Emergency Plumber in Putney

Water through the ceiling of a mansion flat off Lower Richmond Road, or a burst under the floor of a terrace near Wandsworth Park? Call 07861 933265. Someone answers at any hour, you pay no call-out fee, and we usually get to SW15 within 60 minutes.

Stop the water first: In a terrace, look under the kitchen sink or lift the boards just inside the front door. In a mansion flat your own valve is usually under the sink or in a hall cupboard, and the main stopcock for the block is in a communal cupboard or the basement. Keep clear of wet electrics. If you smell gas, ring 0800 111 999 before you do anything else.

Mansion flats by the river

The red-brick mansion blocks between Putney Bridge and the Embankment, and further up around Putney Hill, share long risers between flats. A leak upstairs can come out several floors below, and stopping it may mean opening a communal cupboard that only the porter or freeholder can unlock. When you call, tell us the block, the flat number, and who holds the keys.

Terraces with old supply pipes

The Victorian and Edwardian streets between the High Street and Wandsworth Park, around Disraeli Road, Werter Road and Hotham Road, are mostly built before 1970, and some still have a lead supply pipe coming in under the front path. Lead joints weep, and the stopcock on an old lead pipe is often stiff or seized. If yours will not turn, do not force it: the outside stop valve by the pavement is the next option.

Under those terraces the drains are often the original clay. The drain serving only your house is yours, but once it joins your neighbours’ pipes the shared part belongs to Thames Water, even if it runs under your garden.

Basements, pumps and the river

Some lower-ground and basement flats near the Thames rely on a pump to lift waste up to the sewer. Pumps fail quietly: slow drains and a smell come first, then water backing up through the lowest shower. Up towards Putney Heath and Roehampton the housing changes to 1930s blocks and post-war estates with shared heating and communal stacks, where a fault can start outside your flat.

Rate and nearby areas

£110 for the first hour, then £45 per half hour, plus parts, with no call-out fee, day or night. We also cover Roehampton, Southfields and East Putney, and neighbouring Wandsworth and Fulham.