LEAK REPAIRS

WHY DO I NEED TO REPAIR THE LEAK?

Aside from getting your water bill back to normal if you have a leak in your domestic system, getting the leak repaired is essential to the structural integrity of the house, whether it's sanitary or domestic leaks both leak water under the house. When water gets below a slab and stays there, it will compromise the foundation that the house sits on, which can cause all sorts of problems, including cracks in drywall, slanted floors, doors can stick, and windows may not open and close. In short, it can be detrimental to the foundation. 

 

CREATING AN ACCESS POINT

There are two ways to get to a problem pipe under a slab. Either the plumber can tunnel to the problem pipe, or they can create an access point through the floor. To create an access point, the plumber will have to jackhammer a hole into the slab in order to get to the location of the leak.

 

TUNNELING

Of the two ways to get to a leaking point, tunneling is not always the best method. On average the plumber will create a 3’x3′ hole from the outside and tunnel to the problem pipe. However, tunneling is more time consuming and can cost more money. Sometimes it is cheaper to replace floors as opposed to tunneling extensive distances.

 

PIPING

After the damaged pipe has been exposed – physical pipe repair then commences and the damage(d) lines/fittings are replaced with schedule 40 PVC line- this is the highest industry standard before branching into commercial grade PVC.  After the repairs are complete, another hydrostatic test is always run to insure the recently repaired lines are no longer leaking and that the system integrity is now 100%.