Plumbing

Plumbing faults are expensive because of what water does to everything around it. Most of the cost of a leak is not the pipe — it is the ceiling, the flooring and the decoration underneath. Which is why we care about pipe support, joint quality and pressure testing more than about how fast a job can be finished.

Systems, not fittings

A plumbing installation is a system under pressure. Flow rate, pipe sizing, gradient on waste runs and adequate support all determine whether it performs. Undersized pipework starves outlets when several are used at once; inadequate gradient on a waste run causes recurring blockages that no amount of rodding will permanently fix.

Leak diagnosis

Finding a leak is a diagnostic exercise, not a demolition one. Water travels along joists and behind finishes before it appears, so the visible damp is rarely above the fault. We isolate and pressure-test sections to narrow the location before opening anything up — which usually means one small access opening rather than a series of exploratory holes.

Pressure testing before concealment

Every concealed run we install is pressure tested and held before it is boxed in, screeded over or plastered. It is a short step that prevents the worst category of plumbing failure: a joint that fails behind a finished surface.