Bathroom repairs & minor plumbing in Birmingham
Most bathroom jobs are small, and most of them are the kind that get worse quietly: a tap that drips, sealant that has gone black, a radiator that never quite warms up.
Tap replacement is a common bathroom job, but the tap itself is not always the part that determines how straightforward the work will be. Isolation valves, the age of the existing connections and how much room there is behind the pedestal all matter. A photo underneath tells us more than a photo of the basin.
Failed or lifted sealant can allow water into areas where it shouldn't be, potentially turning a small re-sealing job into a larger repair if it is left. Old sealant is cut out completely, the surface cleaned and dried, and a new bead laid in one pass.
Vanity units and bathroom accessories are fitting jobs where the wall matters. Bathroom walls are often tiled onto plasterboard, which changes both the fixing and the drilling — the wrong approach cracks a tile that then has to be matched.
Minor plumbing covers small leaks, isolation valves, radiator bleeding and similar work. Anything larger is looked at first and quoted on what is actually there.
Bathroom & Minor Plumbing — jobs and starting prices
Starting prices are the realistic beginning of a job of this kind, not a fixed rate. Your quote is priced on what you actually describe.
Bathroom & Minor Plumbing
Taps, vanity units, re-sealing and small plumbing repairs handled cleanly and tidily.
We do not carry out gas or boiler work of any kind. Anything involving a gas appliance must be handled by a suitably registered engineer.
Bathroom / basin tap replacement
Like-for-like basin or bath tap replacement.
From £75 labour
Bathroom vanity fitting
Vanity unit assembled, fitted, connected and sealed.
From £150
Bath / shower re-silicone
Failed or mouldy sealant removed and replaced with a clean waterproof bead.
From £65
Minor plumbing repairs
Small leaks, drips, traps, wastes and connection repairs.
From £65
Washing machine connections
Supply and waste connections made off and leak-checked.
From £65
Radiator bleeding
Cold-at-the-top radiators bled and re-checked.
From £45
Other radiator work
Selected radiator services assessed individually before any work is agreed.
Quote required
Across Birmingham and the surrounding area
This work is carried out across Birmingham and the areas within our standard 7-mile radius — Erdington, Sutton Coldfield, Kingstanding, Perry Barr, Great Barr, Handsworth and neighbouring districts among them. Check your postcode and it will tell you either way before you send anything.
About this kind of work
- Do you work on boilers?
- No. We do not carry out gas or boiler work of any kind. That has to be a suitably registered engineer, and we will say so rather than take the job on.
- The sealant around my bath has gone black. Can it just be sealed over?
- We don't seal directly over failed or mouldy sealant. The old bead is removed, the surface is cleaned and dried properly, and fresh sealant is applied. That gives the new sealant a properly prepared surface rather than simply covering the existing problem.
- Can you fix a dripping tap rather than replace it?
- Sometimes, depending on the tap and what has worn. On many modern mixers the cartridge is replaceable; on others a replacement tap is the more sensible repair. We'll assess what is causing the drip and explain whether repair or replacement is the sensible option before carrying out additional work.
More on how quotes, visits and payment work on the FAQs page.
Other things Woody does
- General HandymanFlat pack assembly, shelves, mirrors, hooks, repairs
- Doors & CarpentrySticking doors, hinges, handles, minor carpentry
- Kitchen ServicesCabinets, hinges, doors, taps, sealant, appliances
- Wall Mounting & FittingTV mounting, mirrors, shelves, curtain poles, blinds
- Minor Electrical ReplacementsLike-for-like sockets and switches only
Tell Woody about your bathroom & plumbing job
Send a description, a few photos and your postcode. We'll come back to you with a price — nothing is booked until you're happy with it.