Advice & Guides
Straight, practical answers on spotting leaks, what repairs involve and how to protect your home, from the team covering Derby and Derbyshire every day.
A burst pipe can let out hundreds of litres of water an hour, and what you do in the first few minutes decides whether you mop a floor or replace a ceiling.
Most blocked kitchen sinks in Belper are caused by fat, food and limescale sitting in the first metre of pipe, and you can usually clear them yourself in under half an hour.
A hidden leak usually shows up as something else first: a boiler that keeps losing pressure, a warm patch on the kitchen floor, or a Severn Trent bill that suddenly jumps.
A leak under the floor is one of the more frustrating problems a homeowner can face, because you can often hear the boiler topping up or see the water bill climbing without any obvious wet patch to point at.
A water bill that has doubled or tripled with no change in how you live is one of the most common calls we get across Derby and Derbyshire.
A leak under the floor is the one nobody sees coming.
A leak hidden under the floor rarely announces itself with a puddle.
A burst pipe can release well over 400 litres of water an hour, so the first few minutes matter far more than anything else.
If you suspect a hidden water leak, the first question is usually what it will cost to find it.
A leak beneath a solid or timber floor can run for weeks before you notice anything.
Tell Matt what is going on and get honest, no-obligation advice.