A burst pipe or a slow leak can cost thousands and leave you out of your home for weeks. Firstpoint fits smart water shut-off valves and self-closing flood air bricks across Inverness and the Highlands, so you spend a little now instead of a lot later.
We have spent years on the other side of this, doing fire and water reinstatement for insurers. We know what an escape of water claim really costs a household, and it is usually far more than the excess.
A pipe fails while you are at work or away.
The valve spots the leak and acts on its own.
UK insurers pay out over £1.8 million a day for escape of water damage (Association of British Insurers). Some insurers now offer discounts for homes with a smart shut-off fitted, so it is worth asking yours.
One deals with water from inside the house, the other with flood water from outside. We recommend what suits your property, often one and sometimes both.
From £549 inc VAT, fully installed
A smart valve by Watergate, fitted on your incoming water main. It learns how your household normally uses water and closes the supply automatically if it detects a leak.
Standard fit, Inverness area. Travel is quoted separately for other parts of the Highlands.
Priced on survey
Air bricks let your underfloor breathe, but in a flood they are one of the first ways water gets in. Anti-flood air bricks ventilate like normal ones and seal themselves shut when flood water rises.
Fitting 20 or more properties? Ask about our multi-property pricing.
Peace of mind, especially if you are away a lot.
Protect tenanted and empty properties between lets.
Voids, sheltered and supported housing, and planned programmes.
Nobody there to notice a leak for days at a time.
Fitted per room, on each room's own supply.
Riverside, coastal and low-lying homes.
We look at your water main, pipework, Wi-Fi signal and air bricks.
A clear, itemised quote with no surprises once work starts.
Installed, tested and set up on your phone, usually in a single visit.
We show you how it works, what to do if it trips, and register your warranty.
We fit leak and flood protection in Inverness, Nairn, Dingwall, Elgin and across the Highlands. Our office is at 20 Church Street, Inverness, IV1 1ED.
It can. Some UK insurers give a discount when a smart water shut-off is fitted, but not all do, so check with your insurer. Either way, it cuts the chance of having to make an escape of water claim at all.
Every device comes with the manufacturer's warranty, and we register it for you at handover. A smart shut-off greatly reduces the risk of water damage, but no device can rule it out completely. It works alongside your home insurance, not instead of it.
Only if the valve detects a leak. You get an alert on your phone and can turn the water back on from the app once you have checked.
For alerts and the app, yes. We check your signal at the survey.
You can check your address on SEPA's flood maps. If you are near a river, burn or the coast, we will talk you through whether flood air bricks make sense for your home.
The from price covers a standard fit on an easily accessible incoming water main in the Inverness area. If your stopcock is hard to reach, the pipework needs altering, or you are elsewhere in the Highlands, we will tell you at the free survey and include it in a fixed written quote before you agree to anything. Travel outside the Inverness area is charged at £1.14 a mile including VAT.
Call 07900 218222, email neal@firstpoint.scot, or use the form below. We will arrange a free survey before pricing anything.
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