GS Renovation fits bathrooms, en-suites and wet rooms throughout Bloomsbury, from Georgian townhouses in the garden squares to leasehold flats in WC1's mansion blocks. With over 30 years across Camden, we handle the waterproofing, drainage, tiling and services that a lasting bathroom needs, working within the constraints that period and leasehold properties bring.
Wet rooms and en-suites in Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury's tall townhouses often have room to carve an en-suite from a bedroom or landing, or to turn a tired family bathroom into a walk-in shower or wet room. The key to any of these is proper tanking, so we fully waterproof the floor and walls before a tile goes down, then form falls to the drainage and fit reliable ventilation. Get the waterproofing right and a bathroom in a period home lasts for decades.
Drainage is the real challenge in these older WC1 properties, where existing pipe runs and floor levels were never designed for a modern shower. We plan waste routes carefully, sometimes raising floors or using pumped systems where gravity will not cooperate, and add underfloor heating and heated towel rails to keep a solid-walled period home warm. Every layout is worked out to suit the room, not forced from a showroom plan.
Space-saving bathrooms in Bloomsbury flats
In Bloomsbury's mansion-block flats, bathrooms are often small and boxed in by the building's structure, so clever layout matters more than square footage. Wall-hung sanitaryware, walk-in showers and slim fittings free up floor space and make a compact room feel larger. We plan the plumbing and ventilation around what the flat allows, and because you are usually above another home, we pay close attention to sound insulation and reliable waterproofing to protect the flat below.
Leasehold rules shape bathroom work in these blocks, so moving a soil stack or altering drainage can need the freeholder's licence to alter and the managing agent's sign-off, and we coordinate that for you. Bathroom electrics are notifiable under building regulations, and we certify them as part of the job. Whether it is a single en-suite or a full family bathroom, we deliver a watertight, well-ventilated room that respects both the building and the neighbours.
- Soil pipe and waste re-routing within the floor build-up
- Pressure and leak testing before any tiling starts
- Tanking membranes and waterproof boards behind tiles
- Floor strengthening before large-format tiles or stone
- Wall and floor tiling in stone, porcelain or mosaic
The GS Renovation Difference in Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury owners choose GS Renovation for bathrooms because the details that fail, waterproofing, drainage and ventilation, are exactly the ones we get right. Over 30+ years in Camden we have fitted bathrooms in tall townhouses and compact WC1 flats alike, handling tanking, tiling, heating and services in-house, and coordinating leasehold permissions so the job runs cleanly.
- Grout, silicone and trims detailed by hand at the end
- Site left safe and secure at the end of every day
- Concealed frames and cisterns set out for the finished tile line
- Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors
- Falls set to the gully so a wet room actually drains
- Materials priced at options, so you choose the finish