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A garden tap makes life easier all summer and gets forgotten right up until it splits in the first frost. We fit new outside taps properly — correctly isolated, backflow-protected and ready for winter — across Crawley and the wider Sussex area, and we can move, replace or add a valve to an existing tap too. Fully insured, tidy work, and a clear price before we start.
A garden tap makes life easier — filling watering cans, washing the car, connecting a hose — right up until it's forgotten about over winter and splits. We fit new outside taps properly from the start: correctly connected, isolated, and protected against frost, so it's not something you have to think about every autumn.
We run a new supply from your internal pipework out to wherever you want the tap — by the back door, near a shed, or at the far end of the garden — and fit a proper outside tap fixed securely to the wall. We route the pipe sensibly, insulate the external run, and make sure the fixing is solid rather than just screwed into render. We fit a standard bib tap ready to take a hose fitting, positioned at a sensible working height rather than wherever the pipe happens to come out, and we'll talk through the best spot for it with you before we start drilling.
Every outside tap we fit gets its own isolation valve inside the house, so you can shut it off without turning off your whole water supply. It's a small addition that makes winter drain-down and any future repair far simpler — and it's not always present on older or DIY-fitted outside taps, which is often where we find the problem starts.
Outside taps are exposed to frost by definition, and a burst outside tap in January is one of the most common winter callouts we get. A properly fitted tap with its own isolation valve can be shut off and drained down before the cold weather, which is the single best way to avoid it splitting. We'll show you how, or drain it down for you if you'd rather not think about it.
If your current outside tap is in the wrong place, has no isolation valve, or has already split once, we can move it, replace it, or add the valve it should have had from the start. We'll look at what's already there and tell you honestly whether it's worth repairing or better replaced properly. Old outside taps fitted straight off the rising main with no isolation and no backflow protection are common on older Sussex properties, and bringing one up to a proper standard is a straightforward job once we're on site.
Outside taps need a backflow prevention device (a double-check valve) fitted to stop garden water being drawn back into your drinking water supply — it's a Water Regulations requirement, not an optional extra. Every tap we install includes it, fitted correctly, so you're compliant without having to know the detail yourself.
Three steps. No surprises.
Tell us roughly where you want the tap and what it's for — a hose connection, filling cans, washing a car or a van. That's usually enough for us to plan the route and bring the right fittings.
We run the supply, fit the tap, add the isolation valve and backflow prevention, and insulate the external pipework. Most new outside tap installations are a same-visit job.
We'll show you exactly where the isolation valve is and how to shut the tap off for winter, so you're not caught out by the first frost. You get a clear price before we start and an itemised VAT receipt by email, and you can pay by card on the spot with Stripe Tap to Pay, by bank transfer (BACS), or cash.
Based at 147 Woodfield Road, Crawley RH10 8AD, we fit outside taps across Crawley and out into the wider Sussex, Surrey, South London and Kent area — from compact courtyards to larger gardens. Click any area for full detail on what we cover there.
Not in this list? We also reach Brighton and South London, and most addresses within about an hour of Crawley — call 07884 064809 and we'll confirm we cover you.
If it's an indoor tap or shower that needs attention rather than an outside one, see shower and tap repairs in Crawley. If an outside tap has already split in the cold, that's covered by our burst pipe repair service across Sussex, and if the tap's part of a wider garden or exterior project — a new patio drain, external pipework, or a bigger renovation — take a look at building work in Crawley.
Fitting a straightforward new outside tap, with an isolation valve and backflow prevention, is usually a same-visit job — often a few hours depending on how far the pipe run is and how accessible your internal pipework is. If the route is more involved, we'll tell you upfront before starting.
Yes. Water Regulations require a backflow prevention device (a double-check valve) on any outside tap, to stop garden water being drawn back into the drinking water supply. We fit this as standard on every installation, along with an isolation valve so you can shut the tap off independently.
The best protection is an isolation valve fitted inside the house, so you can shut off and drain the outside tap before winter properly sets in. We fit one as standard on every new tap, and we're happy to fit one retrospectively to an older tap that doesn't have one. Insulating any exposed external pipe run also helps.
It depends on the route from your internal pipework to where you want the tap, and whether we're fitting new or replacing an existing one. We won't quote a fixed figure without knowing the specifics. What we promise is a clear price agreed before any work starts, then you pay for the time on the job and materials, with a VAT receipt by email.
We're based at 147 Woodfield Road, Crawley RH10 8AD and cover Crawley (RH10, RH11), Horsham (RH12, RH13), Burgess Hill (RH15), Haywards Heath (RH16, RH17), East Grinstead (RH19), Redhill (RH1), Reigate (RH2), Brighton (BN1-3) and out into Surrey, South London and Kent. If you're within about an hour of Crawley, call us — chances are we cover you.
No — plumbing is our trade, not gas. For anything involving gas appliances, gas pipework or boilers, we'll point you to a Gas Safe registered engineer (gassaferegister.co.uk), because that's the right qualification for that part of the job. If you ever smell gas, don't wait — call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999.
Get it done properly before the weather turns. Call or WhatsApp today.