Bathroom Renovation Golders Green

GS Renovation renovates bathrooms across Golders Green, working within the tight upstairs spaces of NW11's Edwardian and interwar houses and flats. We deliver fully waterproofed bathrooms, wet rooms and en-suites, handling the drainage, tiling, ventilation and heating so everything works reliably and lasts.

In Golders Green, a full bathroom refit typically costs £6,000 to £20,000 or more (indicative London ranges, MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026). GS Renovation Ltd, a building contractor based in Potters Bar, does the work in Golders Green: we carry the tanking, plumbing and tiling as one contract, with the electrics certified by a registered electrician.

How the job runs

1. Free design visit at your Golders Green home and an itemised quote.
2. Strip-out, then first-fix plumbing and electrics.
3. Tanking to the wet areas, then tiling.
4. Sanitaryware and second fix, with notifiable electrics certified by a registered electrician. Typically 10 to 15 working days on site.

Waterproofing bathrooms in Golders Green houses

Bathrooms in NW11 houses are frequently squeezed into the rear closet wing or a boxed-off corner of a bedroom, often with older plumbing and poor ventilation. Before any tiling goes up, we tank and waterproof the walls and floor properly, which matters in wet rooms and walk-in showers where water is not contained by a tray. Done correctly, this prevents damp, leaks and the problems that plague poorly built bathrooms.

Ventilation and drainage need real thought in these older homes. We fit extraction that clears moisture properly, upgrade waste runs where the falls are inadequate, and address any existing damp before the new bathroom goes in. Underfloor heating is a popular addition, warming tiled floors that would otherwise feel cold, and it frees up wall space by removing the radiator, which is valuable in a compact period bathroom.

Housing in Golders Green

Take the 7,590 or so homes the valuation list gives Golders Green: 56% flats, 44% houses, 47% from before 1919, 26% interwar and 27% post-war. Where most homes are flats, a bathroom in a flat in Golders Green sits over a neighbour's ceiling, so it is tanked before tiling and a moved WC needs the freeholder's licence.

Water pressure and hot water in Golders Green period bathrooms

47% of Golders Green homes were built before 1919, and a house of that age may still run its bathroom from a tank in the loft and a vented cylinder, giving low pressure at the shower. A new rainfall shower or a second bathroom will expose that. The choices are a pump on the stored system, an unvented cylinder fed from the mains, or a combination boiler, and the last two depend on the mains supply being strong enough. Before sanitaryware is chosen, we measure the incoming flow and pressure at the stop tap, and check whether the supply pipe is old lead that limits both.

Newer flats have their own limits. 13% of Golders Green homes were built in 2000 or later, and in a block of that age the soil stack and supply pipes pass through fire-stopped openings in each floor, often inside a riser behind the bath or WC. When the old suite comes out, that fire stopping has to be left intact or reinstated with a tested product, and the riser access panel kept usable. Tiling over an access panel, or packing the gap round a pipe with ordinary expanding foam, breaks the block's fire design, and the managing agent may inspect for it.

En-suites and layouts in Golders Green homes

Adding an en-suite to a main bedroom is a common request in these larger period houses, borrowing space from an oversized bedroom or a landing. The challenge is running new hot, cold and waste pipes discreetly through a solid-walled house and keeping the drainage falls right. We plan the layout so the fittings work in a small footprint, using compact sanitaryware and walk-in showers to make the space feel generous.

For family bathrooms we make the most of awkward period proportions, fitting the bath under a sloping ceiling or building storage into an alcove beside the chimney breast. Tiling, underfloor heating, ventilation and lighting are all handled by our own team, and the notifiable electrical work is certified by a registered electrician under Part P. From a full family bathroom to a compact en-suite, we finish to a standard built for daily use.

• Shower pumps and pressure improvements where flow is poor
• Grout, silicone and trim detailing at completion
• Floor strengthening before large-format tiles or stone

VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for Golders Green North and Golders Green South. Counts rounded by the VOA.

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Trusted Bathroom Renovation in Golders Green

Golders Green homeowners choose GS Renovation for bathrooms because we get the parts you cannot see right, the tanking, drainage and ventilation, before the tiling ever begins. Our founder's 30+ years on the tools means we know how to route services through solid walls and use tight spaces well. One team delivers a watertight, well-finished bathroom.

Checked by Abdelaaziz Saaid, founder and director of GS Renovation Ltd (Companies House no. 14611254). Structural design is by the consulting engineer appointed to your project.