Your local emergency plumber

How our service area works

We're a nationwide emergency plumbing and drain unblocking service. When you call, we make sure a skilled emergency plumber who's available in your area comes out to you. So whether you live in a big city or a nearby village makes little difference to how we deal with your problem.

How long it takes the plumber to reach you depends on where you live, the time of day and how busy we are at the time. Usually it's within the hour. In the morning rush hour around the big cities, or in bad weather, it can take a little longer; if so, we'll tell you straight away on the phone, along with your price estimate.

Below you'll find the cities grouped by region. Each city page looks at the local building style and the problems that often crop up there, from old canal houses to new-build estates.

North Holland and Flevoland: Amsterdam, Zaandam, Haarlem, Hoofddorp and Almere

Amsterdam, Zaandam, Haarlem and Hoofddorp

In the capital's canal ring, tall, narrow buildings stand on wooden piles, with pipes running through cramped spaces across several floors. Beyond the canal ring you'll find everything from the Jordaan to the new islands of IJburg.

Zaandam is the largest town in the municipality of Zaanstad. Along the river Zaan there are still plenty of wooden houses in the typical Zaan style, while a lot of new housing has gone up around the centre.

Haarlem, the capital of North Holland, has a historic city centre on the river Spaarne, surrounded by many pre-war neighbourhoods. Old pipes are sometimes still hidden in the walls of those homes.

Hoofddorp, the largest town in the Haarlemmermeer municipality, lies in the middle of the reclaimed Haarlemmermeer polder, a short distance from Schiphol. Many of its homes are fairly new, for example in the Floriande district.

Almere

Almere is built on land that was under water until the 1960s, and the first residents moved in during the 1970s. The homes there are relatively new as a result, but joints still leak and drains still get blocked.

South Holland: Rotterdam, The Hague and Zoetermeer

Rotterdam lies on both banks of the Nieuwe Maas, with residential tower blocks in the centre and pre-war flats with shared stairwells on both the north and south sides of the river. Shared soil stacks and old drains regularly lead to emergency call-outs there.

In The Hague, the seaside city that is home to the government and parliament, stately townhouses in districts such as the Statenkwartier stand alongside post-war blocks of flats and the new-build homes of Ypenburg.

Zoetermeer grew rapidly from the 1960s onwards, turning from a modest village into a city, first with districts such as Meerzicht and Seghwaert and later Oosterheem. Much of the pipework from those early boom years is now showing its age.

Utrecht province: Utrecht and Amersfoort

Along the Oudegracht canal in Utrecht you'll find the famous wharf cellars, and around the city centre are pre-war neighbourhoods such as Lombok and Wittevrouwen. On the west side, Leidsche Rijn has sprung up as a whole new district of the city.

Amersfoort combines a medieval city centre, home to the Koppelpoort gate and the Muurhuizen, with large new-build districts such as Nieuwland and Vathorst.

North Brabant: Eindhoven, Tilburg, Breda and Den Bosch

Eindhoven and Tilburg

Eindhoven grew rapidly in the twentieth century, partly thanks to Philips. From the workers' houses in Philipsdorp to the flats at Strijp-S, the city's pipework varies enormously.

Tilburg was a textile town for many years, an era that left behind plenty of workers' houses and old factory buildings. The city also gained a sprawling new district in the Reeshof.

Breda and Den Bosch

The old heart of Breda, with the Grote Kerk on the Grote Markt, is enclosed by a ring of canals known as the singels. Outside the centre are post-war districts and new-build areas.

The Binnendieze, a waterway that disappears beneath the buildings in many places, runs under part of the centre of 's-Hertogenbosch. The centuries-old buildings around the Sint-Jan cathedral have pipework dating from all sorts of periods.

Gelderland: Arnhem, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn

Nijmegen, on the river Waal, is regarded as the oldest city in the Netherlands. On the opposite bank, many new homes have been built in Lent and the rest of Nijmegen-Noord.

Arnhem, the capital of Gelderland, lies on the Rijn (Rhine), where the hills of the Veluwe begin. North of the river are villa neighbourhoods and pre-war districts; to the south lies Arnhem-Zuid, which was largely built after the war.

Apeldoorn, known for Paleis Het Loo, is spaciously laid out on the edge of the Veluwe. As a result, detached houses and villas there sometimes have a long sewer connection running to the street.

Overijssel and Groningen: Zwolle, Enschede and Groningen

Zwolle and Enschede

Zwolle is an old Hanseatic city. Its centre lies within the old town moat, with the Sassenpoort as its best-known gate. Over recent decades the city has grown considerably, with new districts such as Stadshagen.

Enschede, the largest city in the Twente region, was once a textile town. Alongside old workers' houses and former factory buildings, it has many post-war neighbourhoods.

The city of Groningen

Groningen, the student city of the north, has a city centre inside the Diepenring canal ring, with many old buildings that have been split up into rooms. Surrounding it are estates of flats such as Paddepoel, and new-build homes in Meerstad.

Don't see your town listed?

You can still call us. The cities above are places we've written a dedicated page about, but our service area doesn't stop there. We cover the whole of the Netherlands, including villages and smaller towns. When you call, we'll tell you how quickly a plumber can get to you.

Call 085 115 0249 at any hour of the day. Our contact page explains which details are useful to have to hand. We add to this list of all our locations regularly, so do check back later.