We are a family-run firm covering London since 2013, and WC1 is well within our patch. The postcode takes in Bloomsbury, Holborn and King’s Cross.
What we cover in WC1
WC1 includes Bloomsbury, Holborn and King’s Cross, within Camden. We attend both residential and commercial property here, whatever the size of the job.
Bloomsbury and Holborn are dominated by Georgian terraces converted into offices, flats and institutional use. Lightwells, basement kitchens and vaults are common, and inspection chambers are frequently under paving at the front.
Common causes in WC1
The causes we see most often in WC1 follow a pattern:
- Waste water rising from a manhole
- Nothing draining anywhere in the property
- Sewage appearing in a ground-floor fitting
- Flooding after a storm
Signs worth reporting
Before you call, it helps to know what you are looking at:
- Water standing in an outside gully when nothing is running
- Several fittings draining slowly at once, which points at the shared run
- Bubbling in the pan when something else empties
- A sour smell near the gully that is stronger in warm weather
How the visit works
Here is what happens when we attend:
- We tell you when we will actually be there
- Keep water use to nothing until the engineer is with you
- The aim is to finish it on the first attendance
- You find out if the pipe itself needs work
Before we arrive
Before the engineer arrives, a couple of things make a real difference:
- Hold off on taps, showers and appliances, including the washing machine and dishwasher
- Keep people and pets away from any standing waste water
- Move bins or planters off the inspection covers
- Note which fittings are affected for the call
Who pays for the repair
On terraced and converted property, ownership is the first thing to settle. Pipework inside your boundary serving only your property is yours; shared runs and anything past the boundary generally are not. We record it so you have something to act on.
What it costs in WC1
Emergency attendance starts at a fixed £120 plus VAT, and we never charge for coming out. We quote a fixed price, not a rate, so nothing changes once we are on site.