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Finding the cause of a leak

The leak does not show from outside; the cause is sought step by step.

11 photos selected of 28Procedure · photos in working order

A damp stain on the ceiling of the flat below, spread out in a wide ring

BeforeThe stain on the ceiling of the flat below.

The same stain close up, the rim darkened and the middle already flaking

Before

The stain from another angle, the water trail running toward the corner

Before

Opening the floor where the leak was suspected, a channel cut beside the basin

In progressOpening the floor where we suspected the fault.

The wall opened and a worn galvanised pipe found inside the chase

In progressThe wall opened, a worn-out pipe.

The same riser lower down, the branch joint exposed back to the brickwork

In progress

Local damage to the pipe, the pinhole through which water ran into the wall

In progressLocal damage, or a pipe at the end of its life.

The tile opened directly above the pipe, no wider than was strictly needed

In progress

A surface mounted solution, a new PPR line running above the tub to the tap

FinishedA surface-run solution, because the whole hot water line had failed.

The new line connected to the bath mixer, the old inlet left abandoned

Finished

A vertical and a horizontal run over the tiles, dropping to the opened wall

Finished

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The bathroom after the repair, the tap and the basin back in their place

Leak detection and repair

Locating the leak and repairing it on the spot.

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The new pipe along both walls, an inspection opening left on the elbow

Damp from a sewer pipe and fitting joint

Establishing the cause of damp and repairing the joint.

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Repaired the right way, the joint stays in the wall with no clamped parts

A wrong and a right pipe repair

The same pipe, two ways of repairing it, and a difference you can see.

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Emergency interventions

A fault that cannot wait for morning

A burst pipe, sewage backing up, water that cannot be shut off, a dangerous electrical fault, water reaching the electrical installation, a faulty lock or door. Everything carrying a risk of flood, fire or major damage. We come out at night, on Sundays and on holidays too.

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The emergency call-out price is in the price list; labour is billed separately, according to the job established on site.