My toilet had ceased flushing so needed immediate attention and Emergency Plumber responded very quickly. It proved impossible to repair my very old system so it had to be removed and a new toilet system installed. Dani is an extremely effective plumber and problem solver and did a very professional job, alongside being very personable.
Emergency Plumber in Palmers Green
If a pipe gives way in Palmers Green, call a 24 hour plumber who answers in person. Edwardian terraces, converted flats and flats over the Green Lanes shops all get an emergency plumber in Palmers Green within 60 minutes as a rule, and no call-out fee.
Palmers Green at a glance
- Postcodes
- N13
- Arrival
- Usually within 60 minutes
- Homes
- Edwardian terraces, many converted to flats
- Most common
- Century-old clay drains and flats over shops on Green Lanes
- Also covering
- Winchmore Hill, Bowes Park, Bounds Green
Leak in a flat above a shop?
Find the stopcock: kitchen, hall cupboard or under the boards by the front door. Some converted houses share one, and over the Green Lanes shops it can sit inside the shop. Stay clear of wet electrics. Gas? 0800 111 999. Water? 020 3674 8514.
Emergency plumbing problems we fix in Palmers Green
Century-old clay drains, flats squeezed into family houses and pipes under timber floors explain most of these six Palmers Green emergencies.
- 01
Blocked drain or sink in Palmers Green
Palmers Green terraces often share a clay drain run behind the houses, so a blockage under one garden can back up into the gullies of the houses next door.
Palmers Green: usually £140 – £240. Blocked drain or sink: first steps →
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Blocked or overflowing toilet in Palmers Green
Where a Palmers Green house has been split into flats, the second toilet was often added on a long, shallow run to the old stack, and those runs block easily.
Palmers Green: usually £95 – £150. Blocked or overflowing toilet: first steps →
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Water leak or leak through the ceiling in Palmers Green
A leak in a flat above the shops on Green Lanes or Aldermans Hill can come through into the shop below, and the stopcock for the flat is sometimes inside the shop.
Palmers Green: usually £280 – £600. Water leak or leak through the ceiling: first steps →
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Leaking radiator in Palmers Green
Edwardian terraces in Palmers Green had heating added much later, often with pipes under suspended timber floors, where a weeping radiator valve can go unseen for weeks.
Palmers Green: usually £110 – £170. Leaking radiator: first steps →
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No hot water or no heating in Palmers Green
Most converted flats in Palmers Green run on combi boilers, and hard water scale in the heat exchanger is a common cause of hot water that runs hot and then cold.
Palmers Green: usually £130 – £420. No hot water or no heating: first steps →
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Burst or frozen pipe in Palmers Green
Pipes under the suspended timber ground floors of Palmers Green terraces sit in cold, ventilated voids, and they are among the first to freeze and split in a cold snap.
Palmers Green: usually £150 – £280. Burst or frozen pipe: first steps →
How fast we get to you in Palmers Green
In a house split into flats, tell us your flat letter and which bell is yours. Above a Green Lanes or Aldermans Hill shop, say whether your door is on the street or round the back. Expect us within 60 minutes in most cases.
Streets and places we cover in Palmers Green
Green LanesAldermans HillHazelwood LaneFox LaneLodge DriveBroomfield LaneBroomfield AvenueElmdale RoadHedge LaneDerwent RoadOld Park RoadGrovelands RoadEcclesbourne GardensOsborne RoadOakthorpe Road
We also cover Winchmore Hill, Bowes Park, Bounds Green, Arnos Grove, New Southgate, Grange Park, Bush Hill.
Emergency plumber prices in Palmers Green
Clearing a blocked drain shared behind Palmers Green terraces usually comes to between £140 and £240. The opening hour is £110 and later half hours are £45 each, the same at 2am, with no call-out fee. You agree the fixed price in writing beforehand.
Plumbing in Palmers Green: what goes wrong and why
Palmers Green had a station from 1871 but stayed mostly farmland until large plots were sold for building in 1902. Within about a decade the Old Park estate between Fox Lane and Aldermans Hill, and the Hazelwood Park estate between Hazelwood Lane and Hedge Lane, had filled with Edwardian terraces, with shops and flats along Green Lanes. Many of the larger houses are now flats, so extra kitchens and bathrooms feed into drainage built for one family, and the flats above the Green Lanes shops share drains with the businesses below. Under the gardens the original clay drains are now more than a century old, and Broomfield Park and the street trees mean roots are a frequent cause of blockages. Houses that have never been replumbed can still have lead supply pipes. Thames Water supplies the area with hard water.
Most common here: century-old clay drains and flats over shops on Green Lanes.
What customers near Palmers Green say
The plumber arrived on time Found the leak replaced the faulty hose and tidied up.
Dani came out on the same day to fix a water leak in the loft. It was a Sunday and he was able to find the parts needed and so continued with the job. Very difficult space to work in and he persevered.
Danny was fantastic. He replaced our broken toilet with minimal fuss, quietly and efficiently getting on with the job.
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Emergency plumber in Palmers Green: your questions
How soon can a plumber get to me in Palmers Green?
Our usual arrival time is within 60 minutes. The thing most likely to cost time in N13 is getting in: a converted house with several bells, or a flat reached through the back of a shop on Green Lanes. Tell us exactly how to get inside and we can head straight to the problem.
What does it cost to get a Palmers Green plumber out urgently?
£110 covers the first hour on site, and every half hour after that is £45. No call-out fee is added, and nights and weekends cost the same as weekdays. Once we have seen the problem, we put a fixed price on paper for you to accept, and no part is bought without your nod. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months.
Will someone answer if I ring at 4am in Palmers Green?
Yes, a real person answers at every hour, every day of the year, bank holidays and Christmas included. There is no night premium. Ring 020 3674 8514, or WhatsApp a photo of the leak to 07865 292684 if it is easier to show than to describe, and we will talk you through turning the water off.
What is a genuine plumbing emergency in a Palmers Green conversion?
Water coming through from the flat above, or from your flat into the one below or a shop underneath, is urgent. So is a toilet or gully overflowing when the house shares one run, a pipe split under a suspended timber floor in a frost, and losing all heating with a baby or an elderly person at home.
Who pays to clear a drain shared by Palmers Green terraces?
Pipework used by your home alone, within your boundary, is yours to maintain. Once a pipe carries waste from more than one property, as many shared runs behind these terraces do, it is generally treated as a public sewer and the water company takes responsibility. Inside a converted house, the freeholder or the lease usually decides who pays for shared pipework.
Where is the stopcock in a Palmers Green home?
In an Edwardian terrace in Palmers Green the stopcock is usually under the kitchen sink or under the floorboards just inside the front door. In a converted flat check the kitchen and hall cupboard, and ask the other flats, as some houses still share one.
Which streets in Palmers Green do you cover?
All of them. That includes Green Lanes, Aldermans Hill, Hazelwood Lane, Fox Lane, Lodge Drive and Broomfield Lane, and nearby Winchmore Hill, Bowes Park, Bounds Green, Arnos Grove and New Southgate.
What goes wrong most often in Palmers Green homes?
Century-old clay drains and flats over shops on Green Lanes. Most homes in Palmers Green are edwardian terraces, many converted to flats, and that is where it comes from.