Slab leaks can occur in either water or sewer lines.
Floor still warm after slab leak epaired.
There are several signs that point to a slab leak.
Quite often a slab leak isn t even discovered until a homeowner finds themselves with a huge water bill.
Slab leaks cause costly damage so early detection is important.
Actually that is a bit of a misstatement because they aren t usually an emergency at all although they are often thought of as one.
Leaking hot water lines can create warm spots on your floor.
A slab leak is a break in a pipe that runs beneath the concrete foundation of your home.
I noticed warm tiles around the laundry area where we have pinpointed the hottest point and the warmth seems to spread about 6 feet outwards.
Because breaking and repairing a slab requires special materials and is labor intensive foundation repair is often the most expensive part of fixing a slab leak.
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Foundation repair costs anywhere from 1 900 to 6 710 plumbers have to break through your home s foundation to reach the leak.
When the pipe breaks water seeps into the ground and your home s foundation.
Looks like we have a slab leak in our house.