GS Renovation renovates bathrooms and en-suites across Charlton, fitting them into the closet wings and tight upper floors of the area's bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces. With more than 30 years in SE7 and the Royal Borough of Greenwich, we handle the waterproofing, drainage, tiling and finishes so a period bathroom performs like a modern one.
Waterproofing and wet rooms in Charlton
A lasting bathroom starts with getting the waterproofing right, especially in a Charlton terrace with suspended timber floors and solid walls. We tank the wet areas properly before tiling, form falls for a walk-in shower or full wet room, and make sure the drainage and extraction are sized to cope. Skipping the tanking is how leaks and damp start, so we never treat it as optional in SE7 period homes.
Ventilation matters just as much in these older houses, where trapped moisture leads to mould and rot. We fit proper extraction, upgrade the drainage where the original pipework is tired, and can add underfloor heating to keep tiled floors warm and the room drying quickly. The result is a bathroom that looks the part and stays sound in a period Charlton house for years to come.
Space-saving en-suites in Charlton terraces
Charlton's Victorian and Edwardian terraces rarely have space to spare upstairs, so a well-planned layout makes all the difference. We often carve an en-suite out of a bedroom corner or rework the awkward footprint of a rear closet wing, choosing compact fittings, walk-in showers and clever storage to get a usable bathroom into a tight SE7 space without it feeling cramped.
Every layout is planned around the existing structure, the run of the soil pipe and the window positions typical of these terraces. We handle the tiling, the underfloor heating, the sanitaryware and the lighting in-house, and any electrical work in the bathroom is carried out and certified as notifiable under building regulations, so the finished room is safe, warm and built to make the most of the space.
- Pressure and leak testing before any tiling starts
- Ventilation and extraction ducted to outside
- Freestanding and built-in bath installation
- Floor strengthening before large-format tiles or stone
- Grout, silicone and trim detailing at completion
Why Charlton Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Charlton homeowners choose GS Renovation because we get the parts you cannot see right, the tanking, drainage and ventilation, as well as the tiling and finishes. We plan clever layouts for the tight closet wings and upper floors of SE7 terraces, certify the electrics to building regs, and back every bathroom with 30+ years in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
- Structural engineer instructed and coordinated on your behalf
- Free follow-up visit after completion if anything needs attention
- Full tanking behind tiles and across shower floors
- Photographs kept at each stage for your records
- The shortest sensible downtime where it is the only bathroom
- Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors