GS Renovation refurbishes whole houses across Tooting, taking tired Victorian and Edwardian terraces in SW17 back to bare brick and rebuilding them for modern family life. With over 30 years in Wandsworth, one team sequences the structural work, rewiring, plumbing, plastering and finishes so the entire project runs to a single plan.
Full refurbishments of Tooting period homes
A typical Tooting refurbishment starts with a house that has good bones but a dated layout, tired wiring and a cold, cramped rear. We strip it back, then reconfigure the ground floor, often removing the wall between the reception rooms and opening the closet wing into a new kitchen. Because these are solid-wall terraces, we plan insulation, damp treatment and ventilation carefully so the house is warmer and drier without trapping moisture in the original brickwork.
We rewire throughout, replumb, fit a new heating system and replaster before the kitchens, bathrooms and joinery go in. Sequencing this matters. The steel beams and structural changes come first, then first-fix services, plastering, and finally the fitted rooms and decoration, so nothing has to be reopened later. Managing it all as one contract means the electricians, plumbers and plasterers work to the same programme, and you deal with one team from strip-out to snagging.
Restoring original features in Tooting terraces
Tooting's Victorian and Edwardian houses were built with cornices, ceiling roses, picture rails, panelled doors and cast-iron fireplaces, and part of a good refurbishment is keeping that character while modernising everything behind it. We repair and match original plaster mouldings, reinstate skirtings and architraves to the right profile, and restore the bay window joinery. Where features have been lost under previous work, we can reintroduce them so the house reads as the period property it is.
Balancing old and new is where local experience counts. In these SW17 terraces we route modern wiring, pipework and downlights without hacking into the features that give the house its value, and we insulate and draught-proof original sash windows rather than losing them. The finished home keeps its Victorian proportions and detail while gaining a warm, efficient interior with a reworked layout that suits how families in Tooting actually live today.
- Loft, floor and wall insulation upgrades
- Staircase repair, replacement and balustrade work
- Kitchen and bathroom design, supply and installation
- Structural alterations and load-bearing wall removal
- Snagging list agreed and worked through before handover
The GS Renovation Difference in Tooting
Homeowners across Tooting choose GS Renovation for whole-house work because one accountable team runs the entire job, so trades never fall out of sequence and the structure, services and finishes all line up. We understand SW17's solid-wall terraces, we protect period features, and we keep you informed throughout. Thirty years in Wandsworth means we have refurbished houses just like yours.
- Protected routes through the house so you can keep living in it
- Honest updates if a date or a detail has to move
- Clean, tidy and reliable tradespeople
- A written scope and programme agreed before work starts
- Notifiable electrical work certified under Part P
- One itemised quote covering structure, services and finishes