Bathroom Renovation Vauxhall

GS Renovation creates bathrooms, en-suites and wet rooms across Vauxhall, working in the post-war estate and riverside flats that make up most of SE11 and in its Georgian and Regency townhouses. We handle the waterproofing, drainage, tiling, heating and ventilation as one job, delivering a bathroom that is properly built as well as beautifully finished.

In Vauxhall, 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 Vauxhall: 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 Vauxhall 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 and wet rooms in Vauxhall

A bathroom only lasts if it is watertight, so every Vauxhall project starts with proper tanking. We waterproof floors and walls behind the tiles, get the falls right on wet room floors and walk-in showers, and make sure drainage and mechanical ventilation are designed in from the outset. In period townhouses with timber floors, that careful preparation is what prevents leaks reaching the rooms and ceilings below.

Underfloor heating is a popular addition, warming stone or porcelain tiles and freeing up wall space in rooms that are rarely generous. We run the pipework and electrics, tile to a high standard and finish with the sanitaryware and brassware you choose. The bathroom electrics are certified by a registered electrician under Part P, as they must be, and the whole installation is designed to cope with daily use in a busy SE11 home.

Housing in Vauxhall

On the valuation list Vauxhall counts about 14,160 homes, 92% flats and 8% houses; 22% predate 1919, 14% are interwar and 64% post-war. A bathroom in a flat in Vauxhall sits over a neighbour's ceiling, so tanking comes first, which matters here because most homes are flats.

Adding a bathroom in Vauxhall and what Lambeth counts as new

Lambeth's building control charges list installation of a new WC, shower or utility as a separate item. That is the line that matters in a Vauxhall bathroom project. Replacing a bath, basin and WC in the same positions is a refit, but a WC or shower where there was none before, such as an en-suite carved from a bedroom, brings the drainage and ventilation under building regulations. Decide early whether the scheme adds fittings, because that changes the application, the inspection visits and the programme, not only the plumbing.

45% of Vauxhall's homes were built in 2000 or later, and in some blocks of that era bathrooms arrived as factory-made pods lifted in during construction. A pod has its own floor tray, wall panels and fire-stopping around the pipe entries, and stripping it out can breach all three. Ask the managing agent whether your bathroom is a pod before any tile comes off. Where it is, a refit usually means new finishes within the pod shell rather than a new layout, with the waste positions left exactly where the building put them.

Space-saving en-suites in Vauxhall period homes

Fitting a new bathroom or en-suite into a Georgian or Regency townhouse means working with awkward, often narrow spaces, so clever layout is everything. We borrow space from a landing, a chimney recess or an oversized bedroom, and specify compact sanitaryware and walk-in showers that suit the proportions. Concealed cisterns, wall-hung basins and slim shower enclosures all help a small SE11 bathroom feel considered rather than cramped.

In Vauxhall's flats, which make up most of its homes, the key concern is what sits below and beside you. We take particular care with waterproofing and with acoustic detailing, so a new bathroom does not disturb the flat underneath, and we coordinate with the managing agent under the freeholder's licence to alter where drainage is moved. Whether period house or modern flat, the result is a durable, well-ventilated bathroom that makes the most of the room you have.

• Soil pipe and waste re-routing within the floor build-up
• Downstairs cloakroom and WC installation
• Shower pumps and pressure improvements where flow is poor

VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for Vauxhall South and Kennington West & Vauxhall North. Counts rounded by the VOA.

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The GS Renovation Difference in Vauxhall

Vauxhall homeowners choose GS Renovation because we build bathrooms to last, starting with the tanking and drainage that others rush. One team handles the waterproofing, first-fix, tiling, heating and finish, working neatly in occupied period homes and coordinating with freeholders in riverside flats. With our founder's 30+ years on the tools, you get a bathroom that stays watertight for years.

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.