Leak Detection
Non-invasive electronic leak detection that pinpoints slab, wall and yard leaks fast — so we fix the leak, not your whole floor.
A hidden leak is a slow-motion emergency. It runs up your water bill, feeds mold, and — under a slab — can undermine your foundation before you ever see a drop. In Las Vegas, shifting desert soil makes slab leaks especially common.
The old approach was to start cutting and hope. We don't work that way. Using acoustic listening, thermal imaging and pressure testing, we locate the leak precisely first — then open only what we have to.
If your bill jumped for no reason, or you can hear water running with everything off, that's exactly the call we take every week.
A sudden jump with no change in usage is the classic hidden-leak fingerprint.
A hot-water slab leak heats the tile or carpet above it — a telltale sign in slab-on-grade homes.
Hear water moving when no fixture is on? Something is leaking behind a wall or under the slab.
Musty smells, buckling flooring, or a damp baseboard point to water escaping where you can't see it.
We isolate the system with a pressure test to confirm a leak exists and whether it's on the hot or cold side. Then we listen — acoustic sensors amplify the sound of water escaping under concrete — and confirm with thermal imaging that spots temperature differences through the floor.
The result is a marked location, not a guess. That means the repair — a targeted access, a slab leak reroute, or in whole-home cases a repipe — is as small and clean as possible.
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Expansive desert soil expands and contracts with moisture, stressing copper lines run through and under the slab. Add 16-grain water pitting the pipe from inside, and slab leaks become a valley-wide pattern — see why slab leaks are so common here.
Buying or selling? A pre-purchase leak check is cheap insurance — read our home plumbing inspection checklist, especially for homes in Enterprise and Silverado Ranch.
Finding a leak you can't see is about ruling things out in the right order. We start with a pressure test that confirms a leak exists and tells us whether it's on the hot or cold side — that alone cuts the search in half. Then acoustic sensors amplify the hiss of water escaping under concrete, and thermal imaging reads the temperature signature a hot-water line leaves through the floor.
For yard and irrigation leaks we trace the line and listen at the surface. The payoff of doing it this way is simple: we mark the actual spot, so the repair opens a small, targeted area instead of your whole floor.
Not every hidden leak is a slab leak, though those are the ones Las Vegas homeowners worry about most. We locate all of them: hot- and cold-line slab leaks under the foundation, pinholes and fitting failures inside walls, and breaks in the yard supply or irrigation that quietly waste thousands of gallons.
Once it's pinpointed, we walk you through the honest repair options — a targeted access and spot fix, a slab leak reroute, or, if the pipe is failing in more than one place, a whole-home repipe. You decide with the facts in front of you.
We don’t post fake flat rates — every home is different. Here’s what goes into your written, up-front price:
You always get the price in writing before we start. Call (614) 830-0578 for a free estimate.
We bring leak detection to homes and businesses valley-wide — the same up-front pricing and licensed, insured crews whether you're near our south-valley shop or across town.
We combine pressure testing, acoustic listening and thermal imaging to locate the leak precisely before opening anything. That's the whole point — pinpoint first, so any access is small and targeted.
Detection itself is a modest, flat diagnostic fee; the repair is quoted separately once we know exactly what and where it is. You approve both before we proceed.
Very often, yes. A running toilet, an irrigation break, or a slab leak can add thousands of gallons a month. We can pinpoint the source quickly — call (614) 830-0578.
Warm spots on the floor, an unexplained bill spike, and the sound of running water with all fixtures off. More detail in our slab leak warning signs guide.
Detection is a modest, flat diagnostic fee, and the repair is quoted after we know exactly what and where the problem is — you approve both before we start. That way you're never paying for a blind, exploratory dig, and the fee is money well spent on a precise fix.
Most detections are same-day. If your bill has spiked or you can hear water running with everything off, don't wait — a hidden leak feeds mold and, under a slab, can undermine the foundation. Call (614) 830-0578 and we'll get out to pinpoint it.
Warm floor spot or a climbing water bill? We pinpoint slab leaks under the foundation, then reroute or repair — repipe when the copper's done.
Learn moreRecurring pinhole leaks or old poly/galvanized pipe? A clean, permitted PEX repipe ends the patch-after-patch cycle for good.
Learn moreMajor leak or flooding? We respond 24/7 — help you shut off and contain, find the source, repair it, and guide insurance and drying before mold starts.
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Emergency guidesSlab leaks are common in Las Vegas and easy to miss. Here are six warning signs — and why catching them early saves your floors and foundation.
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Local-specificA general inspection gives plumbing a quick look. Run this valley-specific checklist before you close so the house doesn't hand you a surprise afterward.
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