Bathroom Renovation Romford

GS Renovation renovates bathrooms across Romford, working in the 1930s semis and interwar homes that line many RM1 streets, as well as the post-war houses and flats. We take the small, dated bathrooms typical of these houses and rebuild them as fully waterproofed, well-drained spaces, from compact en-suites to walk-in showers and full wet rooms.

In Romford, 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 Romford: 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 Romford 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 Romford houses

A bathroom only lasts if the waterproofing is done properly, so in Romford homes we tank the wet areas before a single tile goes up. Whether it is a walk-in shower or a full wet room, the substrate is sealed so water cannot track into the interwar timber floors and solid walls behind. Getting this right protects the structure of these older houses, where hidden leaks can quietly cause real damage over time.

Drainage and ventilation matter just as much. We set falls correctly for wet room gullies, upgrade waste runs where the original layout was cramped, and fit proper extraction to manage the humidity that plagues small interwar bathrooms. Underfloor heating is a popular addition, warming the tiled floor and helping the room dry out. New circuits and changes around the bath or shower are notifiable under Part P, so a registered electrician certifies that work.

Housing in Romford

Romford has about 20,230 homes on the Council Tax list: 15% pre-1919, 42% interwar and 43% post-war, with flats making up 35% and houses 65%. Terraced houses make up 28% of homes here, and a terrace bathroom in Romford vents front, back or up, never into a party wall.

Romford bathrooms in shared houses and flats

Adding en-suites to let a Romford house room by room can start with planning rather than plumbing. Havering's two Article 4 Directions on houses in multiple occupation were made on 3 November 2015 and came into force on 13 July 2016, and Notice 1 covers the Brooklands, Romford Town, Heaton and Gooshays wards. Confirm the ward and the planning position before the bathrooms are designed. The number of en-suites, the soil routes, the fire separation between rooms and the extraction all follow from how many people the house is allowed to hold.

35% of Romford homes are flats, and a bathroom in a flat sits above somebody else's ceiling. A leak that a house owner would find in their own kitchen shows up next door, and the lease often makes the owner above responsible for the damage. So the waterproofing matters more here than the tiles: a tanked floor as well as tanked walls around a walk-in shower, and a tray or former that can be reached for repair. Check the lease too, because some prohibit moving a bathroom over a neighbour's bedroom or require a sound layer under a hard floor.

Space-saving layouts for Romford bathrooms

The original bathrooms in Romford's interwar semis are often tight, sometimes carved out of a small rear room upstairs. We plan space-saving layouts that make them feel larger, using wall-hung sanitaryware, walk-in showers in place of bulky enclosures, and clever storage that keeps clutter off the floor. Careful tiling and lighting choices then open the room up further without changing its footprint.

Many homeowners in these houses also add an en-suite to the main bedroom, borrowing space from a landing cupboard or an oversized room. We handle the new drainage, the ventilation and the tanking for these additions, and coordinate them with the family bathroom so the plumbing works as one system. On the generous plots of RM1 there is often scope to improve the whole first floor at once.

• Grout, silicone and trim detailing at completion
• Floor strengthening before large-format tiles or stone
• Niches, benches and recessed storage formed in the wet area

VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for all 5 statistical areas in Romford. Counts rounded by the VOA.

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Why Romford Homeowners Choose GS Renovation

Romford homeowners choose GS Renovation because we build bathrooms that are properly waterproofed, well drained and ventilated, not just nicely tiled. We understand the tight, dated bathrooms of RM1's interwar semis and design space-saving layouts, wet rooms and en-suites that suit them. With electrics certified by a registered electrician and our founder's 30+ years on the tools, the finish looks good and stays sound.

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.