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A slab leak is one of those problems that stays hidden until it gets expensive. Water escapes from a pipe under your home's concrete foundation, and by the time you notice a warm spot on the floor or a jump in your water bill, it has often been running for weeks. Here is how to catch one early in your Riverside home, and what we do about it.

Pinpointing and repairing a leak the clean way, no guesswork.

What is a slab leak?

Most Riverside homes sit on a concrete slab, with water lines running through or beneath it. When one of those pipes springs a leak, usually from age, corrosion, or the constant grind of hard water, the water has nowhere to go but into the slab and the soil around it. That is a slab leak, and left alone it can damage flooring, foundations, and framing.

Warning signs of a slab leak

A few things are worth watching for:

• A warm or damp spot on the floor
• A water bill that jumps for no clear reason
• Low water pressure throughout the house
• The sound of running water when everything is shut off
• New cracks in the floor or walls
• A musty smell or unexplained mold

If you notice one or two of these, it is worth a quick leak check before it turns into a bigger repair.

How we find a slab leak

We do not guess, and we do not start breaking concrete to go looking. KDP uses electronic listening equipment and pressure testing to pinpoint the leak first. That means we only open the exact spot we need to, which keeps the repair smaller, cleaner, and easier on your wallet. Our leak detection and pipe repair service is built around finding the problem before we fix it.

Your repair options

Once we know where the leak is, you usually have three paths. A spot repair opens the slab at one point and fixes the pipe. A reroute runs a new line above the slab to bypass the bad section. And a full repipe makes sense when the pipes are old and likely to keep failing. We walk you through which one fits your home and your budget, with no pressure.

What a slab leak repair costs

Cost comes down to access, the type of fix, and how much pipe is involved. A straightforward spot repair is the least expensive. A reroute or repipe costs more, but it solves the problem for good. Either way, we give you a free written estimate first, so there are no surprises halfway through.

A couple of common questions

Can a slab leak fix itself? No. The pressure and water flow only make it worse over time, so the sooner it is found, the smaller the repair.

Will insurance cover it? Many policies help with the resulting water damage but not the pipe repair itself. It is worth checking your policy, and we are happy to document what we find.

KDP Plumbing handles slab leaks and detection across Riverside County. Learn more on our Riverside plumbing page or our slab leak repair service, or request a free quote.