Slab Leak Detection and Repair in Atlanta, GA

Watch for the side effects. A warm spot on a tile or hardwood floor where there should not be one. A water bill that jumped and you cannot explain. The faint sound of running water with every fixture turned off. Cracks in drywall or in the foundation. A drop in water pressure with no obvious cause. A patch of warped or buckled flooring. Any one of those is worth a call. Two or more usually means you have a slab leak.

Not always. We start with non-invasive equipment that locates the leak to within an inch or two. Then we walk you through your options. A spot repair under tile or hardwood usually means a small access cut, not a torn-up room. A reroute through the wall or attic skips the slab entirely. A full repipe goes overhead and avoids the foundation altogether. We will tell you which option fits your home before any cutting starts.

By the time most slab leaks show up on the surface, they have been leaking weeks to months. Copper pinhole leaks start tiny and grow slowly. The warm or wet spot you finally see is the result of saturated concrete and soil under the slab. The earlier you call after you notice anything, the smaller the eventual repair.

Three reasons. First, a lot of Atlanta-area homes built between 1960 and 1990 have copper supply lines run under the slab, and copper in long contact with concrete and minerals slowly thins. Second, red Georgia clay shifts with moisture and seasons, which stresses the joints. Third, high water pressure from the city main can accelerate pinhole development. We see all three on jobs every week.

It depends on the fix. Spot repair on a single, accessible leak covers detection, access, repair, and patch. The cost of a reroute to bypass the slab section depends on length and finish work. A full home repipe depends on number of fixtures, finish, and access. After we locate the leak you get the exact written number before you decide.

It depends on the policy. Most homeowners policies in Georgia do not cover the leaking pipe itself, because the failure is gradual, but they often cover the resulting water damage and the access costs to get to the pipe. Some policies have specific slab leak coverage. We can give you a written report and itemized estimate that breaks out detection, access, and repair, which makes the claim process easier.

Usually yes, especially overnight. Find your main shutoff (often near the front hose bib or in the garage in Atlanta-area homes), turn it off, and the leak stops. If you cannot find or turn the main shutoff, call us and we will walk you through it on the phone. If you are seeing active flooring damage or hear running water and cannot stop it, we run 24/7 emergency calls.

Over time, yes. A long-running leak saturates the soil under the slab, which can cause settling on one side and lifting on another. That shows up as new cracks in drywall, sticking doors, and uneven floors. Most slab leaks caught in the first few months do not cause structural damage. The ones that run for a year or more are where we start seeing real foundation movement.

It depends on the rest of the system. If the copper under the slab is in good shape except for one pinhole, a spot repair is fine. If we see signs of multiple weak spots, low water pressure, or copper that has gone soft, a reroute or partial repipe is the better long-term call. The honest answer is, the same copper that failed once is more likely to fail again than fresh PEX run overhead.

Acoustic listening with the Aquaphon A200, which lets us hear the pressurized water escaping through concrete. Thermal imaging cameras for hot water line leaks, which show up as warm patches on the floor. Pressure testing to isolate hot versus cold side. Toilet dye testing and PRV testing to rule out look-alike problems. The combination is what lets us pinpoint a leak instead of guessing.

Yes. Delta is fully licensed in Georgia (MP209550 and company license J102723), bonded, and insured. Every tech is background checked. We pull permits when required and coordinate the county inspection.