Slab Leak Water Damage in the United States

Before equipment is placed, we consider this: It is a leak in a water line that runs inside or beneath the concrete floor of a slab on grade building.

For a prepared response, we focus on this: Look for a warm spot on the floor, or the sound of running water with everything off.

Our step-by-step approach makes this clear: Because hot water is escaping under the concrete and heating the slab above it.

Our field notes give this point special attention: We locate the wet area and narrow the leak location using meter readings, surface temperature and the pattern of the wet boundary.

For a prepared response, we focus on this: Not always. From the first assessment, we look at this: Many plumbers prefer a reroute, which abandons the failed run and routes new pipe through walls or the attic.

We keep the field plan clear: It is new pipe run above the slab to replace the failed section underneath it.

From the first assessment, we look at this: Concrete dries. To keep the work focused, we start here: It just does it slowly, because water sits in the pore structure and comes out over days rather than hours.