Bathroom Renovation in Wandsworth
High-specification bathrooms for Victorian terraces and loft ensuites across SW18 — strip-out, plumbing, Part P electrics, stone tiling, bespoke joinery and snagging, all under one contract.
AXE Construction designs and installs bathrooms across Wandsworth — from the streets between Northcote Road and Bellevue Road to the period houses around Wandsworth Common and the Toast Rack. The whole project sits under one contract: strip-out, plumbing, Part P electrics, tiling, joinery, sanitaryware and snagging. Most SW18 projects run four to six weeks on site, with the upper end reflecting the bespoke joinery and stone tiling typically specified in this part of Wandsworth.
Why Wandsworth homeowners choose AXE Construction
Owners between the Commons tend to know what good work looks like and aren't easily convinced by a thin quote — we're comfortable with that. Our team has fitted bathrooms across South London in enough Victorian terraces around Trinity Road and the Toast Rack to know exactly how the housing stock behaves.
Original gable-end soil pipe routing, the loft-extension bathroom additions that became common around 2010, and joists notched aggressively for older waste runs that need sistering before any new tiling — we expect these. Our quotes reflect what we genuinely expect to find behind the finishes, on a transparent line-item basis.
What a Wandsworth bathroom renovation includes
We deliver full design-and-build bathroom renovations, flexing the scope around your property and specification. A typical SW18 project includes:
How much does a bathroom renovation in Wandsworth cost?
Family bathrooms in Wandsworth generally cost £12,000 to £22,000 for mid-to-upper specification. Master bathrooms with bespoke joinery, stone tiling, freestanding baths and walk-in showers typically run £25,000 to £45,000. Loft-conversion ensuites with structural and pressure-management work usually fall between £15,000 and £25,000. Joist remediation and soil stack relocation in Victorian terraces add £2,000 to £4,500 depending on access.
| Bathroom type | Typical cost | Time on site |
|---|---|---|
| Family bathroom — mid-to-upper specification | £12,000 – £22,000 | ~4 weeks |
| Loft-conversion ensuite — structural & pressure work | £15,000 – £25,000 | 4–5 weeks |
| Master bathroom — bespoke joinery, stone, freestanding fittings | £25,000 – £45,000 | 5–7 weeks |
| Period remediation — joists, soil stack relocation | + £2,000 – £4,500 | adds to programme |
Bathroom realities in Wandsworth properties
Most Wandsworth bathrooms fall into a few clear patterns — and getting the structure right is what separates a bathroom that still looks good after seven years from one that cracks within eighteen months.
Common & the Toast Rack
Family bathroom over the kitchen, with joists notched and bored over decades and floors that have settled unevenly. Properly preparing the floor structure is often half the on-site time — and the difference between a lasting finish and cracked grout lines.
Rerouted soil stacks
Complex soil stack arrangements where the original external soil pipe was rerouted internally during a kitchen extension. We survey the real route before committing to a layout.
Top-of-house bathrooms
Limited head height, restricted hot-water pressure and insufficient gravity fall to the soil stack — typically solved with a pumped WC and a thermostatic shower on a dedicated booster pump.
Our process, step by step
Site visit & measure-up
We measure, listen and discuss specification on site — no charge for the visit or design conversation.
Fixed written quote
You receive a written, fixed-price, line-item quote within seven days of the visit.
Order long-lead items
On acceptance we lock in bespoke vanities, stone tiling and high-end brassware — these can take six to ten weeks.
Protection & strip-out
Hallway plyboard, dust sheets and a daily clean-down; full strip-out and waste removal.
First-fix & structure
First-fix plumbing and electrics take a week; structural floor work fits within or alongside this.
Mid-programme walkthrough
We confirm tile setting-out, niche dimensions, vanity heights and shower valve positions before they're permanent.
Tiling & second-fix
Tiling and second-fix run through weeks two to four; sanitaryware follows.
Snagging & handover
Snagging, deep clean, certification and a 15-year guarantee on materials and workmanship.
Specifications common in Wandsworth bathrooms
Bathrooms in this part of SW18 tend to specify high. We advise during design, manage premium trade accounts, and fit underfloor heating in nearly every project.
A skilled team, start to finish
You get directly-employed and regular subcontract trades handling your Wandsworth bathroom from first measure-up to final snag — all delivered to current Building Regulations.
The bathroom projects we do most in SW18
Wandsworth’s Victorian terraces — the Tonsleys, the streets off East Hill — typically have one bathroom off the rear addition, so we’re often asked to reconfigure it, add a second bathroom or loft en-suite, or fit a downstairs WC. Original suspended floors and soil stacks are reinforced and rerouted properly before tiling.
Closer to the river, SW18’s newer apartments and converted flats bring leasehold constraints — freeholder or managing-agent consent, acoustic flooring to meet sound requirements, and a planned soil-stack route. We build all of that into the programme, with method statements and certificates where the lease asks for them.
Bathrooms we’ve built
A few finished bathrooms from our projects across South London — the standard of waterproofing, tiling and finish we build every bathroom to.
See more completed projects in our portfolio gallery.
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Frequently asked questions
A bathroom renovation in Wandsworth typically costs £12,000 to £22,000 for a family bathroom with upper-mid specification. Master bathrooms with bespoke joinery, stone tiling and premium brassware usually fall between £25,000 and £45,000. Joist remediation common in Victorian terraces adds £2,000 to £4,500.
A Victorian terrace bathroom in Wandsworth typically takes four to six weeks on site. The time covers strip-out, joist reinforcement, soil pipe rework where required, first and second-fix plumbing and electrics, tiling, joinery and snagging.
Yes. We regularly fit loft ensuites in Wandsworth Victorian terraces. We address the typical issues — restricted head height, lower mains pressure on the top floor, and limited gravity fall to the soil stack — usually with a pumped WC and a thermostatic shower paired with a dedicated booster pump where needed.
Adding an ensuite within an existing room or loft conversion does not normally require planning permission in Wandsworth. Building Regulations apply to drainage, electrics and any structural change, and we manage the notifications and certification as part of the project.
Yes. We fit marble, limestone, travertine and slate floors and walls regularly in Wandsworth bathrooms. Natural stone needs sealing before grouting, periodic maintenance sealing thereafter, and substrate preparation to a higher standard than porcelain. We brief you on all of this at the design stage.
Yes. We protect hallway floors with plyboard, dust-sheet adjacent rooms and finish each day with a clean-down. Dust is contained at the bathroom door wherever possible, and the team works in occupied homes daily with disruption kept tightly bounded.
Yes, we are VAT registered. Quotes show labour and materials with VAT separately itemised, so you can see the gross and net figures clearly. There are no hidden percentages added at invoice stage.
Bathroom renovation across Wandsworth & SW18
We work right across the Wandsworth postcode and the neighbourhoods that border it.
Renovating just outside Wandsworth? See our nearby location pages:
Clapham (SW4) Battersea (SW11) Balham (SW12) Putney (SW15) All South London areas →Renovating more than the bathroom in Wandsworth? We also do loft conversions, house extensions and full home renovations — or hand the whole project to one Wandsworth builder.