Emergency Plumber — 24 Hour Callout
24/7 Emergency Response Across Flintshire, Chester, Wrexham and the Wirral
A plumbing emergency is not a job you can book in for next week. A burst pipe puts water through ceilings in minutes, a blocked soil pipe makes a house unusable, and a failed stop tap means you cannot even turn the water off. What you need at that moment is someone who answers the phone and turns up.
Quirks Property Maintenance Ltd provides 24-hour emergency plumbing for homeowners, landlords, letting agents and businesses, 365 days a year. We aim to attend quickly, often within the hour depending on where you are and what we already have on. When you call, we will tell you honestly when we can be with you rather than promise a time we cannot keep, and we will talk you through isolating the water while you wait.
We have been working across Flintshire, Cheshire, the Wirral and North Wales for over twenty years, and we are rated 5.0 on Google from 100+ customer reviews.
We're here when you need us most.
Emergency plumbing we deal with
We attend, make the situation safe, and carry out the urgent repair. Common call-outs:
- Burst water pipes and soil pipe leaks
- Severe leaks from ceilings, bathrooms and kitchens
- Blocked toilets, sinks and waste pipes
- Overflowing tanks and cisterns
- Radiator and heating leaks
- Boiler breakdowns — no heating or hot water
- Frozen and split pipes
- Loss of internal water supply
- Faulty stop taps and seized valves
- Emergency leak detection and containment
If the emergency is a boiler that has failed — no heating or no hot water — our Gas Safe registered engineers attend boiler breakdowns as part of the same 24-hour service.
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The main fault types we fix
Burst Pipes
A burst pipe can put a serious amount of water into a property before anyone finds the stopcock. We isolate the supply, locate the failed section, repair it, and then check what the water has actually reached — because the pipe itself is often the smallest part of the problem.
Leaks You Cannot See
Not every leak announces itself. A slow leak behind a bath, under a floor or inside a wall can run for months, and the first sign is a damp patch, a musty smell or a water bill that has crept up. We trace leaks in concealed pipework, behind bathroom and kitchen fittings and under floors, and repair what we find.
Blocked Toilets & Waste Pipes
A blocked toilet in a house with one bathroom is an emergency, and a blocked waste pipe in a rented flat or a commercial kitchen becomes a hygiene problem quickly. We clear the blockage, restore flow, and work out what caused it so the same thing does not happen again next week.
Overflowing Tanks & Cisterns
An overflowing cistern or a failed float valve in a loft tank can run unnoticed for hours, and lofts are the worst place for it — the water goes straight down through ceilings. We isolate the feed, replace the failed valve or fittings, and check what has already been soaked.
Frozen & Split Pipes
Pipes freeze in cold roof spaces, unheated outbuildings and exposed runs, and the damage usually shows when they thaw rather than when they freeze. We locate the frozen section, thaw it safely, repair any split pipework and advise on lagging the runs that keep causing trouble.
Loss of Water Supply
Losing water altogether usually means a seized valve, a failed stop tap or a fault on the supply pipe. We diagnose which, and restore the supply. Where the fault is on the underground main, we can repair that too — made safe on the emergency visit, with any excavation work agreed with you before it starts.
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Other Emergency Services
We also cover these related emergency and building services across the region.
Emergency Builder
Structural and building repairs following an emergency, from one multi-trade contractor.
Flood Damage Restoration
Full restoration after a flood, from make-safe through to drying and reinstatement.
Ceiling, Floor & Wall Repair
Making good ceilings, floors and walls damaged by water, before redecoration.
Emergency Drainage
Blocked or damaged drains cleared and repaired.
Water Main Repairs
Faults on the underground supply pipe located, excavated and repaired.
Leak Detection Services
Hidden leaks traced with specialist equipment before they cause lasting damage.
Emergency Gutter Repairs
Guttering, fascias and downpipes repaired to stop water reaching the building.
Why Choose Quirks Emergency Services?
24/7/365
Availability
Highly qualified
local specialists
Fixed local prices, no
obligation quotes
Areas we cover
We provide Emergency Plumber services across Flintshire, Chester, Cheshire, Wrexham, Ellesmere Port, the Wirral and North Wales, including surrounding areas.
We regularly respond to emergency plumbing works throughout these areas, responding to both emergency call-outs and planned reinstatement projects.
We’re never far away when you need us.
Why call Quirks in an emergency
We combine technical expertise with excellent service to deliver trusted results and complete peace of mind.
20+ Years’
Trading
Rated 5.0 on Google from 100+ customer reviews.
£5m Public
Liability Insurance
Fully insured for your protection and complete peace of mind.
Residential &
Commercial
We work with homeowners, landlords and businesses.
Multi - Trade
The same firm repairs the leak and the damage it caused.
Workmanship Guarantee
On all completed repairs.
24-Hour Emergency Call-Out
365 days a year, whenever you need us.
