Pricing
The price you hear is the price you pay
Leak detection is a diagnosis, so we price it like one: a fixed fee agreed before we attend, covered by no find, no fee. The figures below are our starting prices — we confirm the exact fee when you describe the property, and it does not change on the day. Repairs are quoted separately, after the leak is found.
Standard Leak Detection
From £195
- Thermal imaging survey
- Acoustic detection
- Moisture mapping
- Fixed price agreed before we start
- No find, no fee
Most domestic properties — typically a 2–4 hour visit.
Heating Leak Detection
From £225
- Central heating & underfloor systems
- System-wide pressure testing
- Thermal imaging included
- Boiler pressure-loss diagnosed
- No find, no fee
For dropping boiler pressure and warm/cold floor patches.
Trace & Access (Insurance)
From £275
- Full investigation, all methods
- Insurer-approved written report
- Cause, origin & moisture readings
- Photographs for your claim
- Adjuster queries answered
Commonly recoverable under trace & access cover.
Mains Water Leak Detection
From £250
- Acoustic & tracer gas methods
- Supply pipe & mains correlation
- Pipe route tracing
- Minimal excavation
- No find, no fee
Spinning meter with everything off — located before we dig.
Moisture Mapping Survey
From £175
- Comprehensive moisture survey
- Detailed written report
- Damp-cause investigation
- Affected-area mapping
- Ideal for damp disputes
Best when the question is “is it a leak or is it damp?”
Emergency Leak Detection
From £295
- 24/7 emergency response
- Same equipment & expertise
- Available day or night
- Made safe on the visit
- Out-of-hours rate stated on booking
Live leak now — fastest available engineer to your door.
Emergency plumbing call-outs are quoted the same way: call-out and first-hour rate stated when you book, out-of-hours uplift stated as an exact figure, work beyond the first hour agreed before it happens.
Four pricing principles
Quoted before we travel
The detection fee and any out-of-hours uplift are agreed when you book — never announced on arrival.
No find, no fee
If we attend a confirmed live leak and cannot locate it, the detection fee is waived. Simple as that.
Repairs priced separately
Detection tells us the scope; then the repair is quoted before any work starts. You can decline with no obligation.
No invented extras
No “equipment charges”, no “report admin fees” you didn’t agree to, no weekend multipliers hidden in the small print.
Pricing questions
What decides where my price falls above the “from” figure?
The property, mainly. A one-bath flat with a combi is a quicker survey than a four-storey house with underfloor heating and a booster pump, and out-of-hours attendance carries a stated uplift. We confirm the exact figure when you describe the property — before you commit — and it does not change on the day.
Does the detection fee come off the repair cost?
Detection and repair are priced separately so each stands on its own merit — the detection fee is covered by no find no fee, and the repair quote carries no obligation. That separation is what keeps our diagnosis honest.
Will insurance pay these fees?
When a hidden leak is causing damage, most buildings policies include trace and access cover that reimburses reasonable detection costs and making good the access. Our reports are written to support exactly that claim.
What if the leak turns out to be something simple?
Then we tell you and fix it cheaply. A passing toilet valve found in the first twenty minutes does not get dressed up as a full detection survey. You pay for what actually happened.
Get your exact quote
Describe the property and the symptoms — we reply with the fixed detection fee and the earliest slot.
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