Emergency Plumber in Woolwich
Woolwich has two very different kinds of home. On the riverside, thousands of new flats; up the hill towards Shooters Hill and Plumstead, Victorian and Edwardian terraces. We work on both. Call or WhatsApp 07861 933265 any time; there is no call-out fee.
First steps: In a new flat, the stopcock is usually in the kitchen or in a utility cupboard with the cylinder. In a terrace, look under the kitchen sink or below the floor inside the front door. If an unvented cylinder is leaking, switch off its immersion or the boiler as well as the water.
The riverside and Royal Arsenal
The Royal Arsenal closed in 1994, and its riverside has since been turned into a large area of new homes, alongside newer blocks near the Elizabeth line station and the town centre. These flats usually have an unvented cylinder or a heat interface unit, plastic pipework and plenty of push-fit joints hidden behind boxing. Discharging safety valves, leaks behind bath panels and blocked kitchen wastes are the common calls.
Terraces up the hill
Around Brookhill Road, Eglinton Hill, Herbert Road and up towards Shooters Hill the houses are older terraces, many converted into flats. Expect original lead or iron supply pipes, cast-iron soil stacks and shared drains under back gardens.
Town centre flats over shops
Above Powis Street and around Beresford Square, flats sit over shops and food outlets. Waste pipes often pass through the business below, and fat from kitchens is a frequent cause of blocked drains at the back.
Our rate and nearby
£110 for the first hour, then £45 per half hour, plus parts, with no call-out fee. We also cover Greenwich, Eltham and Bexleyheath. For cylinder problems, see unvented cylinders.
Woolwich at a glance
- Postcodes we cover
- SE18
- SE28
- Streets we often visit
- Powis Street
- Woolwich New Road
- Plumstead Road
- Woolwich Church Street
- Wellington Street
- Artillery Place
- Brookhill Road
- Eglinton Hill
- Herbert Road
- Burrage Road
- Kings Highway
- Shooters Hill Road
- Local landmarks
- Royal Arsenal Riverside
- Beresford Square
- Woolwich Ferry
- Woolwich Common
- Woolwich Works
Questions people ask
I live in a new flat at Royal Arsenal Riverside. The hot water cylinder is dripping from a pipe outside. Is that a leak?
Probably not a leak from the cylinder itself. Unvented cylinders have safety valves that discharge through a pipe called the tundish when pressure or temperature is too high. A constant drip there means a valve or the expansion vessel needs attention. Turn the cylinder off and call us.
Who fixes leaks in a new-build block?
Inside your flat, you or your landlord. In shared risers, plant rooms or the communal heating system, the building's management company. If the block is still under the developer's warranty, check that first, but stop the water and limit the damage straight away.
Our Victorian terrace on the hill has very low water pressure upstairs. Why?
Old supply pipes are narrow and often partly blocked with scale, and the hill means houses higher up can have lower mains pressure. We measure pressure and flow at the stopcock to see whether the supply or the house plumbing is the problem.
How much does an emergency plumber in Woolwich cost?
Free to come out. £110 for the first hour, £45 per half hour after, plus parts, whatever the hour.
Sources
- History of Woolwich, University of Greenwich, Ideal Homes
- Pipe responsibility, Thames Water