Memberships and certifications
CHESTER — EMERGENCY PLUMBING CASE STUDY
Case Study – Emergency Leak Repair to a Flat in Chester
The owner of a flat in Chester rang Quirks Property Maintenance Ltd at around 8pm with water coming through an internal wall. There was no visible pipework anywhere near it and no obvious reason for the wall to be wet. An engineer was on site within the hour.
What we found
Water through a plastered wall with nothing showing on the surface means the pipe is inside the wall, and the only way to find the fault is to open it up. The plaster was cut back along the line of the wet area to expose the pipe run.
Behind it was a copper pipe chased into the brickwork — and a nail hole straight through it. A fixing driven into the wall had gone through the pipe, and the water had been finding its way out into the plaster ever since.
It is one of the commonest causes of a leak that appears from nowhere, and one of the hardest to spot from the outside. A pipe buried in a solid wall gives no warning, the fixing itself may have gone in weeks earlier, and by the time the wall shows it the water has usually been travelling through the plaster for some time.
The repair
The supply was isolated and the damaged section of pipe cut out. A new length of copper was fitted in its place with compression fittings at each end, so the joint could be made and tested in the wall without the need for hot works.
The repair was tested under pressure before the wall was closed, which is the part that matters on a pipe you are about to bury again — a repair that is not proved before the plaster goes back is not a repair.
Making good
Once the pipe was sound and the wall had been allowed to dry back, the chase was made good in plaster and the wall redecorated, so the customer was left with a finished wall rather than a patched one.
Outcome
The leak was found and stopped the same evening, the damaged section of pipe replaced, and the wall made good and redecorated afterwards.
Project Information
| Issue | Water coming through an internal wall, cause not visible from the surface |
| Service | Emergency plumbing call-out and leak repair |
| Response | Call received around 8pm; engineer on site within the hour |
| Findings | Copper pipe chased into the brickwork, punctured by a fixing driven through the wall |
| Works | Supply isolated; wall opened along the pipe run; damaged section cut out and replaced with new copper on compression fittings; repair tested before closing; plaster made good and wall redecorated |
| Property | Flat |
| Location | Chester |
Frequently asked questions
How quickly can you get to me?
We aim to attend quickly, often within the hour, depending on where you are and what we already have on at the time. When you call we will tell you honestly when we can be with you rather than give you a time we cannot keep — and we will talk you through isolating the water while you wait, which is usually the most important thing in the first ten minutes.
Are you really available 24 hours a day?
Yes. We run a 24-hour emergency call-out, 365 days a year. Burst pipes do not keep office hours, and the middle of the night is when the most damage gets done because nobody is awake to notice the water.
What should I do before you arrive?
Turn the water off at the stopcock if you can find it and it still turns — usually under the kitchen sink or where the supply enters the property. Open the cold taps to drain the system down. Keep well away from any light fittings, sockets or the fuse board the water has reached, and switch the electricity off at the consumer unit only if it is safe to do so. Move what you can out of the way, and take photographs before anything is cleared up, in case you claim on insurance.
Do you charge for emergency attendance?
We will explain the likely cost of the emergency attendance and the repair before we set off, so you know where you stand before we arrive rather than afterwards. If the job turns out to be more involved than it first appeared, we will explain the additional work and what it means before we carry on. Nothing happens without you knowing what it involves.
Which areas do you cover?
Flintshire, Chester and Cheshire, the Wirral, Wrexham, Ellesmere Port, Deeside and North Wales. Our Flintshire, Chester and Wirral pages set out local coverage in detail. If you are on the edge of those areas, call and ask — we would rather tell you straight away than leave you waiting.
The leak has damaged my ceiling. Can you repair that too?
Yes, and this is the main reason people call us rather than a plumber on their own. We are a multi-trade contractor, so the same firm that stops the leak can replace the ceiling, make good the plaster, dry the structure out, deal with any damp that follows and put the decoration back. You are not left chasing three separate trades while the property sits damaged.
Do you work for landlords, letting agents and businesses?
Regularly. A good deal of our emergency work is for landlords and agents who need someone reliable at a tenanted property at short notice, and for businesses that cannot trade while the water is off. We can deal directly with the tenant or the site contact for access, and report back with what we found and what we did.
What if it turns out to be a drain rather than a plumbing fault?
We do both, so it makes no difference to you. If the problem is outside in the drainage rather than inside the property, we carry on and deal with it — on the same visit where the equipment on the van allows, or arranged promptly by us where it needs specialist kit. Either way, you are not passed to a second firm.
Do you guarantee emergency repairs?
Yes. We test the work before we leave and back completed repairs with our workmanship guarantee. Where an emergency repair is a temporary measure to make the property safe overnight, we will say so plainly and set out what the permanent repair involves.
Need an emergency plumber now?
Call us and we will tell you when we can be there. If you can, send a photo or a short video of the problem on WhatsApp — it helps us arrive with the right parts.
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