£95 Fixed-Fee Thermal Leak Diagnosis & Emergency Plumbing in Carlisle. We find the leak first, so nobody rips down a ceiling on a guess.
A stain on the ceiling, a meter that never stops turning, or water appearing from nowhere. Mark traces hidden leaks under tiles, floors and ceilings with a thermal camera and acoustic listening kit, then gives you a fixed repair price before anything else happens.
Mark's mobile rings firstEmergency leaks & cylinder call-outs: 7 days, 8am–8pm · No separate call-out fee
Diagnosis kit and parts on the van£95 fixed
When you ring
One number. Mark's mobile rings first.
Surveys & Installations: Mon–Fri 8am–6pm, Sat 9am–1pm · Emergency Leaks & Cylinder Call-Outs: 7 Days (8am–8pm)
Who answers
Mark, first
Call 01228 587 745 and Mark Henderson's mobile rings first. Only if he's under a floor or soldering pipework does reception take your postcode and job details, so Mark can ring you back between jobs.
Surveys & installations
Mon–Fri 8am–6pm Sat 9am–1pm
Free home surveys, bathroom and wetroom fitting, and cylinder installations.
Emergency call-outs
7 days · 8am–8pm
Leaks, burst pipes and cylinders with no hot water. The £95 leak diagnosis is the same price every day. Ring after 8pm and Mark calls you back from 8am.
One firm for the whole job. We handle all bathrooms, wetrooms, unvented hot-water cylinders (G3) and plumbing leaks in-house, and partner with our dedicated Gas Safe heating engineer whenever a job includes a boiler swap or gas pipework.
How the £95 diagnosis works
Four steps, and you know the price at every one.
The £95 covers finding the leak and telling you exactly what it'll cost to fix. It's the same price on a Sunday as on a Tuesday.
Step 1 · Ring
Turn the water off, then ring Mark
If you can, turn off the stopcock (usually under the kitchen sink). Mark's mobile rings first; if he's mid-job, reception takes your postcode and the details, and he rings you back between jobs.
Step 2 · Trace
Find it without digging
A FLIR thermal camera shows where warm or cold water is spreading behind tiles and plaster. For pressurised pipes under solid floors, acoustic listening kit picks up the hiss of the leak itself.
Step 3 · Show you
Written findings with photos
You get the thermal images and a short written note of what we found and where. Insurers and letting agents usually ask for exactly this.
Step 4 · Fix
A fixed repair price first
Before any further work, you're told the repair price. Most leaks are fixed on the same visit from parts on the van.
Why not just open the ceiling?
Opening up the wrong spot costs more than finding the right one.
Water travels along joists and pipes before it shows, so the stain is often a metre or more from the leak.
Guess and dig
The ceiling comes down first
Ceiling or tiles opened where the stain is, which often isn't where the leak is
A second or third hole before the real leak is found
Plastering, tiling and decorating bills on top of the plumbing
No record for your insurer of what was actually wrong
Find it first · £95
One small, exact opening
Thermal and acoustic tracing pinpoints the leak before anything is opened
Usually one tile row or one small ceiling square, not a whole wall
Thermal photos and written findings for your insurer or landlord
A fixed repair price before any further work
Repair prices
Common emergency repairs, priced before we arrive.
Prices include labour, materials and waste removal. The leak diagnosis is always £95; the repair is confirmed before we start it.
Emergency plumbing repair prices
Job
What's included
Price
Thermal & acoustic leak diagnosis
Leak found and marked, thermal photos and written findings for your insurer or landlord
£95 fixed
Burst pipe isolation & repair
Water off and made safe, damaged section replaced, nearby pipework lagged against frost
from £140
Stopcock replacement
Seized or leaking stopcock replaced, or a Surestop remote water switch you can turn off from a cupboard
from £145
Shower valve cartridge
Dripping or temperature-swinging shower fixed with a genuine Mira, Aqualisa, Triton, Grohe or Bristan cartridge from the van
from £115
Leaking toilet or cistern
Fill valve, flush valve or seal replaced; concealed cisterns from £110
from £95
Leaking tap or waste trap
Ceramic disc cartridge, washer or trap replaced and tested
from £95
No separate call-out fee, 7 days a week between 8am and 8pm. Ring after 8pm and Mark calls you back from 8am; in the meantime, turn off the stopcock and switch off any electric shower or immersion heater near the leak.
