Bathroom Renovation Isleworth

Bathroom and wet-room refurbishment in Isleworth, tanked, plumbed and tiled by one team.

GS Renovation creates bathrooms, en-suites and wet rooms across Isleworth, working within the tight footprints of TW7's post-war flats and houses and its older Victorian and Edwardian terraces. We handle the waterproofing, drainage, tiling, heating and ventilation properly, so your new bathroom looks right and stays dry for years.

In Isleworth, 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 Isleworth: we carry the tanking, plumbing and tiling as one contract, with the electrics certified by a registered electrician.

Price guide

WorkIndicative London range
Bathroom renovation, full refit£6,000 to £20,000+

Indicative London ranges (MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026), not a quotation. Prices checked September 2026. Full breakdown: Bathroom Renovation Cost.

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How the job runs

  1. Free design visit at your Isleworth 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.
A bathroom fitted by GS Renovation with a panelled bath, wall-hung WC and a floating double vanity
Concealed cistern behind the tiled wall, wall-hung pan and a floating vanity, all set out to the tile grid.

Wet rooms and walk-in showers in Isleworth

A wet room or walk-in shower suits the awkward spaces found in Isleworth terraces, whether that is a former box room, a landing corner or the end of a closet wing. The key is getting the waterproofing right, so we tank the floor and walls fully before a single tile goes on, form the falls to the drain accurately, and bond the membrane into the tanking. Done properly, this prevents the leaks that plague poorly built showers.

Older terraces in TW7 often have original drainage that was never designed for a modern shower, so we upgrade waste runs and soil connections to cope with the flow. Good extract ventilation is essential in these solid-walled homes, where damp lingers, so we fit humidity-controlled fans that clear moisture before it reaches the plaster. Underfloor heating warms the tiled floor and helps the room dry quickly between uses, which matters in a period house.

Housing in Isleworth

Take the 13,670 or so homes the valuation list gives Isleworth: 56% flats, 44% houses, 19% from before 1919, 21% interwar and 61% post-war. Since most homes here are flats, a bathroom in a flat in Isleworth sits over a neighbour's ceiling, so tanking comes first.

Adding a bathroom in Isleworth: notice, timing and the neighbour below

Hounslow says a building notice is usually used for smaller projects, and installing a new bathroom is one of the examples it gives. That fits a second bathroom in an Isleworth house, or an en-suite taken from part of a bedroom. Work can start 48 hours after giving notice, and further information can still be asked for afterwards. Have the waste route, the soil connection and the extract fan duct drawn before the notice goes in, so any later question is answered from a drawing and not by lifting a new floor.

56% of Isleworth homes are flats, and in a flat the new bathroom sits over somebody else's ceiling. Hounslow needs inspection requests with at least 1 working day's notice. Time the drainage test so the inspector sees the new waste runs exposed, then tank the floor and walls only after that visit. The boxing through the floor and the connection to the shared stack are the details the freeholder's surveyor will also want photographed, so take the pictures on the day of the inspection.

Space-saving en-suites in Isleworth period homes

Adding an en-suite to an Isleworth bedroom, or squeezing a family bathroom off a narrow landing, is all about clever planning. We use compact and wall-hung sanitaryware, sliding or pocket doors, and concealed cisterns to free up floor space in rooms that were never designed with bathrooms in mind. Careful setting out around the joists, the soil stack and any chimney breast lets us fit a proper shower, basin and WC into a surprisingly small footprint.

Bathroom electrics fall under building regulations, so lighting, shaver points, heated towel rails and extractor fans are all installed to the correct zones and certified by a registered electrician under Part P. We finish with fully tiled or panelled walls, sealed junctions and quality brassware, choosing tiling that suits the character of your home, post-war or period. From a single en-suite to a full family bathroom, everything is handled by one team, so the plumbing, waterproofing, tiling and electrics all tie together neatly.

  • Underfloor heating and heated towel rails
  • Floor strengthening before large-format tiles or stone
  • Walk-in showers and wet-room installation
Service areaIsleworth · TW7
Local authorityHounslow Council
Part ofWest London (Outer London)
Typical homesModern flats and houses with a historic riverside core
Housing stock19% built before 1919, 21% interwar, 61% post-war; 56% flats, 30% terraced, 13% semi-detached or detached
Also covered nearbyBrentford, Twickenham, Kew, Hanwell and Teddington

VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for Isleworth & Ivybridge, Syon Green and Spring Grove. Counts rounded by the VOA.

