GS Renovation refurbishes bathrooms across St John's Wood, from en-suites in NW8 mansion flats to family bathrooms in the area's bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces. With more than 30 years in Westminster, we handle the waterproofing, drainage, tiling, heating and fit-out so a period bathroom is dry, warm and properly finished for years.
Waterproofing bathrooms in St John's Wood
The bathrooms in a St John's Wood terrace are often tucked into the rear closet wing or carved out of a former bedroom, where solid walls, timber floors and older drainage make leaks a real risk. We tank and waterproof the wet areas properly before any tile goes down, so moisture cannot track into the structure below. Getting the falls, the drainage and the mechanical ventilation right is what keeps a period bathroom sound.
Walk-in showers and full wet rooms are popular here, but they demand a fully tanked floor and walls and a reliable fall to the drain, especially over a suspended timber floor. We form the substrate, tank it, then tile in stone, porcelain or mosaic and add underfloor heating to counter the chill of a period property. Ventilation is sized to clear moisture so the finish lasts rather than blackening at the edges within a year.
En-suites and wet rooms in NW8
Space is tight in St John's Wood period homes, so we plan bathrooms and en-suites to make the most of an awkward footprint, borrowing from a landing, a closet wing or a chimney recess to fit a shower, basin and WC without it feeling cramped. Careful setting-out of the drainage runs and the layout means the fittings sit where they work, not just where the old pipes happened to run.
In the mansion flats around NW8, a leaking bathroom affects the flat below, so waterproofing, sound insulation and the freeholder's rules on wet works all matter, and the managing agent will usually need to agree the works first. We tank thoroughly, upgrade the drainage and ventilation, and finish with tiling, underfloor heating and the fittings you choose. One team runs the plumbing, electrics and tiling so the bathroom is watertight and complete.
- Shower pumps and pressure improvements where flow is poor
- Complete bathroom design and planning
- Underfloor heating and heated towel rails
- Full plumbing, drainage and waterproofing (tanking)
- Concealed cisterns, frames and wall-hung sanitaryware
Why St John's Wood Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
St John's Wood homeowners choose GS Renovation because a bathroom in a period home lives or dies on the waterproofing beneath the tiles, and we get that right first. With 30+ years in NW8 terraces and mansion flats, we tank properly, sort drainage and ventilation, handle leasehold wet-works rules, and finish with tiling, underfloor heating and fittings that last.
- Falls set to the gully so a wet room actually drains
- Floors checked and stiffened before large-format tiles go down
- Waste cleared as we go, not left piled in the garden
- Pipework pressure and leak tested before tiling starts
- Neighbours given notice before the noisy stages
- Itemised pricing, so you can see what every stage costs