Landlords & letting agents
Rapid attendance for tenanted homes across CA1–CA12.
Your tenant rings, or you do. Either way, you get one clear report and one fixed price, without having to drive over yourself.
How it works for landlords
Ring before 2pm and we aim to attend the same day; after 2pm, from 8am the next morning. 7 days a week, 8am–8pm.
Mark arranges access directly with your tenant, or collects keys from your agent.
You get the thermal photos, the written findings and a fixed repair price by text or email before any repair beyond making it safe.
Invoices go to you or your agent, with the address and job notes your insurer will want.
Bathrooms, cylinders and leaks are all done in-house. Boiler swaps or gas pipework go to our partner Gas Safe heating engineer, on the same paperwork.
Postcodes we attend for landlords:
Carlisle CA1–CA3
Wetheral & Scotby CA4
Dalston & Thursby CA5
Longtown & north CA6
Wigton CA7
Brampton CA8
Alston CA9
Eden Valley villages CA10
Penrith CA11
Keswick CA12
Three recent leaks
Found, fixed and invoiced, with what each one cost.
The £95 diagnosis plus the repair, as invoiced.
Denton Holme, Carlisle · CA2 5 · Oct 2026
Ceiling stain below a tenant's shower
Letting agent rang on a Tuesday morning; attended that afternoon
Thermal camera traced a weeping joint on the shower feed, 900mm from the stain
One row of tiles lifted, joint remade, tiles refixed
Photos and findings sent to the agent for the landlord's insurer
Paid
£280
Made up of
£95 + £185
On site
Same day
Botcherby, Carlisle · CA1 2 · Feb 2026
Burst loft pipe after a hard frost, on a Saturday evening
Called at 6:40pm; Mark talked the owner through the stopcock first
On site within the hour, before the 8pm cut-off
Split 15mm pipe replaced and the loft run lagged
Ceiling below checked with the thermal camera before leaving
Paid
£235
Made up of
£95 + £140
On site
1 hr 20
Wetheral · CA4 8 · Mar 2026
Hidden leak under a solid kitchen floor
Water meter turning with every tap off
Acoustic kit located the leak on a buried hot pipe
Instead of breaking up the floor, a new pipe was run neatly at skirting level
Old buried pipe capped off at both ends
Paid
£515
Made up of
£95 + £420
On site
1 day
Valve rebuild · Station Road, Dalston CA5£115
Dripping or leaking showers
Most shower leaks are fixed from the front of the valve.
A shower that drips when it's off, or swings between too hot and too cold, usually needs a new cartridge, not a new wall. Mark carries genuine cartridges for the common makes on the van and fits them through the valve face, without touching a single tile.
If water is getting behind the tiles from the tray or the grout, the thermal camera shows it, and we'll tell you honestly whether a reseal will do or whether the area needs waterproofing again.
Water coming through now? Call Mark on 01228 587 745.
What does the £95 include?
Finding the leak with thermal and acoustic equipment, marking where it is, thermal photos and a short written note of what we found. You also get the fixed price for the repair before any further work.
When can you come out?
Emergency leaks and cylinder call-outs are covered 7 days a week, 8am–8pm. Ring before 2pm and we aim to attend the same day. Ring after 8pm and Mark calls you back from 8am; turn the stopcock off until then.
Is there a call-out fee on weekends?
No. There's no separate call-out fee, and the £95 diagnosis is the same price every day between 8am and 8pm.
Will my insurer accept your report?
Most home insurers ask for the cause of the leak, where it was and photos. That's exactly what the written findings and thermal images give you. Check your own policy for any specific wording they need.
Can you deal with my tenant directly?
Yes. We arrange access with the tenant, send you the findings and price, and invoice you or your agent.
Do you do boiler or gas repairs?
We handle all bathrooms, wetrooms, unvented hot-water cylinders (G3) and plumbing leaks in-house, and partner with our dedicated Gas Safe heating engineer whenever a job includes a boiler swap or gas pipework.
Leak now?
Turn the stopcock off, then ring Mark.
£95 fixed to find it, a fixed price to fix it. 7 days a week, 8am–8pm.