Sidcup is classic suburban Kent — long stretches of 1930s semis along the A20 and A223, older Edwardian houses near the High Street, and post-war estates toward Foots Cray and Blackfen. Those inter-war homes were built with solid-fuel back boilers and gravity-fed hot water, and most still run the original pipework decades on, which is the bulk of what we're called out for: back-boiler removals, combi conversions and bringing tired gravity heating up to modern thermostatic, pressurised standards.
How we help Sidcup homes
Back boiler removal & combi conversion
Replacing the original 1930s back boilers across Sidcup with compact wall-mounted combis and flue liners run through the old chimney.
Central heating balancing & TRVs
Adding thermostatic valves and balancing radiators so DA14 and DA15 homes heat evenly instead of running hot and cold.
Emergency plumbing across Sidcup
Fast callouts for leaks, lockouts and cylinder failures — common parts carried on the van.
Areas we cover near Sidcup
- Sidcup High Street
- Blackfen
- Foots Cray
- Lamorbey (DA15)
- Longlands
Sidcup plumbing & heating FAQs
Our Sidcup semi still has its back boiler — is it cheaper to repair or replace?
Back-boiler parts are now scarce and the units are inefficient, so repair bills often outweigh the value. We'll quote a like-for-like combi conversion — removing the back boiler, lining the chimney and fitting a wall-mounted unit — which usually costs not much more than a major repair and cuts your running costs straight away.
We're in Sidcup and the boiler pressure keeps dropping — what should we do?
Recurring pressure loss usually means a leak on the heating side or a faulty pressure-relief valve; we pressure-test across DA14/DA15, find the leak and repair it before it damages the boiler.
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