Basic Plumbing Course

Basic Plumbing Course

This course is not designed to get you ready for a career as a professional plumber. This is for homeowners who want to learn the basics so

By The Great British Woodshop

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Wed, 9 Jul 2025 14:00 - 17:00 GMT+1

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The Great British Woodshop

Cherry Lodge Oakcroft Road West Byfleet KT14 6JH United Kingdom

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Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

This course is not designed to get you ready for a career as a professional plumber. This is for homeowners who want to learn the basics so they can repair or fix simple common plumbing problems around the house.

With a few basics and a bit of confidence there are many simple jobs like fixing leaking taps or toilets that you can do yourself, so why pay a professional plumber £70 for something you can fix in 5 minutes.

Content score (practical/info-theory): 2/5  

Tasks and Skills covered include:

Water storage and hot water systems

Tap washer and cartridge replacement

Poly pipe fittings

How to replace a length of copper pipe with new poly pipe

Removing and installing new taps

Specific tools for plumbing

Working with copper pipe

Soldering

Sealing threads to stop leaks

Copper fittings

Cutting copper pipe and poly pipe

Isolating valves

Waste and Traps

Replacing or repairing toilet parts, what are they and what do they do?

  • Flush valves
  • Flappers
  • Handles
  • Chains
  • Overflows

 

This 3 hour basics course will give you the confidence to tackle some of those simple repair jobs and get some answers to all those DIY questions.

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The Great British Woodshop

"The Great British Woodshop" is the location of the Discovery channel TV Series of the same name. 

Students of all abilities are given a warm welcome at our large, fully tooled workshop in West Byfleet.

You can learn a variety of different skills with the Great British Woodshop, depending on your interests.  Courses include Woodwork, DIY, Special Projects, Spray Painting, Upcycling and Upholstery and we also hold holiday sessions for children and juniors.

The Great British Woodshop run daytime, evening and Weekend courses to fit in with busy lifestyles.  Class sizes are deliberately kept small for the personal experience and can be tailored to the specific needs of those attending on any given day.

Courses are run by woodworking craftsman and television presenter David Free. DRB certified, David has been practising woodwork for 40 years and has been teaching all ages for 20 of those.   David is passionate about sharing his woodwork and DIY knowledge with others.

Now that DIY Superstores are full of woodworking machinery at very affordable prices, there's never been a better time to build a home workshop and have fun making some of your own furniture, renovate your kitchen or learn how to spray paint to a high quality finish. This not only fulfils practical needs but it also gives you a great sense of achievement.

Our courses give you basic knowledge for the complete beginner or take your existing skills to the next level. We look forward to you joining us for a really fun event and in the mean time why not check "YouTube" to see some of the episodes from the TV series.