Trusted Bathroom Renovation in Isleworth

Isleworth homeowners choose GS Renovation for bathrooms because we get the hidden work right: full tanking, proper falls, upgraded drainage and effective ventilation, not just attractive tiling. That is what keeps a bathroom in a solid-walled TW7 terrace dry and damp-free. With our founder's 30+ years on the tools and one team for every trade, your bathroom is built to last, with the electrics certified by a registered electrician.

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★★★★★ 4.9 average from 31 verified reviews on MyBuilder

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Saiid did a complete refurbishment of our small bathroom. This involved ripping out the existing bath/shower, basin, toilet, pipework, and tiles and…
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George was a great find. The job required re-plastering the walls before fitting acrylic panels. He also re-plumbed the shower waste under the solid…
andrew_lackEnfield · via MyBuilder
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George always kept to commitments and arrived on time. He offered helpful suggestions during his initial visit and promptly provided a reasonably…
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Bathroom Renovation Isleworth

Are there hidden costs with bathroom renovation in Isleworth?

The risk of extra cost on bathroom renovation in Isleworth sits in what is concealed. GS Renovation lists what the TW7 survey could not inspect, so you know where the figure within £6,000 to £20,000 or more (indicative) might move. The route for an extract duct to outside decides how much ceiling comes down, which is why that point is opened up early. Any Hounslow Council building control fee and any Part P electrical certificate are priced from the start.

Do I need planning permission for a new bathroom in my Isleworth home?

No. Fitting or reconfiguring a bathroom or en-suite inside your Isleworth home does not need planning permission. However, new circuits and changes around the bath or shower are notifiable under building regulations, so they must be installed and certified by a registered electrician, and new drainage or waste connections must also comply. We arrange the electrician and the paperwork for you. Planning permission only becomes relevant if the bathroom forms part of an extension to the property. A listed building is the exception: work that affects its character, inside or out, including an extension or taking out a wall or chimney breast, needs listed building consent from Hounslow Council, and doing it without consent is a criminal offence.

What stops a leak from my Isleworth bathroom reaching the flat below?

Tanking and correct falls, set in the right order. The waste falls to the drain are formed first, then the tray or former is fitted, then a membrane is bonded over floor and walls before any tile goes on. In a flat the ceiling below is your neighbour's, so the tanking is water tested before tiling, and access panels to traps let a fault be found without lifting tiles.

How long does a bathroom renovation in an Isleworth flat take?

Allow 10 to 15 working days on site. With a single bathroom that means a stretch without a shower, so arrange access to one elsewhere. Waiting is built into that total: tanking cures before tiling, tiles set before grouting, so some days are quiet by design. An asbestos-containing bath panel or floor tile would add time, which is why older materials are checked first.

Can I have electric underfloor heating in my Isleworth bathroom?

Yes. Under Part P, adding a circuit for the mat makes the job notifiable, so the electrician who wires it registers and certifies the work. Over a concrete slab, lay insulation board beneath the mat or much of the warmth soaks into the concrete instead of the tiles. The thermostat control goes outside the wetter zones, and the heating is tested before tile adhesive covers it.

How is an internal bathroom in an Isleworth flat ventilated?

By a fan with a duct to outside, which Part F requires, since there is no window to open. The duct runs through the ceiling void to an external wall or roof outlet, and the direction of joists or the depth under a concrete slab decides how far it can go. A fan with a run-on timer linked to the light keeps extracting after the room is empty.

Do extra en-suites in an Isleworth house need planning permission?

Not for the bathrooms themselves. The question is what the house becomes. Hounslow's borough-wide Article 4 Direction removing the right to change a dwellinghouse to a small HMO was confirmed on 8 August 2023. If the en-suites are for rooms let to sharers, planning comes first, and the layout and fire precautions follow the permitted use. For a family home, each new bathroom is a building control matter only.

When is the certificate issued for a new Isleworth bathroom?

After the final inspection. Hounslow issues a certificate of completion once the work is completed and inspected, so a finished bathroom awaiting its last visit is not yet certified. Ask for that visit once the fan is commissioned and the electrics are certified. Keep the electrician's certificate and the completion certificate together, because a buyer's solicitor will ask for both where a bathroom has been added.

Is a bathroom over a suspended timber floor in an older Isleworth house a problem?

Only if the floor void is ignored. 19% of Isleworth homes were built before 1919, and a ground floor bathroom in a house that age can sit over timber joists with a ventilated void beneath. A leak or a sealed void rots joist ends unseen. Keep the air bricks clear, lay a ply deck and a tanking membrane under the tiles, and fit an access panel to the trap so a slow leak is found early.

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