Planned work · London · from £140 fitted
Stopcock Replacement in London
The stopcock is the most important valve in the house and the least exercised.
Seized, weeping or spinning uselessly, it fails on the one night it matters, replacing it is cheap insurance with a very bad failure mode.
What you get
What the price includes
- 01Like-for-like or upgrade
Traditional screw-down or quarter-turn lever valves, the lever wins for anyone with weaker hands.
- 02Freeze-window swaps
Mains isolated at the boundary while we work, water off for under an hour.
- 03Boundary valve checks
We confirm the outside meter valve works too, so you always have a second way to shut off.
- 04Surestop options
Push-button and remote-switch stopcocks where the pipework hides somewhere unreachable.
Straight answers
Stopcock replacement, your questions
My stopcock spins but nothing happens
The gate has detached inside, the valve is failed open. It still looks fine, which is why nobody finds out until an emergency. Replacement is £140–£210 fitted.
How often should I test it?
Twice a year: close, open, done. A stopcock exercised occasionally lasts decades; one untouched for twenty years seizes exactly when the kitchen is flooding.
Where even is mine?
Under the kitchen sink in most houses; hall cupboards, cellars and under floorboards in older London stock. Finding and labelling it is part of the visit.
24 hours · 365 days · London
Water where it
shouldn't be? Call.
A person answers, not a menu. You'll have an arrival time and a price range before you hang up.
020 3674 8514Or WhatsApp 07865 292684, photos help us bring the right parts
