Leak Repairs Specialists

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history Typical Duration 1 Hour
category Service Category Plumbing
payments Starting Price From £90

Service Overview

A leak we can see or reach: a drip from a joint under a sink, a valve weeping at a radiator, a pipe behind a bath panel, a stain spreading on the ceiling under a bathroom. We find where the water starts, stop it, and leave the repair dry under full pressure.

We charge £90 an hour for this work, with a one-hour minimum; after the first hour, time is billed in 30-minute blocks. Pick a time that suits you online: a £50 deposit secures your slot and comes off the final bill.

What we usually find

  • A loose or worn compression joint. A drop forms on the nut of a joint under a sink or at a valve, because the nut has worked loose or the brass ring inside has worn.
  • A weeping valve. Isolating valves, radiator valves and stop valves leak round the spindle when they are turned after years untouched.
  • A failed flexible hose. The braided hoses that feed many taps split, or rust at their ends.
  • A gap in the seal round a bath or shower. Water runs behind the bath and stains the ceiling below, while every pipe is dry.
  • A pinhole in old copper pipe. A fine jet or a steady drip from the middle of a pipe, with no joint near it.

The visit, step by step

  1. We turn the water off at the nearest valve and dry everything, so a fresh drop shows where the leak starts.
  2. We trace the water back to where it comes from, taking off a bath panel or kickboard where it leads.
  3. We remake the joint, change the valve or hose, or cut out the bad length of pipe.
  4. We turn the water back on, check the repair under pressure, and check it again before we leave.

Before we arrive

  • More than a drip? Turn the water off at the inside stop valve, which Thames Water says is usually under the kitchen sink and closes clockwise. Most homes also have valves that shut off one room.
  • Water coming through a ceiling, or near lights and sockets, cannot wait for a slot: keep away from wet electrics, and call or WhatsApp us.
  • Add photos of the leak, and of any stain, to your booking.

What is included

  • Tracing a leak we can see or reach, opening a bath panel or kickboard where needed
  • Remaking joints, and replacing valves, hoses and short lengths of pipe
  • Checking the repair under full pressure

What is not

  • A leak hidden inside a wall or under a floor, that shows nowhere we can reach

Questions about leak repairs

How can I tell if there is a leak I cannot see? expand_more
Thames Water lists the signs: less water from the cold kitchen tap than usual, damp patches in the garden in dry weather, pipes that are noisy when nothing is running, and a metered bill higher than it should be.
Can you find a leak inside a wall or under a floor? expand_more
Only when it shows itself where we can reach it: a joint behind a panel, or a damp patch we can follow back. We find leaks by eye and by testing, so one that cannot be traced that way needs a specialist to find it first.

Deposits, cancelling and paying are on our FAQ page.

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Areas we cover

Ashtead Banstead Cheam Chessington Cobham Dorking Epsom Esher Guildford Kingston upon Thames Leatherhead Molesey New Malden Reigate Richmond Surbiton Sutton Twickenham Walton-on-Thames & Weybridge Wimbledon Worcester Park & Ewell
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