A split pipe empties a tank in minutes. We stop it on the phone, cut out the failed section, and replace it the same visit with the copper or plastic the house already uses. Under an hour across NW2 and the Dollis Hill side of NW10.
Most of the bursts we attend in NW2 and the Dollis Hill side of NW10 are loft pipes above the insulation in the first frost, and old joints letting go where lead met copper. Cricklewood is Victorian and Edwardian terraces, most of them converted into flats, with the drainage problems that brings: cast-iron stacks serving three flats, shared rear drains that nobody owns, and gullies that take three kitchens’ worth of grease, which means a lot of uninsulated lofts and long pipe runs. Turn the stopcock, open the cold taps, keep away from the electrics, and call; we’ll cut out the split and replace it the same visit.
Burst pipes in Cricklewood and nearby
Burst pipes in Cricklewood are usually old copper on an outside wall, a loft pipe after a cold night or a compression joint that has let go. Turn the stopcock off, open the cold taps and follow the first ten minutes guide while the engineer drives. We cut out the split section and replace it in copper or plastic from van stock, pressure test the repair and check the rest of the run for the same fault, so most burst pipes are fixed in one visit.
The call-out is £49, the work is quoted on site before it starts, and it carries a 12-month guarantee. Burst pipes in Golders Green, Willesden and Hendon are covered from the same depot, and leak detection finds the ones you cannot see.
What happens when we arrive
1
Isolate
Stopcock, nearest valve, or the outside stop valve if the internal one has seized.
2
Cut out and replace
The split section removed, new pipe fitted, the whole run checked for other splits.
3
Refill and check
Water back on slowly, every joint under pressure, and lagging so it doesn’t freeze again.
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