Emergency repairs in Wythenshawe, 24/7

Round-the-clock repairs for Wythenshawe: a pipe that has split and is spraying, keys locked inside, a fuse board that keeps cutting out, rain getting past the tiles, or glass in pieces, from Northenden and Sharston down to Woodhouse Park.

Parts of Benchill and the north went up before the war, set along wide verges and parkways, and building picked up again from the late 1940s. What you see today is mile after mile of red-brick cottage-style semis and short terraces with gardens front and back, plus later maisonettes and flats. Most are now run by housing associations, while others are owner occupied. For repairs, that means copper pipework that has been patched over decades, long tiled roofs shared by a pair or a row, doors ranging from refit uPVC to tired timber, and wiring that has often been updated one room at a time.

What to do first in Wythenshawe

Plumbing in Wythenshawe

Turn the stopcock to the right as far as it will go. Across the Wythenshawe estates it is mostly found beneath the kitchen sink, although maisonettes and flats sometimes hide it in a hall cupboard or by the water meter. Let the cold taps run until they splutter dry, then mop water away from plug sockets.

Locksmith in Wythenshawe

Walk round to the back and see whether that door or a window was left on the latch. Resist yanking a stiff uPVC handle, which can bend the gearbox. Housing association tenants should let their landlord know too. Snap a picture of a utility bill or tenancy letter so you can prove you live there.

Electrical in Wythenshawe

Glance along the street. Lampposts out and the homes across the road dark as well? Phone 105 to hear about the cut and when supply should return. Is yours the sole dark house? Then the consumer unit is your next stop: flick back any switch sitting in the down position. Second trip? Leave it down and ring us.

Roofing in Wythenshawe

Rain coming through the bedroom ceiling? Put down a bucket and towels, and drag beds and lamps clear. Many homes here have long tiled roofs shared across a pair or a short row, so tell your neighbour as well. Stay off the roof and any flat-roofed porch while it is wet.

Glazing and boarding up in Wythenshawe

Shut pets away in the kitchen, then gather the larger shards in thick gardening gloves. Tape cardboard or plastic sheet over the hole from indoors, provided you can reach without stretching. A shopfront in the Civic Centre or a smashed front door panel can be sheeted over with plywood, keeping intruders out until new glass arrives.

Streets and districts in Wythenshawe

Engineers work right across the M22 and M23 districts of Wythenshawe: Benchill, Sharston, Baguley, Peel Hall, Newall Green, Woodhouse Park, Moss Nook and Northern Moor, plus Northenden. That includes homes on Princess Parkway, Altrincham Road, Brownley Road, Hollyhedge Road, Simonsway, Portway and Ringway Road.

Including Princess Parkway, Altrincham Road, Brownley Road, Hollyhedge Road, Greenwood Road, Simonsway, Southmoor Road, Floatshall Road, Sharston Road and Rackhouse Road.

Also Northenden, Benchill, Sharston, Baguley, Peel Hall, Newall Green, Woodhouse Park, Moss Nook and Northern Moor.

Nearby: Timperley, Sale, Didsbury, Cheadle, Altrincham, Hale.