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Vantage Plumbing and Heating

Plumbing, Heating & Home Services in Hertford

Plumbing | Heating | Drainage | Bathrooms | Air Conditioning | Leak Detection | Power Flushing

Every trade under one roof for Hertford homes. Gas Safe registered engineers, a fixed price agreed before we start, and a person on the phone every day of the year.

Illustration of a Vantage Plumbing and Heating van on a Hertfordshire street
Fully stocked vansOur vans carry the common parts, so most jobs are finished on the first visit.
12 month guaranteeEvery job carries a 12 month guarantee on our own labour. No quibble.
462 Google reviewsRated Excellent by the people we have already worked for.
24/7, 365 days a yearGas Safe registered, 956889. A person answers the phone, not a machine.

How it works

1
CALL OR BOOK ONLINE

Any hour, any day of the year, and a person answers.

2
FIXED PRICE QUOTED BEFORE WE START

You know the number before a tool comes off the van.

3
JOB DONE AND GUARANTEED

12 months on our own labour, no quibble.

A Vantage engineer installing external pipework at a houseThe Vantage fully stocked van fleet

Why local matters here

We are a Stevenage firm working across Hertford and the surrounding villages. Gas Safe 956889, our own vans and our own engineers, and you get the price before the work rather than after it.

Whatever the job turns out to be, it is the same firm, the same guarantee and the same phone number. Pick the work you need below and you will get the detail for that trade in Hertford specifically.

Emergency plumbing in Hertford

An emergency is anything you cannot turn off, cannot live without, or cannot leave until Monday. A burst pipe, a cylinder overflowing into a ceiling, no heating in February with a baby in the house, a gas smell. Those get answered at any hour, and a person picks up rather than an answering service that calls you back in the morning.

The first thing we do on the phone is work out whether you should be turning something off before we arrive, and where your stopcock is likely to be. That two minute conversation has saved more Hertford ceilings than anything we do afterwards. Then we tell you a realistic arrival time rather than a comforting one.

Vans carry the parts that fix the common failures on the first visit, so an isolation valve, a ballofix, a pump, a fan or a PCB does not become a second appointment. There is no call out fee in hours, and you are told what the work will cost before anyone starts. Out-of-hours attendance carries a £50 + VAT call-out, quoted on the phone before anyone sets off.

Boiler servicing in Hertford

A service is not a look and a tick. The casing comes off, the burner and heat exchanger are inspected and cleaned, the seals and the flue are checked, and the gas rate and combustion are measured against what the manufacturer specifies. If the numbers are out, we say so and show you the reading.

Two things make servicing matter more here than the national averages suggest. And most boilers fail in the first properly cold week of the year, which is exactly when every engineer in the county is already booked.

Book in September or October and you get an appointment at sensible notice. Leave it until the heating will not fire in December and you are joining a queue. Landlords: we carry out the gas safety check and the service in the same visit, which is what we would normally suggest since the casing is already off.

How we price work in Hertford

There is no call out fee in hours. An engineer comes, looks at the actual job, and gives you a price before anything starts. If you accept it, that is what you pay, and if the job turns out to be different from what was described on the phone we tell you before we carry on rather than afterwards.

A straightforward combi swap starts from £2,850 fitted, commissioned and registered. Everything else is quoted on the day, because a price list for repairs would be a work of fiction. What we will not do is give you a number over the phone and then find reasons to change it once the floor is up.

Every job carries a 12 month guarantee on our labour, separate from whatever the manufacturer gives you on the parts.

More questions about Hertford

How quickly can you get to Hertford?

We run emergency cover 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and for a genuine emergency in Hertford you get a realistic arrival time on the call rather than a vague promise. Planned work is usually booked within a few days, sooner if we have a cancellation.

How often should a boiler be serviced?

Once a year, and the manufacturer will normally require it to keep the warranty valid. Book it in autumn rather than waiting for the first cold week, when every engineer in the county is already committed.

Do you charge a call out fee?

Not in hours. An engineer comes out, looks at the job and gives you a price before any work starts, and if you do not go ahead it has cost you nothing. Out of hours, meaning after 5pm, before 8am or at weekends, there is a £50 + VAT call-out, and we tell you that on the phone before anyone sets off.

Are you Gas Safe registered?

Yes, registration 956889. You are entitled to ask any engineer for their card before they touch a gas appliance, and you should.

Do you cover SG13 and SG14?

Yes, in full, along with the surrounding villages. If you are on the edge of the area, call and ask rather than guessing, because we cover further than most people expect.

Need someone in Hertford today?

Call and speak to a person, any hour, any day of the year.

The Vantage Plumbing and Heating van

Where we cover around Hertford

Every town below has its own page, because the housing stock and the water are not the same from one to the next.

Frequently asked questions

Do you give fixed prices?

A straightforward boiler swap starts from £2,850. Everything else is quoted before we start, because the jobs vary too much for a price list to be an honest one.

Are you actually available at night?

Yes, genuinely, 365 days a year. A person answers the phone rather than an answerphone you hear back from in the morning.

Can you handle the electrics in a bathroom?

Yes. A registered electrician certificates that side of the work, so you are not finding a second trade yourself.

Trusted & Accredited Professionals
Checkatrade approved trader
City and Guilds qualified engineers
BPEC certified engineers
Gas Safe registered engineers
Elite CHAS accreditation
London and South East England Prestige Awards 2022 winner
Veriforce CHAS accredited contractor