote
- £10m public liability
What we do
Older houses hide things. We show you before we price
We renovate existing homes within about ten miles of our Godstone office, one room at a time or the whole house at once. Older houses round here often come with uneven floors and layouts that no longer work, so we open things up, tell you what we have found, and price the work in writing before it goes ahead.
A renovation is every trade in the right order: strip-out, structural work, first fix, plastering, second fix, then the finish. One of our surveyors runs it from start to finish, so you have one point of contact while it runs and the same one afterwards.
- Whole-house renovations
- Single rooms brought up to date
- Walls knocked through and openings made
- Layouts reconfigured
- New kitchens and bathrooms
- Floors levelled and replaced
- Plumbing and heating, booked in order
- Plastering and decorating
- Staircases and bespoke joinery
- Renovating period and listed homes
For businesses Commercial refurbishment too: pubs, bars and restaurants are the commercial work we do most of, alongside offices, shops and schools across the South East. Commercial work →
Our work
Renovations from our own jobs
An open-plan living area in a refurbished flat, with wide oak boards 
An original staircase with stained treads and a runner on brass rods 
A bespoke chimney breast being built, with pine mouldings
Every photograph here is of a job SG Refurbishments carried out.
Whole house
Whole-house renovation, planned as one job
Doing the whole house at once means the messy work happens once: the structural changes and everything that runs inside the walls go in before anything is plastered, and the decorating comes last. We plan it as one job, with every trade booked in the right order, so nobody is waiting on somebody else.
Where a renovation includes an extension or a new layout that needs drawings and building control, we can run the design as well. That is our design and build service.
Room by room
Room by room, while you live in it
Period homes
Renovating older and period houses
In older Surrey housing, nothing is square. Staircases, fitted storage and joinery are made to suit the opening rather than ordered to a standard size, which is usually the difference between a fit and a gap.
If the house is listed or in a conservation area, some of the work may need consent first. We check at survey. More on listed and period buildings.
How it works
From the first visit to handover
Free survey
We come out, look at the job properly and talk through what you need. No charge, no obligation.
Written, itemised price
A quote in writing with every part shown, before anything starts. Never after.
One team, every trade
One of our surveyors runs the job, and we book every trade in the right order.
Handover
Finished, cleared up and walked through with you, with the certificates that go with the work.
Why SG
Why people choose SG Refurbishments
Trading since 2005
Twenty years of building work, from our office at 27 High Street, Godstone.
Every trade, one firm
Twelve trades on one quote, from groundworks and roofing to plastering, tiling and decorating.
A surveyor on every job
One person runs it from the first visit to handover, so you always know who to call.
Insured
£10m public liability, £10m employers’ liability and £10m professional indemnity.
Safe sites
Risk assessments and method statements for every job, and SMSTS-trained site management.
References on request
Ask, and we will put you in touch with people we have worked for.
Questions
Questions about house renovations
How much does a house renovation cost?
It depends on how much of the house is being done and what we find once it is opened up. We survey it free of charge, then price it item by item, in writing, before anything starts.
Can we stay in the house while it is renovated?
In most cases you can, as long as the work is phased a room or a floor at a time. Some stages, such as a kitchen strip-out, are more disruptive than others, and we flag those at the survey.
Who manages the trades on a renovation?
We do. One of our surveyors runs the job from the first survey to handover, and every trade is booked in the right order.
What if you find problems once the walls are opened up?
We show you what we have found and price it in writing before it goes ahead. Nothing extra is done without you agreeing it first.
Do I need planning permission to renovate?
Internal renovation usually does not need planning permission, but structural work needs building regulations approval, and listed buildings need consent for most changes. We tell you what applies at survey.
Do you renovate flats as well as houses?
Yes. Flats and houses, one room or the whole property, within about ten miles of our Godstone office.
Where we work
Renovations near Godstone
House renovations in the towns and villages around our Godstone office. We work on homes within about ten miles of our Godstone office: Biggin Hill, Caterham, Coulsdon, Crawley, East Grinstead, Edenbridge, Epsom, Godstone, Horley, Lingfield, Oxted, Purley, Redhill, Reigate, Sevenoaks, Tadworth, Warlingham and Westerham, and the villages around each.
More of what we do
Other services
- 01KitchensDesigned, supplied and fitted, from a straight replacement to bespoke.
- 02BathroomsFamily bathrooms, en-suites, shower rooms and wet rooms.
- 03ExtensionsRear, side-return, wraparound and two-storey extensions.
- 04HeritageListed buildings, period homes, churches and conservation areas.
- 05Design and buildOne firm from the drawings and building control to the finished build.
- 06General maintenanceRepairs, small jobs and building maintenance for homes, landlords and commercial premises.
- 07RoofingRoof repairs, re-roofs, flat roofs, chimneys and leadwork.
- 08New buildBrand-new houses: one-off homes and new-build plots.
Free survey
Planning a renovation?
Tell us what you have in mind. We will come and look at it free of charge, then put an itemised price in writing. If it is not a job for us, we will say so rather than price it.
Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm. Emergency call-outs all year.