Plumbing & heating · Leith
Plumbers in Leithfor tenement flatsand converted warehouses
Leaks, boiler breakdowns, cold radiators and full bathroom refits in Leith homes, diagnosed properly, priced before we start, and guaranteed for 12 months on workmanship.
Gas Safe registered · 5.0 on Google · 10/10 on Checkatrade · £2m public liability
20+ yrs
Owner-led experience on Edinburgh housing
Gas Safe
Registered for all gas work in Leith
10/10
Checkatrade score
12 months
Workmanship guarantee
In-house
Bathroom team across every trade
Local coverage
Leith work,close to home
Leith is a short run from base and one of the areas we're in most often. Between Leith Walk, the Shore, Bonnington, Newhaven and Trinity you get almost every kind of building Edinburgh has to offer, and each of them fails in its own particular way.
Request an Estimate07788 373160The parts of Leith we cover
Leith Walk and its side streets, the Shore, Bonnington, Pilrig, Newhaven, Trinity, Great Junction Street and the developments along Ocean Drive and Salamander Street. Domestic property only: the tenement flats, the converted warehouses and the newer waterside blocks.
Getting to you in Leith
Travel time from base into Leith is short, so the constraint on a same-day visit is our diary rather than the distance. We take reactive call-outs alongside booked work. Rather than advertise a response time we can't guarantee on every job, we'll tell you on the phone what today actually looks like; and talk you through isolating the water or the gas if it can't wait.
Property types we know here
Pre-1919 Leith tenements with communal stairs and shared supplies. Warehouse and bond conversions with exposed services, high ceilings and long pipe runs. Ex-council blocks with tanked systems. And the waterside new builds with sealed pressurised systems and combis tucked into hall cupboards. We've worked on all four and don't approach them the same way.
Common Leith call-outs
Kitchen leaks in converted flats where the waste run was never given proper fall, radiators that stay cold at the bottom in tenements that have never been flushed, boilers locking out on frozen condensate in exposed positions near the water, showers with poor pressure on upper floors, and bathrooms in flats that haven't been touched since the last refurbishment wave.
What we do here
Services availablein Leith
Plumbing in Leith
Leaks, burst pipes and failing taps in Leith flats, isolated fast, repaired properly, and tested before we pack up.
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Heating in Leith
Radiators and controls sorted in tall tenement rooms that have never held heat properly.
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Boiler Installation in Leith
Worcester Bosch and Vaillant installs in Leith flats and conversions, with 10 years on the boiler as standard.
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Boiler Repair in Leith
Gas Safe registered repairs when a Leith boiler stops on the coldest morning of the year.
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Boiler Servicing in Leith
Annual servicing that keeps the warranty intact and catches condensate and pressure faults early.
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Bathrooms, All In-House in Leith
Complete Leith bathroom refits with every trade in-house, no juggling three contractors in a shared stair.
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1st & 2nd Fix Plumbing in Leith
Pipework and fittings for Leith conversions and renovations, set out to suit long runs and exposed services.
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Heating Systems in Leith
Full system upgrades for Leith properties still running on tired, patched-together heating.
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Power Flushing in Leith
Magnetite cleared from Leith systems so heat reaches the far end of a long flat.
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Why Leith customerskeep our number
The verified scores speak for themselves, but the practical reason people call back is that the fault gets found, explained and fixed once.
Owner on site
Lewis has been on the tools for over twenty years and does the work himself rather than dispatching whoever was free. In a shared Leith stair, that consistency matters.
Verified ratings
5.0 on Google and 10/10 on Checkatrade, reviews left by real customers after real jobs.
Used to tenement constraints
Shared stopcocks, communal stairs, neighbours to notify, stone walls, no lift and a fifth-floor bathroom suite to carry. None of that is a surprise to us.
Accredited boiler installs
Worcester Bosch Accredited Installer and Vaillant installer, so the 10-year guarantee is registered as standard, up to 12 on some models.
Insured and guaranteed
£2m public liability, Gas Safe registration, and a 12-month workmanship guarantee in writing.
Local conditions
What Leith buildingsthrow at us
Leith's housing sits close to the water, and much of it has been converted, subdivided or extended at least once. Both facts show up in the plumbing.
Exposure to salt air and wind off the Forth
Properties near the Shore and Newhaven take wind and salt-laden damp head-on. External condensate pipes, flue terminals and any exposed pipework corrode and freeze faster here than a mile inland, which is why lagging and correct condensate routing are worth doing properly rather than to the minimum.
