When to call a plumber vs DIY in Dover: honest advice
Not every plumbing job needs a plumber. Here is the honest split we use when people ask us directly, with a story to illustrate each end of it.
The genuine DIY jobs
Re-washering a simple tap, clearing a sink blockage with a plunger, bleeding a radiator, all reasonable for a competent adult with basic tools.
A DIY-gone-wrong story
One caller had attempted to fit a new tap themselves and cross-threaded the connection, which turned a £90 job into a £180 one once the damaged fitting needed replacing too.
The call-a-plumber jobs
Anything involving cutting into a wall or floor, any leak you cannot identify the source of, any job on an older pre-1919 property where the pipe material is unknown.
The legal line: gas
Any work on a gas appliance, boiler, or gas supply pipe must be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer, no exceptions.
Honest price from a photo
Photos, description and postcode to hello@doverplumbers.co.uk or on WhatsApp. Same-day reply on straightforward jobs.