GS Renovation carries out whole-house renovations across Newham, breathing new life into the bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces of Forest Gate, East Ham and Stratford. With 30+ years of experience across E6, E7, E12, E13, E15 and E16, one team manages the structure, services, plastering and finishes from start to handover.
Full refurbishment of Newham period homes
A tired Newham terrace often needs everything doing at once, and doing in the right order. We strip back, rewire and replumb the house, upgrade the consumer unit, then reconfigure dated layouts, opening up the ground floor or reworking a cramped upstairs bathroom. Any load-bearing walls that come out are carried on steel beams sized by an engineer and signed off under building regulations before we move on.
Sequencing is where these projects succeed or fail. We plan the structural work first, then first-fix electrics and plumbing, replastering, kitchen and bathroom installation, and finally decoration, so trades are not tripping over one another. On an occupied E7 or E12 home we keep the site tidy and dust controlled, and phase the work so you can stay put where the project allows.
Restoring character in Newham terraces
Newham's Victorian and Edwardian houses were built with features worth keeping, cornicing, ceiling roses, picture rails, panelled doors and original fireplaces. Where these survive we restore rather than rip out, matching profiles and repairing plasterwork so the character of a Forest Gate or East Ham terrace stays intact while everything behind the walls is brought up to modern standard.
We balance that heritage with how people live now. Bay windows are draught-proofed, solid walls can be insulated, and the closet-wing layout at the rear is reworked into a proper kitchen-diner. The result across E6 and E13 is a house that reads as a period home from the street but runs on new wiring, new pipework and a warm, efficient interior throughout.
- Complete property refurbishments and whole-house renovations
- Waste clearance, dust protection and daily site tidying
- First and second fix sequenced around a realistic decorating date
- Loft, floor and wall insulation upgrades
- Plastering, flooring, painting and decorating
Trusted Home Renovation in Newham
Newham homeowners choose GS Renovation because a full refurbishment involves dozens of trades, and we coordinate them all under one roof. With 30+ years on the borough's terraces we know how these houses are built, how to sequence structural work with the fit-out, and how to protect original features. One contractor, one point of contact, from strip-out to final coat.
- Protected routes through the house so you can keep living in it
- A dedicated project manager from first survey to handover
- Room by room handover so you can move back in stages
- Photographs kept at each stage for your records
- Materials priced at options, so you choose the finish
- A written scope and programme agreed before work starts