Emergency repairs in Wigan, 24/7

Burst pipe in Scholes, locked out in Pemberton, or a fuse board tripping in Standish? We deal with plumbing, locksmith, electrical, roofing and glazing emergencies right across Wigan, day and night.

Wigan grew on coal and cotton. Hundreds of pit shafts once sat within a few miles of the town centre, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal carried the coal away from Wigan Pier. Workers’ homes went up as long rows of red brick terraces in places like Scholes, Wallgate and Whelley, while larger Victorian villas line the roads around Mesnes Park and Wigan Lane. Council estates such as Worsley Mesnes, Norley Hall and Marsh Green followed in the twentieth century. For the trades, that mix matters. Terraces often keep slate roofs, shared chimney breasts and older pipe runs under suspended floors. The bigger villas have tall sash windows and long roof valleys.

First steps in an emergency in Wigan

Plumbing in Wigan

Turn the water off at the stopcock. In Wigan terraces it is usually under the kitchen sink or below a loose board just inside the front door; in estate semis, look under the sink or in the downstairs toilet. Run the cold taps until they empty, then switch off the boiler if water is near it.

Locksmith in Wigan

Check every door and window first, including the back yard gate that many Wigan terraces still have. Do not force a uPVC door, because a bent gearbox makes the repair bigger. If your keys were stolen along with your address, keep a light on and ring us to change the locks tonight.

Electrical in Wigan

Look out of the window. If the street lights and next door are dark too, it is a power cut, so ring 105, the free national line. If only your house is out, open the consumer unit, note which switch has tripped, and unplug everything on that circuit before you reset it.

Roofing in Wigan

Put a bucket under the drip and move anything electrical out of the way. Terraces around the town centre share chimney stacks and valleys with next door, so water often enters along the party wall. Do not climb onto wet slates. Note where the water shows so the roofer can trace it outside.

Glazing and boarding up in Wigan

Keep children and pets away from broken glass and run parcel tape over any cracks. A smashed front window on a Wigan terrace often opens straight onto the pavement, so board it up the same night. Snap a few photos for the insurance claim first.

Covering all of Wigan

We cover the whole of Wigan from the centre outwards: Wallgate, Standishgate and Wigan Lane, Pemberton and Ormskirk Road, Poolstock and Worsley Mesnes, plus Standish, Orrell, Hindley, Ince, Aspull and Shevington. That takes in the WN1, WN2, WN3, WN5 and WN6 postcodes.

Including Wallgate, Standishgate, Library Street, Mesnes Road, King Street, Millgate, Upper Dicconson Street, Wigan Lane, Gidlow Lane and Frog Lane.

Also Standish, Orrell, Pemberton, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Aspull, Shevington, Platt Bridge and Marus Bridge.

Nearby: Leigh, Atherton, Horwich, Westhoughton, Bolton, Warrington.

This page also covers Hindley and Standish.