Repairs and problems
Diagnosing leaks, blockages, failures and what actually fixes them.
- Leaking shower traysLeaking shower tray: where the water is really coming from
- Leaks under the bathTracing a leak under a bath
- Bathroom leaks into ceilingsCeiling stains below a bathroom: reading the evidence
- Toilet leaking at the baseWater around the base of a toilet
- Cracked basins and pansCracked ceramic basins and WC pans
- Loose toilet seatsToilet seats that keep working loose
- Shower doors leakingShower doors and screens that no longer seal
- Mouldy sealantBlack mould in bathroom sealant
- Cracked groutGrout cracking along the same line repeatedly
- Loose and hollow tilesHollow-sounding and loose bathroom tiles
- Poor shower sprayShower head spraying unevenly or weakly
- Weak flushA toilet that will not flush properly
- Slow filling cisternCistern taking too long to refill
- Bathroom drain smellsWhy the bathroom smells of drains
- Damp behind a shower wallDamp patches on the wall behind a shower
- Peeling bathroom paintPaint peeling and blistering in a bathroom
- Scaled-up shower valvesWhen limescale has finished off a shower valve
- Extractor fan faultsBathroom extractor fan not clearing steam
- Soft bathroom floorsA soft or springy bathroom floor
- Stiff shower controlsShower controls stiff or seized
- Waste pipe joint leaksLeaking waste pipe joints under a sink or bath
- Gurgling drainsGurgling from a basin or shower when the toilet flushes
- No hot water at one tapOne tap has no hot water but others do
- Bath not drainingBath draining slowly or not at all
- Rocking toiletsA toilet that rocks on the floor
- Cracked shower traysCracked shower trays and what caused it
- Sweating cisternsCondensation dripping from a toilet cistern
- Wet room oversprayWater escaping from a wet room floor
- Loose tapsTaps that turn or wobble on the basin
- Kitchen sink leaksLeaks in a kitchen sink cabinet
- Worktop water damageSwollen worktops around a sink or tap
- Appliance not drainingWashing machine or dishwasher not draining
- Blocked outside drainsBlocked gullies and outside drains
- Gutter overflow and dampOverflowing gutters causing internal damp
- Sealant gapsGaps appearing along the bath or worktop seal
- Chipped bathsChipped enamel and scratched acrylic baths
- Cloudy shower glassShower glass that stays cloudy after cleaning
- Recurring blockagesWhy the same drain keeps blocking
- Meter moving with taps offWater meter moving with everything turned off
- Repair or replaceIs an old bathroom worth repairing or replacing?