Covering West Sussex and the Downs
West Sussex plumbing
and drainage specialists
for period and rural homes
From Brighton and Worthing through Horsham, Crawley and Chichester — Total Flow brings honest pricing and proper diagnostics to Sussex's flint-walled cottages, period seafront flats and downland villages. Sub-90 minute response across the region.
Local coverage
Sussex property needs Sussex-savvy plumbing
Sussex is a county of contrasts: dense Regency and Victorian terraces packed into Brighton and Hove, flint-and-brick cottages scattered across the Weald and the Downs, large modern estates around Crawley and Horsham, and seafront mansion blocks along Worthing and Bognor. Each needs a different mindset, and we've spent years working all four.
Coastal Sussex brings salt air that punishes external copper, exposed flues and tank fittings. Inland Sussex brings clay-and-chalk subsoil, root-prone drains and the kind of period pipework that demands a careful hand. The Downs villages and rural lanes often run on private supply or shared mains — we test, treat and certify whichever scenario your home presents.
We work West Sussex heaviest, with regular calls into the Brighton, Hove, Worthing and Shoreham belt, the Horsham and Crawley corridor, the Chichester harbour villages, and the rural West Sussex Downs. Our engineers carry the parts and the patience for all of it.
Services in Sussex
Everything one team can do for a Sussex 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 Sussex chooses us
Sussex homeowners book us back, not the cheapest quote
Roughly 40% of our Sussex work is repeat or referred. That comes from showing up, quoting honestly and standing behind every job for a year.
From BN1 seafront flats to RH13 farmhouse drainage — we've seen and solved the spectrum.
Realistic across a rural county. We give you a real ETA, not a marketing number.
Every boiler and gas job carried out by a Gas-Safe ID-carrying engineer — no exceptions.
If a Sussex repair fails inside the year, we come back and put it right without invoice.
What we see in Sussex
Sussex plumbing patterns we solve every week
Knowing the failure modes shortens every job. Sussex repeats these enough that we treat them as standard scope.
Copper external runs, boiler flues and condensate fittings on Worthing, Brighton and Bognor seafront degrade fast. We re-spec in stainless and protected copper to extend service life by years.
Period flint cottages across the Downs make chasing impossible. We surface-run in copper sympathetically — concealed where possible, exposed where it shouldn't be cut into structure.
Sussex Weald clay shifts seasonally; old salt-glazed drains open at joints and roots follow. CCTV diagnosis, jetting and patch lining usually solves it without excavation.
Most of West Sussex sits on chalk, which means hard water and scaled-up combi heat exchangers. Softeners and scale inhibitors are recommended on most installs.
Rural Sussex still runs many properties on septic and treatment plants. We inspect, repair, replace and certify to current building regs — including 2020 General Binding Rules compliance.
Parts of the Adur, Arun and Ouse valleys flood seasonally. Non-return valves, sump backups and external soakaway upgrades protect ground floors.
Our process
The same predictable system on every Sussex 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.
Sussex FAQs
Answers to what Sussex homeowners ask us most
Do you cover all of West Sussex?+
Yes — BN, RH and PO postcodes across West Sussex, including Brighton, Hove, Worthing, Shoreham, Horsham, Crawley, Chichester and the Downland villages. We also cover East Sussex separately.
How quickly can you reach my Sussex address?+
Brighton, Hove, Worthing and Shoreham typically 60–75 minutes. Horsham, Crawley and Chichester inside 90 minutes. Rural Downs villages 90–120 minutes — we give an honest ETA on the call rather than promising what we can't deliver.
Do you work on listed and period Sussex properties?+
Regularly. Brighton and Hove are full of grade-listed terraces, and the Downs villages have plenty of grade II cottages. We work sympathetically — no destructive chasing where conservation rules prohibit it, sympathetic re-routing where they do.
Can you handle septic tanks and off-mains drainage?+
Yes. Septic and treatment-plant inspection, repair, replacement and 2020 General Binding Rules certification are all routine work for us across rural Sussex.
What does a typical Sussex job cost?+
Blocked drain clear and CCTV verification typically £190–£290. Boiler service £95 fixed. Boiler replacement £2,400–£3,800 depending on spec. Every job quoted in writing before work starts.
Are you Gas-Safe registered and insured?+
Yes — full Gas-Safe registration, WRAS-trained for water regulations and £5m public liability insurance. Documents sent ahead if your insurer or managing agent requires it.
Do you handle emergency call-outs across Sussex?+
24/7, every day. Real engineers on rota — not a national answering service. Out-of-hours pricing is fixed and quoted before we dispatch a van.
Can you cope with Sussex's hard chalk water?+
Yes — most of our Sussex installs include scale protection as standard, either a scale-reducer or full softener depending on incoming hardness. We measure on the survey and recommend honestly.
Will you give a written quote before any work?+
Always. Fixed-price, in writing, before a single tool comes out of the van. No hourly creep, no surprise additions at invoice time.
Can I get a same-day CCTV survey for a Sussex home purchase?+
Yes in most postcodes — usually same or next day. Full recorded video, written report and any defect-cost breakdown your conveyancer needs.
Nearby areas we cover
Also serving the wider Sussex and the South Downs
Sussex's honest plumbing and drainage team
Real engineers, fixed prices, work guaranteed for 12 months. Speak to us now and get an honest answer about your Sussex job.
Fully insured · Gas-Safe registered · 12-month workmanship guarantee