Plumbing and heating by James Black of Clare, Gas Safe and OFTEC registered for gas and oil.

All plumbing and heating work undertaken: oil and gas installation, servicing and repairs, radiators, bathrooms and the pipework in between, for homes in Clare, Haverhill, Sudbury and the villages around them.

  • 5.0 from 31 Google reviews
  • Gas Safe & OFTEC registered
  • Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 8am-12pm
A bathroom under oak beams with twin basins, a roll-top bath and a column radiator
A beamed sitting room with two column radiators on a brick floor

All plumbing and heating work undertaken

Oil and gas installation, service and repairs, and the plumbing that goes with a new bathroom or kitchen. James is Gas Safe and OFTEC registered, so gas and oil boilers are both covered.

  • Gas and oil boilers

    New boilers installed and broken ones repaired, for gas and oil heating systems.

  • Boiler servicing

    Gas and oil boilers serviced, with your Gas Safe certificate for a gas boiler.

  • Radiators

    New radiators fitted, and the pipes re-routed when a radiator needs to move.

  • Bathrooms and showers

    The plumbing for new bathrooms, and thermostatic showers fitted.

  • Kitchen plumbing

    Sinks, water and waste pipes for new kitchens, and messy pipework under the sink taken back to the wall.

  • Quooker taps

    Boiling-water Quooker taps fitted, along with the Cube and the Scale R filter.

  • Outdoor taps

    Outside taps fitted.

  • Leaks and pipework

    Leaking pipes found and made good, and visible pipes moved inside the walls.

A thermostatic bath shower fitted on a tiled wall
A thermostatic shower over the bath, fitted and finished.

Need a boiler looked at?

Call James on 07984 422242, or send a message and he will come back to you.

Under a kitchen sink: a Quooker tank, a Cube and a Scale R filter with neat pipework on the back wall
Under the sink: Quooker, Cube and Scale R, with the pipes and wastes run along the back wall.

A Quooker, a Cube and a Scale R, and more cupboard space than before

“James is simply amazing - he puts a lot of thought how to lay out things in most space efficient and most usable way, he arrives when he says he will and leaves everything clean and tidy afterwards! He is also a really nice person to have around!

He just removed a whole lot of messy water and waste pipes taking up my under sink cupboard and all the pipes and wastes are now on the back wall and he took off the sink that was installed very messily and reinstalled it very neatly, he installed a Quooker and Cube and Scale R very neatly taking up less cupboard than the pipes that were there previously so I have lots of space for actually storing things in it too! He also installed a new aqualisa thermostatic shower in the family bathroom (which is amazing to shower with!) and an outdoor tap. He has done other jobs for me before, too and I now always call him when I need a plumber and never even bother looking for another one as his work is fantastic. He always goes above and beyond.

I am a very happy customer and cannot recommend him highly enough!”

Anton AltaparmakovGoogle review

Two bathrooms, a kitchen, a new boiler and 11 radiators

One house, start to finish: pipes moved inside the walls, radiators re-positioned and new bathrooms and a kitchen plumbed in, with the other trades on the renovation working alongside.

Job sheet

new bathrooms
2
new kitchen
1
new boiler
1
new radiators
11

Plus pipework that had been visible, moved inside the walls.

A bathroom stripped back to bare walls and floor during the work
Stripped back
A tall anthracite column radiator beside a green cupboard and a cottage door
A tall column radiator, finished
Paul FennellyGoogle review

“JB Plumbing & Heating had done such great job with the plumbing in our old house that we were quick to pick up the phone when we moved house a couple of years ago and needed a lot of help to fit 2 new bathrooms, a new kitchen, a new boiler and 11 new radiators. Not just that but pretty much everything needed to be re-positioned, including pipes that had been visible, moved inside of walls. Nothing was too much trouble for James and he could be relied upon to provide excellent advice and ideas to help us realise our plans for the renovation. James worked brilliantly with the other contractors we had in to help with the renovations (fitter, builder, electricians, tilers, plasterers) and in fact, many of the contractors were introduced to us by James. As well as being an excellent plumber, James is reliable, trustworthy and friendly. On the very rare occasion James has not been able to get to us as planned, he’s quick to communicate and it's usually an emergency where he’s been diverted to fix an elderly lady’s heating or get a shower working for a young family. We have also benefitted from his willingness to help in a crisis - I managed to hammer a nail into an underfloor pipe and James hurried over (on a Saturday afternoon) to fix it before it caused any serious damage (apologies to Mrs Black on that occasion). James’ work is exceptionally clean and tidy and we rest assured that we have safe and reliable heat and hot water whenever we need it.”

Pipework set into the wall at floor level, with a column radiator waiting to go on
Pipes going into the wall, radiator waiting
A sage green kitchen with a Belfast sink under a beamed ceiling
The kitchen, plumbed in

Rated 5.0 on Google

Five stars on average from 31 Google reviews. Here are three more of them, in full.

5.0

31 Google reviews

“James had been recommended and serviced our gas boiler when agreed with minimal disruption and explained exactly what he had done - and provided a Gas Safe certificate. As it was our first service since moving in, James also checked over the plumbing throughout the house - including the loft. He found a leaking central heating pipe which he made good - which was very reassuring. Great service from a thoughtful professional”

Preston CurrieGoogle review

“James is highly qualifiedand experienced in all aspects of the services he provides. The prices he charges are fair and to industry standards.He provides honest advice on any project and his communication, responsiveness and reliabilty are impressive. We have used JB Plumbing for several projects and have no hesitation in recommending this service for any plumbing and heating needs👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻”

Paul ElsegoodGoogle review

“I can't recommend JB Plumbing & Heating enough! They came out quickly to fix our boiler issue they were professional, friendly and did an amazing job for a fair price. Will absolutely be using them for all our future plumbing and heating needs.”

Tasha LaceyGoogle review

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A finished shower room with a chrome towel radiator and a basin on stone-effect wall panels
A towel radiator and basin, finished.

James Black, plumbing and heating engineer

JB Plumbing & Heating is James Black, working from Clare across the villages around it, from Sudbury to Haverhill and Saffron Walden. The business has been a limited company, JB Plumbing & Heating (East Anglia) Ltd, since 2022.

James is Gas Safe and OFTEC registered, so he works on gas and oil heating alike: installing boilers, servicing them and putting them right when they fail, as well as everything else a house needs from a plumber.

  • Gas Safe registered
  • OFTEC registered
  • Gas and oil boilers
  • Based in Clare, Suffolk
A wall-hung toilet, basin and flush plate on stone-effect wall panels
A wall-hung toilet and basin in the same room.

Clare and the villages around it

James is based in Clare, near Sudbury (CO10), and works across these towns and villages:

  • Clare
  • Cavendish
  • Glemsford
  • Hundon
  • Kedington
  • Haverhill
  • Steeple Bumpstead
  • Sudbury
  • Saffron Walden
  • Cambridgeshire

Opening hours

Monday8am-5pm
Tuesday8am-5pm
Wednesday8am-5pm
Thursday8am-5pm
Friday8am-5pm
Saturday8am-12pm
SundayClosed

Tell James what needs doing

A boiler that has stopped, a service that is due, or a bathroom you are planning: call, email or send the form and James will get back to you.

Monday to Friday 8am-5pm, Saturday 8am-12pm.

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Call James on 07984 422242