Reading Plumbing & Heating

Reading Plumbing & Heating is a small family run business. Darren started and completed a 4 year City and Guilds Plumbing Apprenticeship in 1985 at Reading Technical College. Darren has over 38 years of experience. Joanne runs all aspects of the admin of the business. Charlie joined as an apprentice in 2016 and is now a qualified plumbing, heating and Gas Safe engineer. Archie started his apprenticeship with the business in September 2023. Reading Plumbing and Heating is Gas Safe Registered. Darren and Charlie have completed Energy Efficiency courses.

The business offers free no obligation quotations. All work is guaranteed. The business specialises in replacement boilers and heating controls. The business carries out complete bathroom installations from start to finish, including tiling. The business serves Reading and the neighbouring areas since 1985. The business covers Caversham, Henley on Thames, Reading, Emmer Green, Peppard, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh, Twyford, Woodcote, and Pangbourne. The business provides boiler replacement, boiler servicing and repairs, hot water systems, and heating system repairs.

Reliability and punctuality emerge as the qualities that recur most often in feedback on this Reading-based plumbing and heating firm, with Darren and Charlie named repeatedly by satisfied customers. Several accounts describe rapid responses to urgent problems, including a burst pipe fixed within hours of a morning call and a boiler breakdown attended during the Christmas period. Reviewers frequently highlight clear explanations of the work required, alongside quotes that customers consider fair and competitive. The range of jobs covers boiler replacement, new radiators, a hot water tank installation, shower fitting and a full heating and plumbing system in an older property.

Tidiness is noted again and again, with mess cleared away, old equipment removed and rooms left spotless. Customers also value the patience shown when answering questions and the expertise applied to diagnosing faults, sometimes remotely by phone and photographs. Emergency lending of electric radiators while a fifty-year-old system was replaced appears among the accounts, as does the willingness to remedy weaknesses in pipework discovered during installation. Communication is praised for being swift and straightforward, and the same names come up as the individuals customers dealt with from quotation through to completion.