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Burst and leaking pipes
Isolated, repaired and pressure-tested, with any water damage fixed afterwards.
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Emergency Plumber in Brighton - 24/7 Response
Water coming through a ceiling in Brighton, or a pipe that has just burst? Call our own team at any hour for a 30 minute call back.
- 30 minute call back, day or night
- Same-day fix wherever parts allow
- Fully insured, DBS-checked team
- One accountable team, no subcontractors
- Debit and credit cards accepted
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Tell us about your issue
Got a plumbing emergency in Brighton? Pick your problem below.
Brighton is a short drive from our office on Conway Street, so it is never a long way out for us. We go into converted townhouses in Kemptown, terraces in Hanover, family homes in Patcham and student lets in Moulsecoomb. Call us, tell us the street, and we will give you a straight answer on when we can get there.
The jobs that cannot wait are usually water escaping or waste coming back up. We deal with burst pipes in Brighton flats and houses and clear blocked drains across the city, at any hour.
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Leaks through ceilings and walls
Traced to source before damage spreads to plaster, wiring and floors.
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Blocked or broken toilets
Cleared, re-sealed or replaced - including cisterns, pans and soil connections.
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Blocked drains
Jetted and rodded, with a camera survey if the blockage keeps coming back.
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Boiler breakdowns
Attended by our engineers, repaired or made safe the same day.
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Leaking taps and showers
Cartridges, valves and seals replaced properly, not just tightened.
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Overflowing tanks
Float valves, overflows and loft tanks fixed before ceilings give way.
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Radiator and heating leaks
Valves, joints and rads repaired or swapped, system drained and refilled.
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Frozen and split pipes
Thawed safely, split sections cut out and replaced, lagging fitted.
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Stopcock and mains issues
Seized stopcocks, mains leaks and meter-side supply problems.
This is me - help!Local knowledge
Plumbing emergencies in a city of flats
Brighton was granted city status in 2000, together with Hove, and a lot of it is old. Much of the housing near the centre went up in the Victorian and Edwardian years, and was later split into flats and bedsits as the city grew.
That shapes the emergencies we see. A leak rarely stays in one home. It runs between floors, under shared stairs and into the flat below, and the person who finds it is often not the person whose pipe has failed. We trace the water back to its source first, so the right owner, landlord or agent can be told. Where a neighbour or freeholder needs to act, we put it in writing.
Plenty of Brighton households have a combi boiler and nothing else. When it stops, the hot water and the heating go at once. Our boiler repair team for Brighton covers those breakdowns. If the part is in stock, we aim to fix it the same day. If there is any smell of gas, ring 0800 111 999 before you ring us.
The city also runs late. Bars, restaurants and hotels need water and working toilets when everyone else is asleep, and a blocked sink can close a kitchen. We work out of hours for food businesses, and we can unblock toilets in Brighton guest houses and lets between guests. Just over the boundary, our emergency plumbers in Hove are the same team.
How we work
Three steps from phone call to fixed
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Call
We ask a few questions to work out whether you need us now or first thing, and we tell you how to make the property safe in the meantime.
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We arrive
You get a 30 minute call back from us with a named engineer and a realistic arrival window, another call when they are on the way, and then we turn up inside the window we gave you.
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Problem solved
We stop the water, repair the fault, tidy up and tell you plainly what failed and what it will cost to put right permanently.
About OGB Sussex
Building maintenance and repairs across Sussex
Our experienced multi-trade team delivers coordinated repair works, ongoing upkeep and improvement projects through a single, reliable point of contact. From everyday building issues to larger planned works, we keep properties safe, compliant and professionally maintained.
Customer reviews
What our customers say
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“Fixed leaking shower, was on times and very reliable. Great communication!”
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“OGB were brilliant from start to finish. Excellent communicators, great attention to detail, tidy on site and nice to have around. Would recommend and will use again.”
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“Professional company, reasonable price, nice tidy workmanship would happily recommend.”
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“Top service from OGB. Helpful every step of the way. Would recommend.”
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“We was very happy with Grant, Ollie and the team. They done a great professional job, as well as being very helpful and knowledgeable. I couldn’t recommend them enough.”
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“Fantastic job from start to finish, easy to communicate with them and very hardworking. We as so happy with the outcome. Would definitely recommend. Thank you OGB.”
Where we cover
Covering every part of Brighton
We cover the city from the seafront to the edge of the Downs, and along the coast towards Peacehaven. Hilltop areas such as Woodingdean and Patcham are as much our patch as Kemptown. Tell us the postcode and we will give you an honest arrival time.
- Brighton
- Kemptown
- Preston Park
- Patcham
- Withdean
- Woodingdean
- Rottingdean
- Ovingdean
- Falmer
- Peacehaven
Not on the list? Call anyway. If you are in Sussex we will tell you straight how fast we can get to you.
Who we work for
Homes, portfolios and commercial premises
Homeowners
From Regency flats in Kemptown to semis in Patcham, we fix the plumbing and then repair the plaster, flooring and decoration it damaged.
This is me - help!Landlords and managing agents
Brighton has a lot of rented homes, from student houses to holiday lets. We meet tenants or use a key safe, and send you a report of what we found.
This is me - help!Commercial premises
Cafés, bars, hotels and shops across the city. We work out of hours where we can, so you stay open while the fault is fixed.
This is us - help!Request a callback
Rather not wait on the phone?
Leave your details and we will call you straight back with a named engineer and an arrival window. Lines are answered 24/7 either way.
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Questions
Emergency plumbing in Brighton, answered
Our line is answered through the night by the OGB Sussex team itself. We are based in Hove, next door to Brighton, so the person you speak to knows the city.
Within 30 minutes. On that call we ask what has happened, help you stop the water if needed, and tell you honestly when an engineer can reach you.
Knock on the door above and ask them to turn off their water. If nobody answers and your stopcock controls the building, turn it off, then call us. We trace the leak and tell both flats what we find.
Yes. In Brighton conversions it is often in a basement, a communal cupboard or under a cover in the pavement outside. Call us and we will talk you through where to look while an engineer is on the way.
Yes. We deal with the tenants on site, keep the landlord or agent informed, and report back on what failed and what we fixed.
Yes. We can attend after service or before you open, so a blocked drain or leak in the kitchen does not cost you a day’s trade.
We can. Our plasterers and decorators repair Brighton ceilings once the plumbing is done, older lath and plaster included, so you are not left looking for another trade.
Phone the National Gas Emergency line on 0800 111 999 first and leave the property. Once they have made it safe, call us about the boiler.
Yes, every day of the year. A burst pipe on a Sunday or a bank holiday is dealt with in the same way as one on a Tuesday.
By debit card, credit card or bank transfer, and all the usual ways. You agree the price with the engineer before any work starts.
Yes. We accept credit card payments, so there is no need to have cash ready.
Leaking now?
Call us, or request an urgent call back.
Lines answered 24/7 by the team who will attend, not a call centre.