He arrived on time, was professional and courteous, and quickly identified and fixed the issue. Not only did he repair the leak, but he also took the time to explain what had caused it and how to prevent it in the future.
Emergency Plumber in Ealing
Ealing villas split into flats and 1930s semis in Pitshanger both get the same service from an emergency plumber in Ealing. That means a 24 hour plumber, a person on the phone, no call-out fee and, in most cases, arrival within 60 minutes.
Ealing at a glance
- Postcodes
- W5, W13, W7
- Arrival
- Usually within 60 minutes
- Homes
- Large Victorian villas and 1930s semis
- Most common
- Flat conversions overloading original waste stacks
- Also covering
- West Ealing, Hanwell, Northfields
Look under the stairs too
In an Ealing villa or semi the stopcock is usually under the kitchen sink or under the stairs, sometimes below a floorboard by the front door. Converted flats keep it in the kitchen or hall cupboard. Turn off power near leaks. Gas: 0800 111 999. Plumbing: 020 3674 8514.
Emergency plumbing problems we fix in Ealing
Villas carved into two or three flats and interwar semis with loft tanks account for these six emergencies across W5, W13 and W7:
- 01
Blocked drain or sink in Ealing
In a converted Ealing villa the kitchens of two or three flats often discharge into one gully at the back, and grease from all of them builds up there into a blockage.
Ealing: usually £140 – £240. Blocked drain or sink: first steps →
- 02
Blocked or overflowing toilet in Ealing
Many Ealing flat conversions put a bathroom where a bedroom used to be, away from the original stack, and some rely on a macerator toilet that blocks if anything but paper goes in.
Ealing: usually £95 – £150. Blocked or overflowing toilet: first steps →
- 03
Water leak or leak through the ceiling in Ealing
Water coming through a ceiling in a converted Ealing house usually starts in the flat above, often at a shower tray or bath seal in a bathroom added during the conversion.
Ealing: usually £280 – £600. Water leak or leak through the ceiling: first steps →
- 04
Leaking radiator in Ealing
In the interwar semis north of Pitshanger Lane many heating systems are still open-vented with a feed tank in the loft, and decades of sludge leave radiators cold at the bottom.
Ealing: usually £110 – £170. Leaking radiator: first steps →
- 05
No hot water or no heating in Ealing
Ealing houses with a loft tank and copper cylinder lose hot water when the immersion heater element scales up in the hard water and burns out.
Ealing: usually £130 – £420. No hot water or no heating: first steps →
- 06
Burst or frozen pipe in Ealing
In the Edwardian and interwar houses around Pitshanger and Brentham, loft tanks and pipes are the first to freeze, and a split often shows as water through the top-floor ceiling.
Ealing: usually £150 – £280. Burst or frozen pipe: first steps →
How fast we get to you in Ealing
Converted villas near Walpole Park and Northfields may have separate entrances at the side or back, so tell us which is yours and the flat number. For semis around Pitshanger, mention loft access if the problem is the tank. Expect us within 60 minutes.
Streets and places we cover in Ealing
The BroadwayNew BroadwayUxbridge RoadHaven GreenMattock LaneCastlebar RoadPitshanger LaneGordon RoadNorthfield AvenueSt Mary's RoadEaton RiseSouth Ealing RoadMount Park RoadCulmington RoadDrayton Green Road
We also cover West Ealing, Hanwell, Northfields, South Ealing, Pitshanger, Brentham, Acton, Perivale, Hanger Hill.
Emergency plumber prices in Ealing
With several flats on one old stack, a blocked toilet or sink in Ealing usually costs £95 to £150 to clear. Otherwise it is £110 for an hour's labour to start, £45 per extra half hour, day or night, free of any call-out fee, and fixed in writing first.
Plumbing in Ealing: what goes wrong and why
Ealing earned the Queen of the Suburbs tag from its big Victorian and Edwardian villas, and those houses explain why so much plumbing work here is conversion-related. Around Northfields, West Ealing and the streets by Walpole Park, many single houses have been split into two or three flats, stacking new bathrooms and kitchens onto one original waste stack. Blockages and slow drainage follow. Pitshanger, Brentham and the interwar semis further north have a different pattern: gravity hot water systems with loft tanks, ageing cylinders and hard-water scale that shortens the life of immersion heaters. Thames Water supplies the area with hard water. Homes built before 1970 anywhere near Ealing Broadway can still have a lead supply pipe on the incoming main, worth checking before any repipe.
Most common here: flat conversions overloading original waste stacks.
What customers near Ealing say
Despite the late hour, their response was incredibly prompt, and they quickly dispatched a professional plumber to my home. The plumber was highly skilled, courteous, and efficient, diagnosing and fixing the problem in no time.
Danny and his colleague were polite and professional, helping us solve a plumbing issue after a week of not getting a hold of any other plumbers, he arrived within 2 hours and fixed the problem quickly and efficiently.
Danny was great and very professional. Fixed both issues with the bathroom sink leak and valve replacement in the radiator a timely way, without over complicating and have had no issues since.
Ealing visitors can check the Checkatrade reviews below; none of the wording has been changed. Read all 147 reviews or our Google reviews.
Emergency plumber in Ealing: your questions
How long does a plumber take to reach Ealing?
Expect us within 60 minutes across W5, W13 and W7. In converted villas the entrance for an upper flat is often at the side or back, so say which door is yours. If the leak starts in the flat above, check whether your neighbour is in, as we may need to reach their bathroom to stop it.
Does an emergency plumber in Ealing charge a call-out fee?
No. The first hour costs £110 and every further half hour £45, at a single rate day and night. We settle a fixed price with you in writing before the job starts, and any part needs your approval before it is bought. Your workmanship guarantee runs 12 months, and bank holidays cost no more.
Will anyone answer in Ealing late at night or on a bank holiday?
Yes. Our phones are staffed through every night of the year, bank holidays and Christmas included. Nights and holidays cost no more than weekdays. If a frozen loft pipe splits and water comes through the top-floor ceiling on a holiday evening, call immediately and turn off the stopcock.
What makes a plumbing problem urgent in a converted Ealing house?
Water dripping through from the flat above, a shared gully or stack backing up into a sink or toilet, a burst pipe, a macerator toilet that has stopped, or a winter breakdown that leaves you with no heat. With two or three flats on one original stack, a blockage can affect all of them.
Who pays to clear a gully shared by flats in an Ealing conversion?
A gully and drain serving just your building, within its boundary, count as private, so the flats share the cost according to the lease or the freeholder's arrangements. Where the drain also takes waste from another building, or once it joins the public sewer, responsibility normally passes to the water company.
Where is the stopcock in a Ealing home?
In an Ealing villa or semi it is usually under the kitchen sink or under the stairs, sometimes beneath a floorboard near the front door. In a converted flat look in the kitchen or hall cupboard.
Which streets in Ealing do you cover?
All of them. That includes The Broadway, New Broadway, Uxbridge Road, Haven Green, Mattock Lane and Castlebar Road, and nearby West Ealing, Hanwell, Northfields, South Ealing and Pitshanger.
What goes wrong most often in Ealing homes?
Flat conversions overloading original waste stacks. Most homes in Ealing are large Victorian villas and 1930s semis, and that is where it comes from.