Emergency Plumber in Woking
Water through the ceiling of a flat near the station, a weeping cylinder in Goldsworth Park, or a leak under the drive in Horsell? Phone 07861 933265. There is always someone to answer, there is no call-out fee, and we usually reach GU21 and GU22 within 60 minutes.
First steps: Close the stopcock, usually under the kitchen sink or the stairs. In a flat, check the kitchen and hall cupboards; the building valve is in a riser. Switch off electrics near the water if safe. Gas smell: ring 0800 111 999 straight away.
A town of every age
Woking does not have one kind of house. Victorian and Edwardian villas stand near the town centre and in Horsell, post-war semis spread through Knaphill, large 1970s and 1980s estates fill Goldsworth Park, and newer flats cluster around the station. Each has its own typical emergency.
Estates and cylinders
The later estates have modern pipework but often their original cylinders, now several decades old. Hard water, as most of the south-east has, scales the coil and immersion element and makes old cylinders more likely to weep. Where an unvented cylinder replaced the original, its safety valves need the same attention.
Villas and drains
The older villas have clay drains under mature gardens, older stacks and, where never replumbed, lead supply pipes. Roots in the joints and cracked old pipes are the usual causes of drains that keep blocking.
Bigger plots
Towards the Basingstoke Canal and West Byfleet the plots are larger, with long supply pipes under drives and lawns. Leaks there can run unseen for weeks; a meter that moves with everything off is the clue.
Rate and nearby
£110 for the first hour, then £45 per half hour, plus parts, with no call-out fee. We also cover Horsell, Knaphill and Goldsworth Park, and nearby Staines and Epsom.
Woking at a glance
- Postcodes we cover
- GU21
- GU22
- Streets we often visit
- Commercial Way
- Chertsey Road
- Church Street East
- Church Street West
- Goldsworth Road
- Guildford Road
- Oriental Road
- Maybury Road
- Walton Road
- Horsell Moor
- Victoria Way
- White Rose Lane
- Heathside Road
- Mount Hermon Road
- Kingfield Road
- Local landmarks
- Woking town centre
- Horsell Common
- Goldsworth Park
- Knaphill
- West Byfleet
- Basingstoke Canal
Questions people ask
Our Goldsworth Park house still has its original cylinder. Should we worry?
Not necessarily, but a cylinder of that age is worth watching. Look for green or white crust around joints, damp insulation or a wet airing cupboard floor. Hard water scale also reduces how much hot water it gives. If it starts to weep, have it looked at before it fails.
Water is coming from the flat above in a Woking town centre block. Who stops it?
Try the neighbour first. If they are out, the managing agent or concierge, because the valves on the risers are usually in locked cupboards. Call them and us together.
Our water meter keeps turning with everything off. What does that mean?
Water is escaping somewhere, often on the supply pipe under the drive or garden. That pipe is normally the homeowner's from the boundary in. Look for damp patches or hissing at the outside valve, and call us to trace it.
How much is an emergency plumber in Woking?
No call-out fee. It is £110 for the first hour and £45 for each half hour after, plus parts, at any time.
Sources
- Hard water, Thames Water