Plumber in Balham
Houses, converted flats and the shops on the high road across Balham and SW12 all see Ninja Plumbers regularly. Most jobs begin with the same call: something is no longer draining.
- Fully insured and on the Gas Safe Register
- Every engineer DBS-checked
- Callouts for emergencies at any hour
- You know the price before we begin
Monday – Sunday, 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM · Out-of-hours emergency? Call 020 3576 5825
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Homes and plumbing in Balham
Most of Balham is late-Victorian terracing, and a lot of it has been divided into an upper and a lower flat. The call we get most often comes straight from that division. Two households share a single soil stack, and when it blocks, the flat lower down sees the problem, whoever caused it. Many homes have loft or rear extensions as well, which add bathrooms and pipe runs to a system that was never designed for them.
Plumbing and heating services in Balham
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Emergency Plumbing
For burst pipes, serious leaks or a house with no water. The phone is answered at any hour and an engineer is sent out.
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Boiler Repair
Heating off, hot water gone or a fault code on the display. We find the cause, then fix it.
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Boiler Service
A yearly check to keep your boiler safe, running efficiently and covered by its warranty.
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Boiler Installation
Your new boiler, matched to the size of the home, installed well, at a price agreed up front.
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Boiler Replacement
A new boiler when the old one is finished, and an honest view on whether it really is.
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Drain Unblocking
Blocked sinks, toilets and outside drains cleared with the right kit instead of bottled chemicals.
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Leak Detection
Acoustic and thermal equipment to trace hidden leaks before any floor is lifted.
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Bathroom Installation
Anything from swapping one fitting to stripping out and refitting the whole room, priced before work starts.
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Toilet Installation
Fitting a new toilet, replacing an old one, or putting a WC somewhere it has never been.
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General Plumbing
Radiators, pipework, taps and toilets: the small jobs that keep getting put off.
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Commercial Plumbing
Plumbing for offices, restaurants, shops and blocks of flats, timed to fit the hours you open.
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Gas Safety Certificates
Your landlord gas safety certificate, checked and issued by a Gas Safe registered engineer and emailed over the same day.
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CCTV Drain Surveys
We send a camera into the drain to see the real fault, instead of guessing from the symptoms you notice at the surface.
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Drain Repairs
For drains that are broken, not merely blocked. We repair them by excavation or, if the run allows, with no digging at all.
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Wet Rooms & Walk-In Showers
Full wet rooms and level-access showers. The tanking and falls underneath decide if it will leak within five years or never leak at all.
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Air Conditioning Repair
Stopped cooling, leaking indoors or tripping the breaker? We track down the fault before quoting for anything.
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Air Conditioning Maintenance
A yearly visit to keep your system cooling efficiently and to catch a refrigerant leak before it turns into a breakdown.
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Air Conditioning Installation
Single and multi-split air conditioning, correctly sized and positioned, and installed by F-Gas registered engineers.
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Air Conditioning Replacement
Worn-out or failing systems replaced, including older units whose refrigerant is no longer available for top-ups.
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Blocked Toilet
A toilet that will not flush away, or one that keeps blocking. Cleared, with the cause explained.
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Shower Installation
Mixer, thermostatic and digital showers fitted — matched to the water system you actually have.
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Shower Repair
Weak flow, wandering temperature, no hot water or a leak — diagnosed and repaired, usually without a new shower.
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Bath Installation
One bath out, another one in — or the bath out and a shower in its place.
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Tap Repair and Replacement
Dripping, stiff and leaking taps repaired, and tired ones swapped for new.
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Lead Pipe Replacement
Old lead supply pipes replaced with new, from the boundary into the house.
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Pipe Repair
Burst, split, frozen and corroded pipework repaired — or replaced where patching it would be pointless.
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Low Water Pressure
Weak taps and showers diagnosed by testing, not by swapping parts and hoping.
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Central Heating Installation
The whole system — boiler, pipework, radiators and controls — rather than a new boiler on its own.
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Surface Water Drainage
Rainwater with nowhere to go — standing water on patios, paths and gardens, given somewhere to drain.
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Gutter Repair
Blocked, leaking, sagging and overflowing gutters cleared and repaired, along with the downpipes below them.
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Leaking Ceiling
Water dripping or pouring through a ceiling. What to do first, then the source found and stopped — in your home or the flat above.
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Toilet Repair
Toilets that will not flush, keep running, fill slowly or leak onto the floor. Usually one worn part, replaced without needing a new toilet.
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Leak Repair
Leaks you can see — dripping joints, weeping valves, perished hoses, overflows running outside — isolated, repaired and checked properly afterwards.
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Electrical Repairs
Tripping circuits, dead sockets, faulty lighting and extractor fans, traced and fixed with the price agreed first.
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Emergency Electrician
Power loss, trips that will not reset, burning smells and water in the electrics. We take calls around the clock.
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EICR Certificates
Electrical Installation Condition Reports for landlords, homeowners and buyers, with any remedial work priced separately.
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Fuse Box Replacement
Old fuse boxes swapped for modern consumer units with RCD protection, tested, certified and notified for you.
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Rewiring
Full and partial rewires for houses and flats, planned around you and the other trades, then tested and certified.
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EV Charger Installation
Home charge points surveyed, fitted, notified and certified, with any supply upgrades priced up front.
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Commercial Washroom Refurbishment
Staff and customer toilets, washrooms and changing rooms stripped out and refitted, planned around your trading hours.
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TMV Servicing & Testing
Thermostatic mixing valves tested, cleaned and reset, with a record for every valve, for schools, nurseries, care and business premises.
Fixtures and appliances in Balham
Softeners, pumps and taps are among the other things we fit. Each has a page of its own that sets out what the work involves.
- Water Softener Installation
- Underfloor Heating
- Radiators & Power Flushing
- Boiling Water Taps
- Washing Machine Plumbing
- Water Meter Installation
- Sump Pumps
- Shower Pumps
- Electric Shower Installation
- Saniflo & Macerator Pumps
- Water Filtration & Limescale
- Outside Tap Installation
- Dishwasher Plumbing
- Hot Water Cylinders
- Kitchen Sink Installation
- Immersion Heater Replacement
- See all appliance work
Postcodes we serve
Balham is part of the London Borough of Wandsworth. Council boundaries and postcode boundaries seldom line up perfectly. If you cannot see your postcode here, ring us and we’ll tell you whether it is one we serve.
Neighbouring areas
Our coverage spans all of Greater London. These areas border Balham:
Questions about plumbing in Balham
Do you work in every part of Balham?
Yes. Our area takes in the whole of Balham, along with the SW12, SW17 postcode districts, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Council lines and postcode lines often differ, so if you are not sure, look up your postcode on our areas page or ring us.
Which plumbing faults are most common in Balham?
The jobs that come up most here:
- Soil stacks shared by upper and lower flats
- Blockages that surface in the ground-floor flat
- Extra bathrooms in loft and rear extensions
- Ageing combis asked to feed more outlets than they were built for
Do you send emergency plumbers to Balham?
Yes. Someone answers our emergency line at any hour, day or night, for burst pipes, major leaks, loss of water and loss of heating in Balham. On the call we will give you an honest time for when an engineer can reach you. Ring 020 3576 5825.
Book a plumber in Balham
Share your postcode and what has gone wrong, and we’ll quote a price before any tools come out.