Leak Detection & Repair
Find the leak before you open the wall
A stain on the ceiling tells you where water landed, not where it came from. We locate the actual source first, so the repair is a patch instead of an excavation.
- Slab, wall and ceiling leaks
- Water bill spikes and running meters
- Located before anything is opened
- Repair and patch in one visit
Signs
How hidden leaks announce themselves
Most homeowners notice one of these three things weeks before they find any actual water.
The bill jumped
A water bill up noticeably with no change in use is the most common first sign of a leak you cannot see.
The meter moves
Shut off every fixture and watch the meter. If it is still turning, water is going somewhere it should not.
Something feels off
A warm spot on a slab floor, a musty smell in one room, or paint that keeps bubbling in the same place.
Not sure whether it is a leak or something else? Our guide on signs you need a plumber covers what is worth a call.
Why it matters
Why locating it properly saves money
Exploratory holes are expensive
Opening drywall to look for a leak means patching, texturing and painting every guess that was wrong. Locating first means one opening.
Slab leaks are the clearest case
Under a concrete slab, guessing means breaking concrete. Locating the line first can be the difference between a small cut and a torn-up floor.
Small leaks do real damage
A slow leak inside a wall does not flood anything. It rots framing and grows mold quietly for months.
And it settles insurance questions
A documented location and cause is far more useful to an adjuster than a hole and a guess.
Common sources
Where they usually turn out to be
In older Hays housing stock, the same handful of culprits come up again and again.
Failing supply lines to toilets and under sinks, which are cheap to replace and cause a surprising share of ceiling damage. Corroded galvanized pipe in homes that were never repiped. Shower valves leaking behind tile. Water heater fittings. And out in the yard, service lines that have taken on a pinhole and are quietly soaking the ground between the meter and the house — often showing up as one suspiciously green patch of grass.
How we work
What to expect when you call
- 01
We narrow it down
Meter test, pressure isolation and a look at the likely suspects, before we open anything.
- 02
We locate it precisely
Acoustic and pressure methods for hidden lines, so we are opening the right spot rather than the most convenient one.
- 03
We repair and close it up
The line gets fixed and the opening gets patched. We tell you honestly if a section is due to fail again.
Free estimate
Think you have a leak?
Tell us what you are seeing — bill, stain, smell or meter. That usually tells us where to start looking.
Related: repiping, emergency plumber, signs you need a plumber, low water pressure, frozen pipes
Got a plumbing problem that is not getting better on its own?
Call for anything urgent, or send the form and we will get back to you within one business day with a real number.