Emergency repairs in Rochdale, 24/7

Rochdale homes face moorland rain, old terraces and shared entrances to flats. When a pipe bursts, you are locked out, the power fails, the roof starts leaking or glass breaks, PrimeFix247 Ltd sends help to Rochdale at any hour.

Rochdale made baize and flannel long before cotton, then became one of the world’s leading cotton towns in the 19th century, and much of its housing dates from that boom. Stone and red-brick terraces from the late 1800s and early 1900s fill districts like Wardleworth, Deeplish and Spotland. The College Bank tower blocks, known locally as the Seven Sisters, still mark the skyline, though most residents have been moved out over building safety concerns, and estates such as Kirkholt spread further out. The town lies in the valley of the River Roch at about 450 feet, with the South Pennines close by to the east. On Boxing Day 2015 the Roch burst its banks and flooded the town centre for the first time on record. For homes that means slate roofs and gutters under steady Pennine rain, low-lying streets that can take on water, and flats with shared entrances.

Before we get to you in Rochdale

Plumbing in Rochdale

Find the stopcock and turn it clockwise. In stone terraces around Spotland and Deeplish it is often in the cellar or under the kitchen sink, and in a flat it may be in a cupboard by the front door. Next turn off the boiler, run the cold kitchen tap to empty the pipes and catch what you can.

Locksmith in Rochdale

If you live in a block with a shared entrance, first work out whether it is your own flat door or the main entry door that is stuck. Leave the uPVC lock alone and don’t climb in through a window. Keep proof of your address ready for the locksmith.

Electrical in Rochdale

If the lights go out, see whether the street and neighbours are dark. If so, call 105, the free number for power cuts, to report it and get an update. If only your home is off, check the consumer unit for a tripped switch, and never touch it with water nearby.

Roofing in Rochdale

Rain driven off the moors can find any weak slate. If water is coming in, move valuables, set out buckets and turn off lights in the wet room. Keep off the roof, and leave the loft until daylight. From the ground, note any slates, ridge tiles or gutters that have shifted.

Glazing and boarding up in Rochdale

A broken window or a cracked glass panel in the front door leaves the house open. Keep everyone back, lift large pieces with gloves on and sweep the rest. If the frame was damaged in a break-in, ring the police first, then us, and the opening can be boarded safely tonight.

Where we cover in Rochdale

Engineers cover Rochdale town centre and the Esplanade, along with Spotland, Wardleworth, Deeplish and Kirkholt. Further out they reach Castleton, Norden, Bamford, Milnrow, Newhey, Smallbridge, Wardle and Littleborough, across the OL11, OL12, OL15 and OL16 districts.

Including Yorkshire Street, Drake Street, Toad Lane, The Esplanade, Bury Road, Edenfield Road, Whitworth Road, Halifax Road, Oldham Road and Entwisle Road.

Also Milnrow, Littleborough, Castleton, Norden, Bamford, Smallbridge, Wardle, Kirkholt and Newhey.

Nearby: Heywood, Middleton, Oldham, Bury.