San Jose Leak Repair Services
Slow and hidden plumbing leaks can fester undetected for months. Dripping water sounds behind drywall, rising humidity, and rising water bills indicate the need for a water leak repair. Among the most common causes of hidden leaks are loose plumbing connections, cracked pipes, and offset pipe sections.
Plumbing leaks are common in San Jose. Aging infrastructure, shifting soils, and high water pressure due to San Jose’s hard water accelerate pipe wear. Extreme drought conditions often make it necessary to schedule slab leak repair services. During times of drought, drying soils compress and create voids under building foundations. This places extraordinary stress on underground sewer and water lines.
Unfortunately, parts of both your main water line and your sewer line travel beneath your home. When these pipes develop leaks, they undermine the integrity of your concrete slab. They also cause additional soil shifting and soil voids. A slab leak can create drywall cracks, bulging floor sections, and loose or torn roof flashing over time. As your home increasingly shifts and settles, you may even struggle to open and close windows and doors.
There are several signs that you need to schedule slab leak repair services.
- Wet flooring
- Hot spots on floors
- Foundation cracks
- Rank, musty odors in low-lying areas
- Low water pressure
If you have a leaky water supply line or a cracked sewer line, you may have standing pools of water in your yard or soil that never dries. Exterior pipe leaks can also affect a landscape’s grading by creating soft, sunken areas and soil erosion. When sewer lines release their nutrient-dense contents into the surrounding soils, the overlying grass becomes especially verdant.
The first step in professional leak repair is locating leaks and identifying their cause. Plumbers have multiple options in non-invasive leak detection at their disposal. Sewer line cameras travel the length of sewer pipes. They can reveal advanced corrosion, sewer pipe bellies, cracked or offset pipe sections, and tree root intrusion.
Thermal imaging cameras measure temperature differences to pinpoint the exact location of leaks. Acoustic leak detection amplifies dripping water sounds so that plumbers can target leak locations. These and other leak detection tools allow for accurate diagnoses and inform plumbing repairs. Best of all, they don’t require digging or concrete removal.
For minor water leak repair projects, plumbers can use spray-on epoxy putty and other restorative materials to shore up leaks. For more advanced problems, they can provide repiping service to replace all damaged pipes or target damaged pipe sections. If you need a slab leak repair, you can ask about options in trenchless pipe repair and trenchless pipe replacement. These services eliminate the need for excavation and include pipe bursting and cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining.