Small plumbing in Folkestone and the surrounding patch.

What's covered

• Dripping tap replacement - kitchen mixer, basin taps, bath taps (ceramic-disc replacement or full swap)
• Toilet fill-valve and flush-valve swap - the running-cistern fix
• Waste-trap replacement under sink, basin, bath
• Isolation-valve fitting on any hot or cold feed for future serviceability
• Outside-tap install with proper drain-down valve on internal side
• Shower-head and hose swap; shower diverter replacement on manual mixer showers

Pricing

Fixed price per job. Tap swap: £120-180 including a mid-range replacement tap. Toilet fill-valve swap: £120 including valve. Waste-trap swap: £80-120. Outside-tap install: £180-260 including valve, tap and drain-down. All include isolation valves added where not already present.

What I don't do

• Boiler work - Gas Safe registered engineer only. That includes any pipework touching the boiler or the gas supply.
• Mains water re-routing - a plumber's job, not a handyman's.
• Under-floor heating - the specialists' book.
• Full bathroom fit-outs - a bathroom-fitter's job with a proper multi-day schedule.

Folkestone-specific notes

Old villa waste runs. Some of the Leas villas converted into flats have original lead or clay waste sections behind kitchen sinks, dating from before the conversion. If a waste-trap replacement reveals lead or damaged clay upstream, that is a plumber-scope job - I stop, flag and hand over.