When a Victorian or Edwardian property has had enough botches and the entire pipework needs to come out and start again, SF does it the way it should be done. Old runs lifted, new copper or plastic in, every connection pressure-tested before walls or floors go back. Replumbs typically run alongside a full house refurb.
Scope changes with the property, but these four areas are the spine of any full house replumbing appointment with SF.
Old lead, iron or first-generation plastic pulled out from under floors and behind boards. New runs designed properly: short runs to the kitchen, balanced returns to the boiler, no airlocks where the system will run cold.
New mains stopcock in copper (or replaced if seized), unvented or vented cylinder if the existing setup is wrong for the property, balanced hot and cold to every outlet so showers do not surge.
Every section of new pipework pressure-tested with a calibrated test pump before anything gets boxed in. Failed joints found at our cost, not yours. We sign off the test before walls go back.
Plasterboard cut back to the joist before pipes are run. After test, boards reinstated, plaster skimmed if you want a flush finish, ready for decorator. We do not chase, board and pretend.
3 to 5 bed Victorian property: typically 10 to 15 working days for first-fix, plus second-fix once tiling and joinery is back. Newer 1970s+ properties with accessible voids: 7 to 10 days.
Yes. Most replumbs happen at the same time as a rewire. We sequence first-fix together so cables and pipes do not fight for the same notch in the joist, and both trades sign off before plasterers come in.
Sometimes, depends on the property. Suspended ground floor with access from below: yes. First floor with chipboard nailed to joists: usually no, you have to lift to do the job properly. Cheap replumbs lift nothing and you regret it in five years.
Honestly, yes. Most clients move out for the first-fix weeks or stay in one room. We zone the work so water is back on overnight wherever practical, and the WC is the last thing we disconnect.
SF covers Leicester city and the wider county. Travel further is taken on negotiation.