Serving Hampshire and the Solent belt
Hampshire plumbing,
boiler and drainage
specialists you can trust
From Winchester and Basingstoke through Andover, Eastleigh, Fareham and the Solent coast — Total Flow brings honest engineer-led plumbing to Hampshire. Real prices, real ETAs, every job covered by a 12-month guarantee.
Local coverage
Hampshire property is varied — our engineers handle the spread
Hampshire takes you from period market towns to military housing, coastal Solent terraces to rural downland cottages. We work Winchester, Basingstoke, Andover, Eastleigh, Fareham, Havant, Petersfield and Alton regularly, with reach to the Solent coast and the New Forest fringe.
The county sits largely on chalk, which means hard water across nearly every postcode and the inevitable scale build-up on every appliance fed from mains. The South Downs and North Downs bring soft-ground drainage challenges. Coastal Hampshire adds salt-air corrosion. And Hampshire's strong period housing stock — Georgian Winchester, Victorian Southsea, Edwardian Basingstoke — needs sympathetic plumbing that doesn't destroy the fabric to fit a flue.
We design every Hampshire job around those local conditions. Scale protection is standard on most installs. Coastal jobs are spec'd in stainless and treated copper. Listed-property work is surface-run or sympathetically chased, never destructive.
Services in Hampshire
Everything one team can do for a Hampshire property
From a single dripping tap to a full external drain run — the same engineers, the same fixed-price approach, all under one roof.
Leaks, taps, toilets and pipework — diagnosed and fixed on the first visit.
High-pressure jetting and CCTV diagnosis. 60-minute emergency response.
Acoustic, thermal and tracer-gas — pinpointed without lifting floors.
Insurance-grade reports for buyers, landlords and developers — same day.
Gas-Safe installs with up to 12-year manufacturer warranties.
Annual services, landlord certificates and rapid repair.
Softeners, filters and UV — protect every appliance in the property.
L8 / HSG274 assessments for landlords, care homes and commercial sites.
Drain runs, soakaways and mains connections — civils done properly.
Why Hampshire chooses us
Hampshire clients value an honest job over a cheap quote
We don't undercut. We price the work properly, do it once, and stand behind it. That's why most Hampshire clients book us back.
From SO22 Winchester townhouses to PO12 Solent flats — we cover the variety.
Fixed-price in writing before any work — no hourly creep, no surprises.
Full insurance documents sent ahead on request before any Hampshire job starts.
If our work fails inside the year, we come back and put it right at no charge.
What we see in Hampshire
Hampshire's repeat plumbing patterns — and how we solve them
Hampshire's chalk geology, period housing stock and coastal exposure create repeating patterns. Recognising them is half the diagnosis.
Hampshire water hardness is consistently 280–340 ppm. Combi heat exchangers scale solid in 3–4 years. Softener or proper inhibitor on install is non-negotiable for boiler longevity.
Surface-run copper, sympathetic flue routing, no destructive chasing — Winchester's conservation rules need a careful hand and we have it.
Coastal Hampshire properties from Portsmouth to Gosport see external copper fail in 5–7 years. Stainless flues and treated copper triple service life.
South Downs subsoil moves seasonally. Old salt-glazed drainage cracks at joints, roots ingress. CCTV finds it, no-dig lining typically repairs it.
Plenty of Basingstoke and Andover estates were built with end-of-life copper that's now leaking at fittings. Phased re-pipe or whole-house replacement, certified properly.
Rural Hampshire still runs many properties on private supply, well water and septic tanks. We inspect, treat, repair and certify to 2020 General Binding Rules.
Our process
The same predictable system on every Hampshire job
- STEP 01Call or message
Speak to a real engineer — no call centre. We diagnose half the issues over the phone.
- STEP 02Fixed-price quote
Written quote before any work starts. No hourly creep, no surprise add-ons at the end.
- STEP 03Fully-equipped attendance
Vans arrive stocked with the parts needed for 90% of jobs — most issues fixed first visit.
- STEP 04Tested and certified
Pressure-tested, certificates issued where required, photos sent to your phone.
- STEP 0512-month guarantee
Every job covered. If something fails inside the year, we return at no charge.
Hampshire FAQs
Answers to what Hampshire homeowners ask us most
Do you cover Hampshire?+
Yes — SO, PO, RG, SP and GU postcodes across the county, from Winchester and Basingstoke through Andover, Eastleigh, Fareham, Havant, Petersfield and the Solent coast.
How fast can you reach me in Hampshire?+
North Hampshire (Basingstoke, Andover) typically 90–120 minutes. Central and southern Hampshire (Winchester, Eastleigh, Fareham, Portsmouth area) 120–150 minutes. We give honest ETAs every call.
Can you handle Hampshire's hard chalk water?+
Yes — daily. We size softeners properly, spec scale-reducers as standard on installs, and explain the appliance-life payback honestly. Most Hampshire installs benefit from at least inhibitor-grade protection.
Do you work on listed Winchester and Petersfield properties?+
Yes — regularly. Conservation-grade work, surface-running where chasing isn't permitted, sympathetic flue and stack routing. Heritage officers approve our standard.
What does a typical Hampshire job cost?+
Blocked drain with CCTV verification £200–£300. Boiler service £95 fixed. Boiler replacement £2,500–£4,000 depending on spec. Every quote is written before work starts.
Are you Gas-Safe and insured?+
Yes — full Gas-Safe registration, WRAS-trained, G3-certified for unvented systems and £5m public liability insurance. Documents sent on request.
Do you handle septic tanks and rural drainage?+
Yes. Septic inspection, repair, replacement and 2020 General Binding Rules certification is routine work for our team across rural Hampshire.
Do you work out-of-hours emergencies in Hampshire?+
24/7. Real engineers on rota — not an answering service. Out-of-hours pricing is fixed and quoted before dispatch.
Will I get a written fixed-price quote?+
Always. Every Hampshire job is fixed-price and in writing before any work begins — no hourly creep, no end-of-job surprises.
Can I get a CCTV drain survey for a Hampshire purchase?+
Yes — usually next-day across most Hampshire postcodes. Full recorded video, written report and defect-cost breakdown your conveyancer can act on.
Hampshire's honest plumbing and drainage team
Period or modern, urban or rural, coastal or downland — one team, one standard, fully guaranteed work.
Fully insured · Gas-Safe registered · 12-month workmanship guarantee