An outside tap is one of those small jobs that is quick when it is done properly and a problem for years when it is not. The right way means teeing off the existing supply with its own indoor isolation valve, fitting a double check valve to keep garden water from backing into the household supply, and angling the pipework so it drains and will not split in the first hard frost. LMB fits them that way as standard, and the work is backed by a public record of 207 Google reviews at a straight 5.0.
What a proper job includes
An indoor isolation valve so the tap can be turned off and drained down for winter, a double check valve for compliance and to protect your drinking water, a wall plate and a frost-resistant outdoor tap, and a tidy, sealed exit through the wall. The pipe run is planned so it can be drained, which is the single thing that stops a garden tap splitting when the temperature drops. It is the difference between a tap that lasts and one that floods a wall cavity in January.
Want the outside tap done at the same time as other work? Because LMB is a full plumbing and Gas Safe heating business, the garden tap, the dripping kitchen mixer and the boiler service can all be handled in one visit rather than three separate trades.
