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On call now. A plumber answers, day or night. 0115 496 0247

Kearns Emergency Plumbing

Three plumbers and a phone that's always answered

A small firm in Sherwood, on a rota so one of us is always awake.

About us

A phone that's always answered by a plumber

A small firm on purpose. The person who answers at 2am knows what to tell you to do with your stop tap.

Joe Kearns started the firm in Sherwood in 2009, after ten years with a national repairs company where the phones were answered by people who'd never held a spanner. Priya joined in 2016 and runs our leak detection and insurance reports; Tom came in 2019 and is the one to call about drains. We take the nights in turn, so whoever answers is a plumber, awake, with the van keys.

Joe Kearns kneeling on a kitchen floor in the evening beside an open sink cupboard, a phone to his ear and an offcut of copper pipe in his hand.
  • The rate for the hour told to you before we set off
  • Shoe covers on and dust sheets down, even at 3am
  • Every repair priced on your phone before we start it

The team

Who comes to your door

Joe Kearns kneeling on a kitchen floor in the evening beside an open sink cupboard, a phone to his ear and an offcut of copper pipe in his hand.

Joe Kearns

Founder · plumbing and heating

Answers more of the night calls than anyone, and still talks people through their stop tap as if it's the first time.

Priya Sandhu in a tiled Victorian hallway, a thermal camera in her hands, looking up as if someone has just spoken.

Priya Sandhu

Plumber · leak detection

Runs the thermal camera and writes the leak reports. Finds the leak, then lifts one board, not the floor.

Tom Hadley in a wet back yard with drain rods over his shoulder, beside a lifted inspection chamber cover.

Tom Hadley

Plumber · drains

Drains, toilets and anything that's backed up. Calm in a flooded kitchen, which is the point.

Three Kearns plumbers talking at the open side door of their white van on a terraced street at dusk, the street lamps just on.

When we come round, day or night

  • About an hour, at a time you choose online
  • Photo ID, and our name on the van
  • Shoe covers on and dust sheets down
  • We tell you the rate before we start
  • We take the old parts and the mess with us

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Registered and insured

  • WaterSafe approved plumber

    Assessed and approved to work on drinking water systems to the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations, and listed on the national register.

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  • Gas Safe registered

    The law says anyone working on a gas boiler or appliance must be on the Gas Safe Register. Ask to see the engineer's ID card, and check its number.

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  • TrustMark registered

    The government-endorsed quality scheme for work in and around your home.

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  • Public liability insurance

    Cover for your home and belongings while we work.

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  • DBS checked

    Everyone who comes to your house.

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What we promise

  • Answered by a plumber, day or night, never a call centre
  • The price for the hour told to you before we set off, VAT included
  • We stop the water and make it safe before we talk about the repair
  • The repair priced on your phone before we start it, and nothing added without your say-so
  • A written leak report with dated photographs, for your insurer, when you need one
  • Twelve months' guarantee on our work

What customers say

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  • The tracker page is brilliant. I could see Tom was ten minutes away and who he was before I opened the door at midnight.

    Hannah, ArnoldLeak under the sinkGoogle · September 2026Sample

  • We manage sixty flats in Lenton and Beeston. Tenants ring Kearns direct, they never go over our limit, and the report is in my inbox before I'm in the office.

    Martin, LentonLetting agentGoogle · August 2026Sample

  • Found a leak under the hall floor with a thermal camera and lifted one board. Two other plumbers wanted to take the whole floor up.

    Anjali, West BridgfordLeak detectionGoogle · July 2026Sample

Water where it shouldn't be? Call now.

A plumber answers, day or night, and tells you the price for the hour before we set off.

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