Leaking Sink Repaired At The Source — Protect Your Cabinets From Water Damage in Birmingham
Drips under the basin soak chipboard fast. We trace the leak to its source, reseal or replace the faulty part and leave everything dry.
Booking fee plus hourly labour — the price is confirmed before any work starts.
What this costs
| Booked 14+ days ahead | £25 booking fee £85 per hour |
|---|---|
| Booked within 48 hours | £100 booking fee £65 per hour |
| Same-day call-out | £220 booking fee £45 per hour |
The booking fee secures the visit. Labour is then charged by the hour, so you only pay for the time the job actually takes.
Booking fee £25–£220
£25 + £85/hr booked 14+ days ahead, £100 + £65/hr inside 48 hours, £220 + £45/hr same day. Agreed before we arrive.
Covered under Sinks
Plumbing › Sinks — one of 17 documented jobs in this section.
Same-day sink leak repair
Urgent jobs can often be booked for today. Ask when you book and we will confirm the slot before you pay anything.
15 service areas
Birmingham, Coventry, Dorridge and 12 more across the West Midlands.
A leaking sink starts small: a damp patch under the cupboard, a drip you notice when the tap runs, a musty smell from the cabinet. Left alone, those drips soak into chipboard flooring and cabinet bases that swell and crumble long before you see obvious damage. The good news is that most leaking sinks come from a handful of straightforward causes, and a proper repair takes about an hour. The important thing is to trace the leak to its true source rather than patching the wettest point.
Where Sinks Commonly Leak
Water can escape from several places on one sink. The seal between the basin and the worktop lets water in around the rim when it perishes or was applied thinly. The waste fitting underneath the basin loosens or loses its seal. The trap and its joints drip where rubber washers have flattened or unions have worked loose. Taps and their supply connections can also leak at the base or the flexible hoses. Each is fixed differently, which is why guessing rarely works.
Why A Small Leak Worsens Quietly
Under-sink leaks are hidden, so they run far longer than they would anywhere visible. Chipboard absorbs water silently, swelling and losing strength. Damp timber in a dark cupboard is ideal conditions for mould, and persistent moisture eventually reaches the floor and ceiling below. A washer that costs a few pounds and an hour of work can, ignored, become cabinet repairs and redecorating. If you see water under the sink at all, assume it has been there a while.
How We Diagnose The Leak
We dry the area, then run the tap and watch each connection in turn: the waste fitting, the trap, the supply hoses and the tap bases. Where nothing shows immediately, we use dry tissue around each joint to catch the first droplet and pinpoint the source. We also check the basin rim seal by testing the edge where the worktop meets the sink. Only when we know the true entry point do we quote and fix — not the other way round.
How We Fix It
The repair depends on the source. A perished basin-to-worktop seal is removed and re-applied cleanly. A leaking waste fitting is reseated with a new sealing washer or, if the fitting is worn, replaced. Flattened trap washers and loose unions are renewed and tightened to the right degree — overtightening is a common cause of fresh leaks. Worn supply hoses or tap O-rings are replaced with matching parts. We finish by running water through every cycle and confirming the cabinet stays dry.
Preventing Future Leaks
Check under the sink every few months and look for damp patches or mineral marks — catching a leak early is the whole battle. Do not over-tighten tap handles or unions if you do your own maintenance, and avoid stacking heavy items against pipework in the cupboard. If you notice the smell of damp before you see water, treat it as a leak until proven otherwise.
When To Call Us
Call a plumber when you see or smell water under the sink, when a drip returns after your own tightening, or when the cabinet base is already swollen. And if the basin itself is worn or damaged, we will say so — sometimes a new sink installation works out cheaper than repeat repairs. Recurring drips usually mean a perished seal or washer, and replacing it properly beats tightening it weekly.
Book Your Leak Repair
Ring us or book online and we will arrange a time that suits you.
How the price works
We charge a booking fee to hold your slot, then an hourly rate for the work itself. The fee changes with how soon you need us; the hourly rate changes with the slot you choose. You approve the price before we start, so there is no surprise on the invoice.
Booked 14+ days ahead
£25 booking fee
then £85 per hour of labour
Best value. Book the slot now, pay the smallest booking fee.
Booked within 48 hours
£100 booking fee
then £65 per hour of labour
For jobs that can wait a day or two but not a fortnight.
Same-day call-out
£220 booking fee
then £45 per hour of labour
Urgent problems: standing water, no heat, no power, leaks.
Book the slot
Choose the window that suits you and pay the booking fee. That holds your place in the diary.
We diagnose on site
The engineer confirms the cause and tells you what the job involves and how long it should take.
You approve, we work
Nothing goes ahead until you agree the price. Labour is then charged per hour at your slot rate.
Water underneath your sink never stays under your sink for long — it swells chipboard, lifts worktop edges and breeds mould out of sight. If the cabinet is already swollen, mention it when booking.
What our customers say about our plumbing service
4.7 out of 5 from 11 reviews
Second time we have used them
What I appreciated was being told what was actually wrong before anyone started. Sorted in under 32 minutes and the invoice matched the quote to the penny.
Job: Loose Pipe Connections Repair
Worth the booking fee
Booked the £220 booking-fee slot on Tuesday and got a message confirming the time the same morning. The cause was explained, the price agreed before any work started, and the job was done in about 75 minutes. Clean and tidy when they left.
Job: Hidden Pipe Leak Repair
Turned up when they said
Turned up in the window they promised, walked me through the options (turns out the part had to be sourced locally), then cracked on. Everything was tested before they left. No mess, no drama, no surprise on the bill.
Job: Central Heating Leak Repair
Book Sink Leak Repair
Tell us what is happening and choose a slot. If you are not sure this is the right job, use the diagnosis panel — it narrows the problem down before you book.
- Booking fee confirmed up front
- Hourly labour, agreed before work starts
- Same-day slots for urgent problems
Questions people ask about sink leak repair
Straight answers to the things customers ask most often before booking.
Where is my sink leaking from?
The most common sources are the waste fitting under the basin, the trap joints, the supply connections and the seal around the basin rim. We dry the area and run the water to pinpoint the true source before repairing, so we fix the cause rather than the symptom.
How urgent is a small drip under the sink?
Treat it as worth booking now rather than watching. Under-sink leaks soak into chipboard and cause mould out of sight, and damage builds while the drip is too small to seem serious.
Can I just tighten the joint myself?
If the union has simply worked loose, gentle tightening can stop it. But if a washer has perished, tightening only squashes the worn rubber and the leak returns. Overtightening also cracks fittings, so a repeated drip is best seen properly.
How is the work priced?
You pay a booking fee when you book, and labour is charged hourly at a rate that depends on how quickly you need us. The full cost of the work is quoted before we start, so you approve it before any tools come out.
Will you check for damage while you are there?
Yes. We look at the cabinet base, the pipework and the area around the leak, and tell you honestly if anything needs drying out or attention beyond the plumbing itself.
Need sink leak repair sorted in Birmingham?
Book a slot in the diary and pay only the booking fee up front. We confirm the rest before we start.