We arrange plumbing across Edinburgh and the Lothians through vetted partner plumbers: leaks and leak detection, burst pipes, taps and toilets, radiator moves, drainage and bathroom plumbing. You get a fixed price in writing before any work begins, and a same-day callback if you contact us before 2pm.
A stain spreading across a ceiling in a tenement flat is a neighbour problem as well as yours, so speed matters. Your plumber isolates the supply, traces the leak — with thermal imaging and acoustic detection where the pipework is buried — and quotes the repair before opening anything up. In Edinburgh's older tenements the usual culprits are perished lead or copper joints under floorboards, failed waste connections behind boxed-in bathroom pipework, and weeping radiator valves.
Burst pipes after a freeze are a January staple across the EH postcodes, especially in unheated loft spaces and garages. If a pipe has burst, turn the stopcock off (usually under the kitchen sink), open the cold tap to drain the system, and request a callback — burst-pipe calls go to the front of the same-day queue.
The everyday jobs are where fixed pricing matters most: a dripping tap, a toilet that will not stop running, a radiator that needs moved for a new kitchen layout. Your plumber quotes the job, not the hour, so a fiddly tenement waste pipe costs the same as an easy one. Radiator moves and additions are quoted with the pipework route agreed in advance — important in flats where the only route is through a neighbour's ceiling void or a listed cornice line.
Bathroom plumbing — new basins, WCs, showers and the first-fix pipework behind a refit — is scheduled around your other trades, and outside taps are fitted with a proper isolation valve and double-check valve so they pass Scottish Water byelaws.
Blocked sinks, slow gullies and a WC that threatens to overflow are cleared with rods or jetting depending on the blockage. In Edinburgh's older streets, shared drains run through several properties before reaching the main sewer, so a blockage in your gully can be your neighbour's problem too — your plumber establishes whose drain it actually is before quoting, and Scottish Water's responsibility is checked before you pay for anything that is theirs to fix.
Recurring blockages get a camera survey rather than repeat call-outs: root ingress from the mature trees in streets like Colinton's and Ratho's is a common finding, and the footage gives you the evidence for a repair quote or an insurance claim.
Every job is quoted fixed before work starts — the price you agree is the price you pay, with no hourly meter running and no hidden extras for parking or tenement stairs. Larger jobs such as bathroom first-fix or drain repairs come with a written scope. If the work uncovers something unexpected — rotten joists under a leaking shower, say — work pauses and you get a revised written quote before anything continues.
| Tap repair or replacement | From £89 | Fixed price, parts agreed up front |
|---|---|---|
| Toilet repair | From £95 | Fill valves, flush mechanisms, reseats |
| Leak detection visit | From £145 | Thermal + acoustic trace with written findings |
| Blocked drain clearance | From £120 | Rodding; jetting quoted if needed |
Victorian villas and tenements with original lead and copper runs — leak traces under floorboards and radiator moves around corniced rooms are routine here.
We arrange work across Bruntsfield — Victorian tenements and period conversions off the Links. Your engineer confirms access, parking and any consent questions before the fixed price is agreed.
We arrange work across Marchmont — Large Victorian tenement flats with shared stacks. Your engineer confirms access, parking and any consent questions before the fixed price is agreed.
We arrange work across Stockbridge — Georgian colonies and basement flats. Your engineer confirms access, parking and any consent questions before the fixed price is agreed.
A-listed Georgian townhouses need plumbers who understand consent — we arrange like-for-like repairs and routed pipework that respects the fabric.
Converted warehouses and new-build flats mix with older tenements — from pressurised systems in the new builds to shared stacks in the tenements.
We arrange work across Portobello — Georgian and Victorian terraces near the sea. Your engineer confirms access, parking and any consent questions before the fixed price is agreed.
We arrange work across Corstorphine — 1930s semis and bungalows. Your engineer confirms access, parking and any consent questions before the fixed price is agreed.
Plumber in Colinton for the conservation village cottages and 1930s bungalows — careful work around original pipework, plus drainage and root-ingress camera surveys on the tree-lined streets. Fixed price agreed before work starts.
We arrange work across Currie — Village cottages and 1970s family homes. Your engineer confirms access, parking and any consent questions before the fixed price is agreed.
We arrange work across Balerno — Rural-edge detached homes and cottages. Your engineer confirms access, parking and any consent questions before the fixed price is agreed.
Plumber in Ratho for canal-side cottages and the newer village estates — we arrange everything from outside taps and radiator moves to leak detection in the older stone properties along the Union Canal. Same-day callback before 2pm.
Plumber in Kirkliston covering the new-build estates and the older village core — snagging-era plumbing faults in the estates, lead and copper renewal in the older houses, plus leak detection and drainage callouts across the village.
We arrange work across South Queensferry — Historic burgh houses under the bridges. Your engineer confirms access, parking and any consent questions before the fixed price is agreed.
We arrange work across Musselburgh — Fisherrow terraces and post-war family homes. Your engineer confirms access, parking and any consent questions before the fixed price is agreed.
We arrange work across Dalkeith — Traditional stone terraces and modern estates. Your engineer confirms access, parking and any consent questions before the fixed price is agreed.
Plumber in Uphall for the village and surrounding West Lothian homes — leaks, taps, toilets, drainage and bathroom plumbing at a fixed price, with the same-day callback before 2pm.
Get your fixed-price quote or call 0800 193 1505.
Kitchen extension UFH and a new boiler in one go. Coordinated with our builder and finished on the day they promised.
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Quoted on Monday, fitted by Friday. Fixed price, no surprises, and the engineer cleaned up better than I did. House is finally warm in the upstairs bedrooms.
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