Warehouse and bond conversions
Beautiful buildings, awkward services. Long horizontal runs, limited fall on wastes, services boxed into structures nobody wants to open, and heating loads in rooms with volumes far bigger than a standard flat. Radiator sizing that would be fine in a semi simply doesn't heat these spaces.
Subdivided tenement flats
Where flats have been split, bathrooms and kitchens often sit far from the original soil stack. That means long waste runs that block, and hot water that takes an age to arrive because the dead leg is enormous. Rerouting or repositioning solves permanently what rodding solves for a fortnight.
Ageing communal supplies
Shared risers and old common pipework mean a problem upstairs can present downstairs, and pressure varies with what the rest of the stair is doing. Diagnosing properly here means checking outside your own front door as well as inside it.
Systems that have never been flushed
A lot of Leith heating has run for two decades untouched. Sludge builds, the pump works harder, and rooms at the end of the run never warm. Power flushing with a magnetic filter fitted afterwards is usually a far better spend than a bigger boiler.
Our process
How a Leith jobruns, step by step
Step 1
First call
Tell us what's happening and where you are in Leith. We ask enough questions on the phone to know whether this is a same-week job, a planned install, or something you should isolate right now before we arrive.
Step 2
Inspection
We look at the whole installation, not just the tap or radiator you rang about, stopcock, isolation points, pipework runs, boiler, controls and the access we'll need in your Leith property.
Step 3
Diagnosis and price
You get a plain-English explanation of the actual fault and a written estimate before any work starts. If a job needs opening up before it can be priced accurately, we say so instead of guessing.
Step 4
The work
Lewis or the in-house team carries out the work with dust sheets down and water isolated properly. Gas work is done by a Gas Safe registered engineer, every time, with no subcontracted strangers on your floor.
Step 5
Testing and verification
Joints tested under pressure, gas appliances checked for safe operation, systems balanced and rebled, controls set and demonstrated so you know how to run them.
Step 6
Handover and guarantee
We clear up, take the old parts and packaging away, and hand over paperwork. Workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee; new Worcester Bosch and Vaillant boilers carry 10 years as standard, up to 12 on some models.
Questions
Leithquestions, answered
Anything we haven't covered, ask us directly on 07788 373160.
- Gas Safe registered engineer
- £2m public liability insurance
- 12-month workmanship guarantee
- Reactive call-outs taken on
Do you serve Leith?
Yes, Leith is one of the areas we work in most, covering Leith Walk, the Shore, Bonnington, Pilrig, Newhaven and Trinity.
How fast can you reach Leith?
We're Edinburgh-based, so the drive is short and availability is the real question. Call 07788 373160 and we'll give you an honest answer about today or this week rather than a response time we can't guarantee.
What does plumbing work cost in Leith?
We estimate each job after seeing it, because a repair in a modern waterside flat and the same repair in a top-floor tenement are genuinely different jobs. You get a written price before anything starts.
Do you take emergency call-outs in Leith?
We take reactive call-outs for leaks, burst pipes and total loss of heating or hot water alongside our booked work. Our normal hours are 8am–4:30pm Monday to Thursday and 8am–1:30pm Friday.
Can you work in a shared tenement stair?
Yes. We're used to communal stopcocks, notifying neighbours, protecting shared stairs and carrying materials up several floors without leaving a mess behind us.
Can you fit a whole bathroom in a Leith flat?
Yes, and every trade is in-house, strip-out, first fix, tiling, electrics, fitting and final seal. One team, one point of contact, no coordinating separate contractors in a tenement.
How long does a new boiler take in a Leith flat?
A straight swap is usually a day; relocating a boiler or changing system type takes longer because of flue routing and pipework. We confirm the timescale in the estimate rather than after we've started.
Why does my Leith boiler stop working in cold weather?
Most often it's a frozen condensate pipe, which is common where pipes run externally in exposed positions near the water. We can thaw and correct it, and re-route or insulate so it doesn't happen every winter.
Are you insured and Gas Safe registered?
Both, Gas Safe registered for all gas work and £2m public liability insurance in place.
Do you cover areas near Leith too?
Yes, including central Edinburgh, Musselburgh and Corstorphine, plus the wider Lothians.
Book a Leith plumberwho knows the buildings
Send the details or call. We'll tell you honestly when we can be there, and you'll have a written price before we lift a tool.
Gas Safe registered · £2m public liability · 12-month workmanship guarantee
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