Emergency Plumber in East Finchley

A leak from an upstairs maisonette, a flat over a High Road shop with no water, or a frozen pipe on the high ground near Cherry Tree Wood? Call 07861 933265. Someone answers at any hour, there is no call-out fee, and we usually reach N2 within 60 minutes.

First steps: Close the stopcock: in a terrace it is usually under the kitchen sink or under the floor inside the front door; in a maisonette, in your own kitchen. Above a shop, it may be on the landing or downstairs in the shop. Switch off electrics near the water if it is safe to. Gas smell: 0800 111 999 first.

Built a bit at a time

East Finchley was built gradually, from the late Victorian streets off the High Road to 1930s semis and maisonettes, post-war council flats and a few taller blocks. Each kind of home has its own typical emergency, and knowing which one you live in tells you where to look for the stopcock.

Maisonettes

The 1930s maisonettes, an upper and a lower home in one building with separate front doors, are a common sight here. A leak from the upper bathroom comes straight through the lower kitchen or living room ceiling, and the two owners need to work together to sort out both the repair and the insurance.

Above the High Road

The High Road has flats over shops for most of its length. Supply and waste pipes are often shared with the business below, stopcocks can be in odd places, and a shop that has had its own plumbing changed can affect the flat above.

High and exposed

The area sits high on the old Great North Road, and pipes in lofts, garages and on outside walls are the first to freeze in a cold snap. Lag loft pipes and tanks, and isolate and drain outside taps before winter.

Rate and nearby

£110 for the first hour, £45 per half hour after that, plus parts, with no call-out fee. We also cover Fortis Green and Cherry Tree Wood, and nearby Finchley, Muswell Hill and Highgate.