On occassion we are just left standing with our mouths hanging open watching people try to save a few bucks by doing it their own way. For some reason a few despite our excellent reviews, chose to ignore our advice based on decades of plumbing experience. In a few homeowners minds it is better to break open their floors to make a slab leak repair than to cut a few holes in the drywall because they think they can save a few dollars.
We charge $2250.00 for a single line reroute. That is completely abandoning the failing line and rerouting a brand new line. We have not cut into a floor in 25 years, but still some believe they know better. In their defense there are still some insurance companies who recommend it.
Slab leak detection is a complicated process which includes an understanding of how a homes plumbing system may have been installed originally. Since no one can see through a concrete slab we rely on highly sensitive listening equipment. We can actually hear the sound of a leaking pipe spraying. That sounds simple enough, but consider that there are may be as many as 20 pipes running under the concrete slab of an average 3 bedroom, 2 bath house. As you can imagine, these pipes can parallel each other or even pass over each other.
We have had some crazy stories when it comes to slab leak detection. Two pipes running closely together, both making quite a bit of noise, but one louder than the other. It might be concluded that it was the pipe making more noise that was the offender. That would be wrong. It was the quieter pipe making less noise. Water under pressure was spraying from the pinhole leak hitting the pipe nearby. Water shooting through a hole or water at high pressure hitting a metal pipe. Do you see the potential problem?
Vibrational sound from a water leak carry. Those traveling sounds can be heard in some of the strangest places, even across the house. But with expertise, the offending pipe can be pinpointed with a great deal of certainty.
We charge $2250.00 for a single line reroute. That is completely abandoning the failing line and rerouting a brand new line. We have not cut into a floor in 25 years, but still some believe they know better. In their defense there are still some insurance companies who recommend it.
Slab leak detection is a complicated process which includes an understanding of how a homes plumbing system may have been installed originally. Since no one can see through a concrete slab we rely on highly sensitive listening equipment. We can actually hear the sound of a leaking pipe spraying. That sounds simple enough, but consider that there are may be as many as 20 pipes running under the concrete slab of an average 3 bedroom, 2 bath house. As you can imagine, these pipes can parallel each other or even pass over each other.
We have had some crazy stories when it comes to slab leak detection. Two pipes running closely together, both making quite a bit of noise, but one louder than the other. It might be concluded that it was the pipe making more noise that was the offender. That would be wrong. It was the quieter pipe making less noise. Water under pressure was spraying from the pinhole leak hitting the pipe nearby. Water shooting through a hole or water at high pressure hitting a metal pipe. Do you see the potential problem?
Vibrational sound from a water leak carry. Those traveling sounds can be heard in some of the strangest places, even across the house. But with expertise, the offending pipe can be pinpointed with a great deal of certainty.
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