Outside Tap Fitting in London

Outside tap fitting in London: what the price includes

• 01
  Through-wall fit

  Drilled, sleeved and sealed, with the shortest sensible run from the nearest supply.

• 02
  Winter-safe by design

  Internal isolator plus drain-off means thirty seconds in November beats a burst in January.

• 03
  Regulation compliant

  Double-check valve for backflow prevention, required by water regs, ignored by half the internet.

• 04
  Repairs and swaps

  Split taps, seized heads and failed wall plates replaced on the standard rate card.

• 05
  Double check valve, because the regulations require it

  A garden tap can back-siphon water from a hose left in a pond or a bucket of feed straight into your drinking supply. A double check valve prevents it and is a legal requirement under the Water Supply Regulations. Any installation without one is non-compliant, however tidy it looks.

Local conditions we work around

An outside tap in London needs a double-check valve to comply with the Water Supply Regulations, and in a flat or a conversion it needs the freeholder's agreement before it needs a drill. The practical detail is winter: an external run that cannot be isolated and drained from inside will freeze and split, and in a converted building that split is above somebody else's ceiling. We fit an internal isolating valve as standard so the tap can be shut off and drained without ceremony.

Find your area

Wherever you are in the list below, the price is the same. Open your area for what tends to go wrong there.

Outside tap fitting in London, your questions