Bathroom Renovation Richmond

GS Renovation refurbishes bathrooms across Richmond upon Thames, from compact en-suites in period cottages to family bathrooms in Victorian and Georgian homes. We tank, waterproof, tile and fit every bathroom properly, making the most of the awkward spaces older houses so often provide.

In Richmond upon Thames, 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 Richmond upon Thames: 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 Richmond upon Thames 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 Richmond period homes

Getting a bathroom right in a Richmond period house starts below the surface. We tank and waterproof walls and floors before tiling, protecting the lath-and-plaster and timber floors common in the borough's older homes from long-term water damage. Wet rooms and walk-in showers need particular care, with the falls, drainage and membrane all installed correctly. Proper ventilation is designed in from the start to keep moisture from lingering in solid-walled rooms.

Drainage in these houses often runs through original soil stacks and tight voids, so we plan waste routes carefully rather than assuming the modern layout will simply fit. Underfloor heating suits the cold solid floors of period properties and frees wall space in a small room. New electrics and extract fans are installed to building regulations, and every tiled surface is set out to sit square in rooms that are rarely truly square.

Housing in Richmond upon Thames

Richmond upon Thames' housing, as the Council Tax list records it, is about 85,810 homes: 58% houses, 42% flats, with 38% pre-1919, 24% interwar and 37% built since 1945. Terraced houses make up 29% of homes here, and a terrace bathroom in Richmond upon Thames vents front, back or up, never into a party wall.

Building control for a new Richmond upon Thames bathroom

Installing a bathroom is one of the examples Richmond gives of very simple work suited to a Building Notice, alongside simple structural alterations, underpinning and re-roofing. For a bathroom in a Richmond upon Thames house the paperwork is therefore light, and work can begin 48 hours after the notice goes in. What building control cares about is what you cannot see once the room is finished: the waste run and its connection to the stack, the extract fan ducted to outside, and any new electrical work. Keep dated photographs of each stage before it is boarded, because they are the evidence if anyone asks later.

The age of the house decides the harder part of the job. 38% of homes in Richmond upon Thames were built before 1919, and in a house of that age the soil stack may be the original cast iron pipe on the back wall. Its joints may not take a modern connection without an adaptor or a new section. Check the stack before the layout is fixed. If it has to be replaced, a scaffold or tower goes up outside, and on a terrace the neighbour may share part of the run. Finding that at the survey costs a morning; finding it after tiling costs the tiles.

Space-saving en-suites across Richmond homes

Period homes across Richmond rarely offer generous bathroom space, so clever layout does the heavy lifting. We carve en-suites out of box rooms and landing corners, and reconfigure family bathrooms to fit a proper shower, basin and storage into a tight footprint. Wall-hung sanitaryware, walk-in showers and concealed cisterns free up floor area, while considered lighting and large-format tiles make a small room in a Teddington or Twickenham house feel larger.

Because bathrooms are internal work, they do not need planning permission, though the electrics and any new drainage fall under building regulations. If your Richmond home is listed, we check whether consent is needed before altering the fabric. From a single en-suite to a full family bathroom, we run the plumbing, tanking, tiling, heating and finish in one sequence, so the room is watertight, warm and built to last.

• Complete bathroom design and planning
• Full plumbing, drainage and waterproofing (tanking)
• Walk-in showers and wet-room installation

VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for all 23 statistical areas in Richmond upon Thames. Counts rounded by the VOA.

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Why Richmond upon Thames Homeowners Choose GS Renovation

Richmond homeowners choose GS Renovation for bathrooms because we get the hidden work right, the tanking, drainage and ventilation that decide whether a bathroom lasts. We understand the awkward spaces and solid walls of the borough's period homes and plan layouts that use every inch. With our founder's 30+ years on the tools, you get a watertight, well-finished room from one team.

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.