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Whitehouse is part of the western expansion of Milton Keynes and it is still being built. That produces a particular situation: a lot of the housing is very new, some of it is still under developer warranty, and the questions people have here are different from anywhere else in the city.
It is also close to us. We are based in Two Mile Ash, which is the next area over, so this is one of the quickest places for us to reach. Gas Safe registered, registration number 981362.
- Gas Safe registered 981362
- The next area over from where we are based
- Check your developer warranty before you call anyone
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Before you call anyone, check the warranty
If your house is new, some of what might go wrong is not yours to pay for.
New build homes typically come with a developer warranty covering defects for an initial period, and a longer structural warranty after that. Heating and plumbing defects reported inside the first period are usually the developer’s to put right rather than yours.
Check what your warranty covers and how to report a defect, before you call a plumber
We would rather tell you that than take the job. If it turns out to be outside the cover, or the developer is being slow and you want it dealt with, we are here.
Where we do get called in on new build: work outside the warranty scope, alterations you want made, jobs the developer will not do, and everything after the cover ends.
What actually goes wrong in new housing
The pipework is modern and generally faultless. What fails is the equipment attached to it.
Underfloor heating controls. A single cold room is most often a failed actuator on the manifold or a flat battery in that room’s thermostat. Open the cupboard, photograph the manifold including the flow meters, and send it over. We can often narrow it down before arriving. See underfloor heating.
Unvented cylinders that have never been serviced. They carry safety devices needing an annual check, and most warranties require it. A large number of cylinders on new estates have not been touched since handover. See unvented cylinders.
Underfloor heating running the wrong way. It is slow by design and works best held at a steady setting rather than switched on and off like radiators. A lot of complaints about it not working are really about how it is being used.
Floor coverings. Coverings over underfloor heating should generally total no more than around 2.5 tog including underlay. Thick carpet underlay is the usual reason a system underperforms.
Screed pipework. The moment you want a kitchen island, a wet room or new flooring, the loop positions have to be located first.
Hard water, and the cheapest moment to deal with it
New house, same water. Milton Keynes averages around 300 mg/l of calcium carbonate through Anglian Water against a UK average of 207, and MK8 measures around 317, the highest of the city’s postcode districts.
Whitehouse is MK8. That is worth knowing early, because the cheapest possible time to deal with hard water is before it has done anything: a scale reducer on the boiler feed, sensible hot water temperature settings, and a decision about whether a softener is worth plumbing in. See our hard water guide and water softener installation.
Getting to Whitehouse
Minutes. It is the next area over from where we are based, which makes this one of the fastest responses we offer anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
My house is new and something has failed. Who pays?
Check your developer warranty first, because defects inside the initial period are usually theirs to fix. We will say so rather than taking the job.
One room has no heating. Is that expensive?
Usually not. Most often a failed actuator or a flat thermostat battery.
Does my new cylinder need servicing?
Yes, annually. Most warranties require it and a lot of new build cylinders have never been done.
Is the water here really that hard?
MK8 is the hardest postcode district in Milton Keynes, at around 317 mg/l against a UK average of 207. Worth dealing with early rather than after it has scaled something.
How quickly can you get here?
Faster than almost anywhere. We are based in the next area over.
What we do in Whitehouse
Where we cover in Whitehouse
- Whitehouse
- Fairfields
- Oxley Park
- Two Mile Ash
- Crownhill
- Grange Farm
- Wymbush
Get in touch
Call 07514 312117 or send a WhatsApp, ideally with a photo of your manifold cupboard. Gas Safe registered 981362, CIPHE member, fully insured.