Slab leaks · Sarasota, Bradenton & Tampa

Slab leak detection

In most Florida homes the water lines run under the concrete slab. When one breaks, the water stays hidden and the damage shows up somewhere else. We locate the leak without breaking up your floors, using acoustic and tracer gas detection, and talk you through the repair.

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Water line exposed through an opening cut in a concrete floor

Common signs of a slab leak

Water under a slab spreads before it surfaces, so the first clue is often nowhere near the break.

Damp or lifting flooring. Wet carpet, stained grout, cupping wood or swollen baseboards with no spill to explain them.
Running water under the floor. A hiss or trickle you can hear when every tap is closed.
A higher bill and a moving meter. Water usage climbs while habits stay the same.
Low pressure or a water heater that never rests. A line losing water under the slab can lower pressure at the taps, and a hot side leak keeps the heater running.

Why it’s worth acting early

A slab leak doesn’t stop on its own. The longer water runs under the floor, the more it can damage flooring, cabinets, drywall and the soil under the slab, and the more it adds to the bill. Finding it early usually means a smaller repair.

How we find it

Two non-invasive methods, used alone or together, so the only opening made is at the leak itself.

Acoustic detection

Sensitive listening equipment picks up the sound of water escaping a pressurized line through the concrete, and follows it to where it is loudest.

Tracer gas detection

A safe, harmless tracer gas is fed into the drained line. It escapes at the break and rises through the slab, where a detector pinpoints it, even on leaks too quiet to hear.

How we handle it

We confirm there is a leak, pinpoint where it is under the slab, and show you what we found. Then we go over the repair options for your home, such as fixing the damaged section or running a new line around it, with a free price estimate before any work starts.

What happens next

Tell us what’s wrong

Call, text or send the form. A few lines about what you’re seeing is plenty.
Send photos if you can

A quick shot of the leak, the problem drain or the water heater helps us come prepared.
We get back to you

We talk it through and set a time to come out. Once we’ve seen the problem, you get a free price estimate before any work starts.