How quickly can you get to a leak?

Emergency call-outs are available. Priority on active leaks, no-water and vulnerable-occupant situations, we'll be honest about timing when you ring.

Do you cover small jobs? I've been told mine's 'not worth it' before.

Yes. Dripping taps, jammed stopcocks and radiator valves are exactly the small jobs we do all week.

Yes: £2m public liability, current and in force.

Can you replace my old stopcock before winter?

Yes: one of the best pre-winter jobs any homeowner can book. Half an hour on a summer morning, a lifetime of being able to actually turn the water off if it matters.

Do you fit outside taps?

Yes: supplied, fitted with proper backflow protection and a garden-side isolation valve so it can be winterised each autumn.

Can you install a saniflo / macerator?

Yes: for cloakrooms, en-suites and utility WCs where a gravity waste isn't available. Fitted to manufacturer spec.

Can you fix a leaking radiator valve without draining the whole system?

Usually yes, with the right technique and a couple of freeze kits we can change most valves without draining and re-inhibiting the whole system.

Do you cover my area?

Broad Town, Royal Wootton Bassett, Broad Hinton, Lyneham, Wroughton, Marlborough, Yatesbury, Swindon and Calne.

Is the work guaranteed?

Any parts fitted carry the manufacturer's warranty and everything is itemised on the invoice. If anything's not right with our workmanship, Ben puts it right personally.

Wet underfloor heating pipe loops laid in aluminium spreader plates between floor joists during a plumbing first-fix

The everyday plumbing you need done right

General plumbingfor real Wiltshire homes

Leaks, dripping taps, stopcocks that won't turn, radiator valves, cylinders, outside taps, ballcocks, saniflos and awkward pipework you'd rather someone else looked at, sorted properly the first time.

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18 years' experience · £2m public liability · Written quote before work

18 years

Experience
£2m cover

Public liability
Available

Emergency call-outs
Free

Written quote
Ben Davis

One engineer

Overview

A straight explanation of what we do, and why it matters

General plumbing is the least glamorous and most useful side of the job. A dripping tap, a leaking rad valve, a jammed stopcock, small on their own, expensive if they're ignored.

Back to home

What it is: Everyday plumbing repairs and small installations, leaks, taps, isolation valves, radiator valves, ballcocks, outside taps, cylinders, immersion heaters, stopcocks, WCs, macerators, garden taps and general pipework changes.
Who it's for: Homeowners, landlords, letting agents and small businesses across Broad Town, Royal Wootton Bassett, Marlborough, Calne, Swindon, Wroughton, Lyneham, Broad Hinton and Yatesbury.
When you need it: As soon as the drip starts, the valve seizes, the pressure disappears or the outside tap freezes. Every one of them is cheaper today than next month.
Why professional matters: General plumbing looks trivial until it isn't. A weeping compression fitting under a floorboard becomes a ceiling in another room. A jammed stopcock becomes the reason a burst pipe floods a house for six hours. Small things, fixed properly, the first time.

The cost of leaving it

What happens when it's ignored

The plumbing jobs people put off are the ones that stop being small.

Risks & escalations

A slow leak under a floor rots joists and stains ceilings before it's ever noticed.
A stopcock that won't turn is the reason a burst pipe floods a house; you can't isolate the water fast enough.
Frost damage on outside taps and unlagged pipework is one of the most expensive winter callouts we do.
DIY radiator valve changes on live systems flood floors with dirty inhibited water.
Ignoring an overflow drip means the ball valve is failing, small drip today, running overflow tomorrow.

Common mistakes

Using plumbers' tape on a compression fitting. It's not what it's for.
Overtightening tap gland nuts. Ends up making the drip worse and shortening the tap's life.
Ignoring a stopcock that won't turn until you need it. That day is always a Sunday, always at 2am.
Booking a 'plumber' who's actually only handled bathroom fits. Different discipline, different tools.

Fixed early, quietly, on a Tuesday morning, general plumbing is the cheapest maintenance you'll ever pay for.

Our process

A clear, five-step system, no surprises

Step 1

Symptom triage on the phone

Where's the water going, how fast, what's the priority | enough to bring the right parts and the right isolation kit.
Step 2

Isolate and diagnose

Isolate the water supply properly | often the first thing that's needed. Inspect, identify the underlying cause, not just the symptom.
Step 3

Written quote if it's more than a small job

For anything beyond a straightforward tap or valve, you'll get a price in writing before any spanner turns.
Step 4

Fix cleanly

Proper fittings, correct pipe cutting and preparation, joints made to last, pipework tidied and clipped where needed.
Step 5

Test and tidy

Full test at pressure, area left clean, walk-through of what was done and what to watch for | with an invoice that itemises everything.

The benefits

Concrete outcomes, not vague promises

One engineer, every job

Ben on the phone, Ben on the doorstep, Ben on the tools | no dispatch centre in the middle.

Fully insured, warranty-safe

£2m public liability. Work carried out to WRAS/Water Regs standard so warranties and insurance stay valid.

Emergency call-outs

For real emergencies | bursts, no water, active leaks | available when you need it.

Priced honestly

Small jobs quoted on the phone or on the doorstep. Larger jobs in writing before work.

Clean, tidy work

Pipework routed sensibly, joints wiped, floor covered, area left as we found it.

Fixed once

The underlying cause found and dealt with, not just the visible symptom.

In detail

The technical stuff, explained straight

Where the theory meets the van. Materials, methods, brand differences and the specific situations we deal with week in, week out across Wiltshire.

The most common general plumbing jobs we do

Leaking taps and mixers, usually cartridges, ceramic discs, gland packing or seats; often fixable, sometimes tap-replacement territory. Dripping radiator valves, TRV heads, valve bodies, tail nut olives. Toilet issues, flush valves, fill valves, cistern seals, wax rings, waste connections. Cylinder issues, immersion elements, thermostats, gate valves, motorised valves. Stopcocks, replacing seized main stopcocks (with the water board's cooperation for external ones) is one of the best pre-winter jobs any homeowner can book. Outside taps, supply, install and winterise. Ballcock and float valve failures on loft tanks. Saniflos, macerators and above-floor waste systems. Compression, push-fit and copper pipework changes to accommodate refits and appliance moves.

Leaks and how we find them

Visible leaks are the easy ones. Slow leaks; the ones that stain a ceiling weeks after the pipe let go, need proper investigation: pressure testing, thermal imaging where sensible, and knowing where to look. Compression fittings under floorboards, radiator valves at the tail, cylinder connections, cold-mains stopcock joints and boiler heat-exchanger seals are the usual suspects. Where the leak is behind tiling or under a solid floor, we'll be honest about the options and the disruption before opening anything up.

Water Regulations and why they matter

Every plumbing installation and modification in a domestic property in England and Wales is subject to the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999. That covers backflow protection, air gaps, isolation, minimum pressures and materials. Non-compliant plumbing can void your household insurance and, in extreme cases, result in enforcement by your water undertaker. We work to Water Regs as standard, not as an extra.

Landlord and letting-agent plumbing

Regular plumbing repairs on rented properties, from a tenant-reported leak to a full end-of-tenancy check, carried out promptly, with invoices and photos suitable for accounts and audit trails. We work with several local landlords and small letting agencies on an ongoing basis.

Small-business and commercial plumbing

General plumbing for small commercial premises, offices, salons, cafés, holiday lets, covering taps, WCs, water heaters, small kitchen installations and washroom repairs. Same responsiveness, same pricing discipline, invoiced properly for the books.

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