Emergency Plumber in Hackney
Water appearing in a warehouse flat off Mare Street, a slow drain in a London Fields terrace or a leak from upstairs in a Homerton block? Ring 07861 933265. There is no call-out fee, someone answers round the clock, and we usually reach E5, E8 and E9 within 60 minutes.
Shut the water off: In a terrace, the stopcock is under the kitchen sink or under the floor inside the front door. In a warehouse or newer block, check the kitchen, utility or hall cupboard; communal valves are in risers. Keep clear of wet electrics. Gas smell: ring 0800 111 999 first.
Terraces, extended and divided
Most of Hackney is Victorian terrace, and around Broadway Market, London Fields and Victoria Park nearly every house has been extended at the back, converted into flats, or both. That puts two or three bathrooms on one original soil stack and moves kitchens a long way from the drain. Slow drains, blockages that back up into the ground-floor flat and leaks between flats are the everyday result.
Warehouse conversions
Around Mare Street and Hackney Wick, former warehouses and factories are now flats. Their plumbing is often surface-mounted, with long horizontal waste runs and shared risers. When a blockage forms in a long run, several flats can be affected, and leaks travel along floors before anyone sees them.
Blocks and estates
Hackney also has many purpose-built blocks and estates, especially near Homerton and Hackney Central. Communal risers and stacks are the landlord’s or managing agent’s, so report faults there as well as calling us.
Old drains and lead
Under the streets near Victoria Park the original clay drains are still common, and roots get in. The drain serving only your house is yours; once it joins neighbours’ pipes, Thames Water says it is responsible.
Rate and nearby
No call-out fee. £110 for the first hour, £45 per half hour after, plus parts. We also cover Dalston, Homerton and Clapton, and nearby Stoke Newington, Walthamstow and Islington.
Hackney at a glance
- Postcodes we cover
- E8
- E9
- E5
- Streets we often visit
- Mare Street
- Broadway Market
- Well Street
- Morning Lane
- Dalston Lane
- Graham Road
- Amhurst Road
- Richmond Road
- Lauriston Road
- Victoria Park Road
- Homerton High Street
- Chatsworth Road
- Wilton Way
- Mapledene Road
- Lansdowne Drive
- Local landmarks
- Broadway Market
- London Fields
- Mare Street
- Victoria Park
- Hackney Central
- Homerton
Questions people ask
Our warehouse flat has a leak but we cannot see where it is coming from. What next?
In warehouse conversions, water can run a long way along a concrete slab or a steel beam before it shows. Turn off your water, check whether the leak continues (if it does, it may be from a neighbour or a communal pipe) and tell the managing agent. We trace it from where it appears back to the source.
Why is our kitchen sink in an E8 terrace always slow?
If the kitchen is in a back extension, its waste may run a long way at a shallow angle to reach the stack, and fat settles along it. In a house split into flats, a partial blockage in the shared stack also slows the lower flats first.
Do Hackney terraces still have lead pipes?
Some do. Thames Water says homes built before 1970 may have lead supply pipes, which covers most Victorian terraces in E5, E8 and E9.
What does an emergency plumber cost in Hackney?
There is no call-out fee. The first hour is £110, and each half hour after is £45, plus parts, at any hour.
Sources
- Lead pipe replacement, Thames Water
- Sewer pipe responsibility, Thames Water