
Same usage habits, suddenly your bill went up $30, $80, $200. Most common sign of a hidden leak — usually in a supply line or running toilet.
Walk around the house at night with everything off. If you hear a faint hiss or trickle, you have water moving through a pipe somewhere it shouldn't.
Brown rings, soft spots, peeling paint, or warped baseboards. The leak is rarely directly above or behind the stain — water travels.
A damp, earthy smell in a basement, closet, or bathroom — even without visible water — usually means moisture is building somewhere hidden.
Section of grass that's noticeably greener, soggy when it hasn't rained, or sunken. Often a leak in the main water line or sewer line between meter and house.
Warm spot on a tile or hardwood floor in a slab-foundation home. Hot water line leaking under the concrete.
Hot or cold water lines leaking under the concrete slab foundation. We locate the exact spot using acoustic listening and thermal imaging — so we cut a small section of slab, not the whole floor.
Supply lines or drain pipes leaking inside walls. We find them with moisture meters, thermal imaging, and pressure tests — usually opening one drywall section instead of three.
Tiny holes in old copper supply lines, common in homes 20+ years old. Often invisible until water damage shows. We isolate the affected section without repiping the whole line if possible.
Between the city water meter and your home. We pressure-test, listen acoustically, and identify the location without trenching the entire yard.
Wax ring leaks under toilets, supply line drips behind vanities, tub overflow leaks. Often the source of mystery ceiling stains in the room below.
Cracks or broken sections in the drain line under the house or yard. Found with camera inspection — we see the exact location and depth.
A plumber without leak detection equipment finds leaks by opening walls until water shows up. We don’t work that way. Here’s how a real leak detection visit goes:
You shouldn't have to. The whole point of leak detection equipment is to find the leak before any drywall comes down. We use acoustic listening, thermal imaging, and pressure testing to narrow the location down to inches — and we tell you exactly where the cut will be before we make it.
This happens constantly in Union County, especially with older homes. Most of the time it's a running toilet flapper, an underground supply line leak, or a pinhole in copper that's been there for months. We can usually find the cause in a single visit.
We get it — slab leaks have a reputation for being expensive nightmares. The cost depends mostly on whether you find the exact location early. We pinpoint slab leaks to a precise spot, which means a small repair cut instead of jackhammering half the floor.
Tell them to shut off the affected fixture or the main water valve if it's spreading. We can be there same-day in most cases — and if it's a slow leak, we document everything for your insurance and your records.
40+ years finding leaks in Union County homes. We know where leaks hide.
Acoustic, thermal, and pressure testing. We find it before we open the wall.
Most leak detection calls handled the day you call. 24/7 for active leaks.
Photos, location reports, and findings — formatted for your insurance claim if needed.
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