Something's leaking
Taps, toilets, showers, pipework and those mysterious little leaks that need tracking down.
Wivenhoe · Rowhedge · Colchester
Your plumber lives round the corner.
Leaks, drains, bathrooms and cylinders — done properly, by one bloke you can actually get hold of.
No call-out charge
Fixed price before I start
City & Guilds trained
20 years on the tools
Available today
Burst pipe or no hot water? Ring me — I answer my own phone, and if I can't get to you I'll say so straight away. 07944 858380
What I do
Everything from a dripping tap to a full bathroom.
One-man business, so you get the same person quoting, doing the work and coming back if anything's not right.
Something's not working properly
Cold radiators, troublesome showers, hot water problems and plumbing that simply isn't behaving as it should.
I've got a little job
Perfect — Pete genuinely likes them. Dripping taps, toilet repairs, replacing fittings and all those jobs you've been meaning to get sorted.
I've got a tricky problem
This is Pete territory. Fault finding, recurring problems, unusual plumbing and older properties where a bit of lateral thinking is needed.
I'm planning something bigger
Bathrooms, kitchen plumbing, hot water cylinders and central heating systems. Pete also has a network of trusted local tradespeople when a project needs other skills.
It's an emergency
Leaks and plumbing emergencies when you need someone to get things under control quickly.
Pete can help with
- General plumbing and repairs
- Leaks and fault finding
- Taps and toilets
- Showers
- Radiators
- Bathrooms
- Kitchen plumbing
- Hot water cylinders
- Unvented pressurised cylinder systems
- Central heating systems and maintenance
- Emergency plumbing call-outs
- Older and unusual plumbing systems
- Small jobs and repairs
Meet Pete
The plumber you'll be glad you called.
Experienced, honest and exceptionally good at solving plumbing problems.
For more than 20 years, Pete has been helping homeowners in Wivenhoe and the surrounding Essex area with everything from dripping taps and troublesome toilets to complete bathrooms, central heating systems and those mysterious plumbing problems that nobody else seems quite able to get to the bottom of.
City & Guilds trained, highly experienced and particularly good at fault finding, Pete has a knack for looking at a problem, thinking laterally and finding a sensible solution.
But there's another reason so many of his customers have kept his number for years. He's someone you can trust. Pete believes in turning up when he says he will, being honest about what needs doing and doing the job properly. He won't recommend work you don't need and he won't try to turn a small problem into an expensive one.
He simply wants you to be happy you called him.
Public liabilityFully insured, certificate on request
City & Guilds trainedPlus advanced unvented cylinder training
Wivenhoe basedPart of the local community
From a dripping tap to a plumbing conundrum
There really is no job too small in fact, Pete genuinely likes the little jobs. Leaking tap driving you mad? Toilet constantly running? Radiator refusing to heat up? Shower misbehaving? Give him a call.
At the other end of the scale, Pete can take care of larger projects including bathrooms, kitchens, hot water cylinders and central heating systems. And if you've got an older property with plumbing that appears to have evolved organically over the past hundred years, even better. Pete loves a puzzle.
When the obvious answer isn't the right answer
Fault finding is one of Pete's particular strengths. With 20 years of experience behind him, he's very good at working out why something is happening rather than simply treating the obvious symptom.
That makes him particularly useful for tricky, unusual or recurring problems, and for working in older properties where things aren't always quite where the textbook says they ought to be. Where a job needs more than one trade, he works alongside local tradespeople he knows and trusts.
20 years of doing things properly
There's a reason much of Pete's work comes from repeat customers and recommendations. He cares. About doing a good job, about finding the right solution rather than the most expensive one, and about your home. It genuinely matters to him that when he leaves, you're happy with the work.
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A local plumber you can keep
Finding a good plumber shouldn't mean starting another Google search every time something goes wrong. Pete has customers who have called him for years, and that's exactly how he likes to work.
Do a good job. Be fair with people. Turn up. Be helpful. And hopefully, the next time you need a plumber, you already know who to call.
Recent work
Completed Work Examples
Bathrooms and shower rooms, finished properly along with the pipework nobody ever sees, which is usually the bit that matters.
Areas covered
Wivenhoe first, then the villages.
I keep the patch small on purpose. It means I'm rarely more than fifteen minutes from your door, and I'm not cancelling on you because I'm stuck the other side of the A12.
Wivenhoe
Rowhedge
Alresford
Elmstead Market
Brightlingsea
Thorrington
Fingringhoe
Great Bentley
Wivenhoe Park
Greenstead
The Hythe
Colchester
Not on the list but close by? Ring and ask — if I can't help I'll point you at someone who can.
Questions
The things people ring and ask.
Do you charge a call-out fee?
No. I don't charge to come and look at a job or to give you a quote. You only pay once I actually start work, and you'll have agreed the price before I do.
How quickly can you get to an emergency?
If it's a burst or a flood in Wivenhoe or the nearby villages, usually within the hour during the day. If I'm already under someone's floor and can't get to you, I'll tell you that on the phone rather than string you along — and I'll usually know who can.
Will you take the old bath and packaging away?
Yes, that's included. Old suites, radiators, boxes, offcuts — it all goes in the van and gets disposed of properly. You shouldn't be left with a skip's worth of rubbish in your front garden.
What if something goes wrong after you've left?
All my labour is guaranteed for twelve months. If something I've fitted or fixed plays up, ring me and I'll come back and put it right. Parts carry whatever the manufacturer's warranty is, and I'll leave you the paperwork.
How do I pay?
Bank transfer or card on the day. I'll email you an itemised invoice with the parts receipts attached. No cash-only nonsense, and everything goes through the books.
Get in touch
Need Pete?
Whether you've got a dripping tap, a plumbing emergency, a bathroom project or something making a noise that definitely wasn't making that noise yesterday, get in touch.
You don't need to diagnose it first. Just tell Pete what's happening and he'll take it from there.
07944 858380
Mobile & WhatsApp — send me a photo of the problem
7am – 6pm, Mon to SatEmergencies outside those hours — ring anyway, I'd rather you did
Wivenhoe, Essex CO7Covering the Colne villages and Colchester