Emergency Plumber in Wandsworth
Wandsworth has two very different kinds of home within a short walk: Victorian terraces around the Common and Earlsfield, and new riverside blocks near Wandsworth Town. Whichever you are in, call 07861 933265 for a leak or a blockage. We answer at any hour, coming out is free, and SW18 is usually reached within 60 minutes.
Before we arrive: In a terrace, close the stopcock under the kitchen sink or below the boards by the front door. In a riverside flat, look in the utility or hall cupboard; riser valves are outside the flat. Switch off power near any water if it is safe. Gas smell: call 0800 111 999 first.
Terraces around the Common
The streets around Wandsworth Common, the Tonsley area and Earlsfield are Victorian terraces, many still with clay drains and, where never replumbed, lead supply pipes. Side-return and rear extensions have moved many kitchens a long way from the original stack, which is a common cause of slow drains.
Southfields
Southfields sits between the two, with Edwardian terraces often converted into flats. The original stacks now carry more bathrooms than they were built for, and blockages show first in the lowest flat.
Riverside blocks
The developments near Wandsworth Town and the Ram Quarter have pressurised systems, sealed risers and communal plant. A fault there can sit outside your flat entirely, and the managing agent is part of the fix.
Hard water
Thames Water says all the water in its region is hard. In SW18 that means scaled heat exchangers, furred cylinders and pressure-reducing valves clogging in newer systems.
Price and nearby
£110 for the first hour and £45 for each half hour after that, plus parts; no call-out fee. We also cover Earlsfield, Southfields and Wandsworth Town, and nearby Putney, Battersea and Balham.
Wandsworth at a glance
- Postcodes we cover
- SW18
- Streets we often visit
- Wandsworth High Street
- Old York Road
- Garratt Lane
- East Hill
- West Hill
- Trinity Road
- Earlsfield Road
- Magdalen Road
- Allfarthing Lane
- St Ann's Hill
- Buckhold Road
- Replingham Road
- Heathfield Road
- Tonsley Hill
- Wandsworth Common West Side
- Local landmarks
- Wandsworth Common
- Wandsworth Town
- Earlsfield
- Southfields
- Ram Quarter
- Tonsley
Questions people ask
Our riverside flat has low water pressure. Is that the building?
Possibly. Newer riverside blocks often have a pressure-reducing valve and a booster or communal plant, and scale or a failed valve on your branch can cut pressure in one flat. If neighbours are affected too, it is the building's plant and the managing agent needs to know.
Why does our kitchen in the side return drain so slowly?
Moving a kitchen into a side-return extension often means a long, nearly flat waste pipe to the drain. Fat settles along it until it blocks. Clearing it works; a better fall stops it coming back.
Does our Wandsworth Common terrace have a lead supply pipe?
It might. Thames Water says homes built before 1970 may have lead supply pipes, which covers the Victorian streets around the Common, Tonsley and Earlsfield.
How much does an emergency plumber cost in Wandsworth?
No call-out fee. You pay £110 for the first hour, £45 for each half hour after it, and parts.
Sources
- Lead pipe replacement, Thames Water
- Hard water, Thames Water