Emergency Plumber in Islington
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A leak in a Barnsbury cellar, a lead pipe split under a Canonbury hallway, or water through the ceiling of a Highbury flat? Call 07861 933265. We answer at any hour, charge no call-out fee and usually reach N1, N5 and N7 within 60 minutes.
If water is coming in: Close the stopcock, usually in the cellar or front basement where the supply enters under the pavement. In a flat, try under the kitchen sink or in the hall cupboard. Keep clear of wet light fittings and sockets. Smell gas? Call 0800 111 999 immediately.
Georgian houses, Georgian pipes
The squares and terraces of Barnsbury and Canonbury, around Gibson Square, Canonbury Square and Duncan Terrace, were built long before mains water as we know it, and the plumbing has been added in layers ever since. Thames Water says homes built before 1970 may have lead supply pipes, and in these streets old lead often survives in the cellar and under the front path. The supply pipe from your boundary to the house is yours to maintain, even where it runs under a vault.
Cellars below the drain
Many of these houses have kitchens or bathrooms in the cellar or lower ground floor, set low against the drain that runs out to the street. A long, shallow run collects fat and silt, and a toilet or shower at that level is the first to back up. Basement conversions near the Regent’s Canal and around Angel often depend on a pump to lift waste to the sewer, and the pump needs regular servicing to stay reliable.
Highbury and Holloway conversions
The larger Victorian houses near Highbury Fields and along the roads towards Holloway are often three or four flats. Bathrooms added on every floor drain into one original stack, and a single shared stopcock may be the only way to turn the water off. If you are in a conversion, find out where that valve is before you need it.
Rate and nearby
£110 for the first hour, £45 per half hour after, plus parts, with no call-out fee, at any hour. We also cover Angel, Highbury and Holloway, and nearby Camden, Stoke Newington and Hackney.
Islington at a glance
- Postcodes we cover
- N1
- N5
- N7
- Streets we often visit
- Upper Street
- Essex Road
- Liverpool Road
- Canonbury Road
- Barnsbury Street
- Cross Street
- Colebrooke Row
- Duncan Terrace
- Gibson Square
- Offord Road
- Canonbury Square
- Barnsbury Square
- Richmond Avenue
- Noel Road
- Highbury Hill
- Local landmarks
- Upper Street
- Highbury Fields
- Canonbury
- Barnsbury
- Angel
- Regent's Canal
Questions people ask
Where is the stopcock in an Islington Georgian terrace?
Usually in the cellar or the front basement, close to where the supply comes in under the pavement, and sometimes in one of the vaults under the street. In a converted flat look under the kitchen sink or in a hall cupboard, but in older conversions there may be only one valve, in the lowest flat.
My cellar kitchen sink is backing up. Why?
Cellar and lower-ground kitchens in Islington often sit close to, or below, the level of the drain they empty into. Fat builds up in the long, flat run out to the street, and in a heavy downpour the drain can be too full to take the water. Clearing the run usually solves the first; the second may need a non-return valve or a pump.
Do I need permission to fix pipes in a listed Islington house?
Stopping a leak and repairing like for like is normally fine. Works that change a listed building's character, such as new pipe runs on the front or removing historic plasterwork, can need listed building consent from Islington Council, so where a lasting fix would change anything like that we will tell you before doing it.
Do you charge extra for a night call-out in Islington?
No call-out fee at any time. Work is £110 for the first hour and £45 for each half hour after, plus parts, and the rate is the same at night and at weekends.
Sources
- Lead pipe replacement, Thames Water
- Pipe responsibility, Thames Water