GS Renovation renovates bathrooms across Forest Gate, fitting family bathrooms, en-suites and walk-in showers into the Victorian and Edwardian terraces of E7. With 30+ years in Newham, we take the room back to the joists, get the waterproofing and drainage right, and finish it to a standard that holds up in a busy family home.
Waterproofing bathrooms in Forest Gate homes
In a Forest Gate terrace the bathroom often sits over the rear closet wing, an outrigger with its own single-brick walls and older floor structure. Getting the waterproofing right matters here more than anywhere. We tank the wet areas properly before tiling, so water never reaches the timber below, and we address the drainage and the soil pipe runs that these older extensions were not designed to make easy.
Ventilation is the other quiet essential in these solid-walled rooms, where damp and mould take hold fast without proper airflow. We fit humidity-controlled extraction and, where it suits, underfloor heating to keep the room warm and dry. Tiling, sanitaryware, screens and lighting are then fitted to a clean, considered finish, giving you a bathroom that copes with daily family use without trouble down the line.
Wet rooms and en-suites in E7 terraces
Space is tight in these houses, so we are used to carving an en-suite out of the corner of a bedroom or squeezing a usable shower room into the box room over the stairs. Fully tanked wet rooms and walk-in showers work well where floor area is limited, removing the bulk of a bath and making a small room feel far larger. We set the floor falls and drainage carefully so it drains cleanly every time.
Layout is where experience shows in a period home. We plan around the chimney breast, the sloping closet-wing roof and the position of the existing stack, choosing wall-hung units and compact fittings that free up floor space. Underfloor heating, recessed storage and good lighting all go in as part of the design, so a small Forest Gate bathroom feels calm and generous rather than cramped.
- Tanking membranes and waterproof boards behind tiles
- Floor strengthening before large-format tiles or stone
- Full plumbing, drainage and waterproofing (tanking)
- Walk-in showers and wet-room installation
- Freestanding and built-in bath installation
The GS Renovation Difference in Forest Gate
Forest Gate homeowners choose GS Renovation because we treat waterproofing, drainage and ventilation as the foundation of a bathroom, not an afterthought, which matters in E7's closet-wing bathrooms. One team handles the tanking, plumbing, notifiable electrics, tiling and finish, so you get a watertight, well-planned room, backed by 30+ years in Newham's period terraces.
- Rated 4.9 from 31 reviews on MyBuilder
- Concealed frames and cisterns set out for the finished tile line
- Itemised pricing, so you can see what every stage costs
- Paperwork and certificates handed over for when you sell
- Falls set to the gully so a wet room actually drains
- Dust screens and floor protection in occupied homes