Leaks Detected & Repaired
Leak detection in Phoenix, AZ
Find the leak before you cut tile or the slab. Warm floor, hiss, spinning meter, or a bill jump — we mark the spot and write the quote.
Find it before you open the floor
Leak detection in Phoenix is finding a hidden supply leak before anyone cuts tile or opens the slab. Houses here sit on grade with copper in or under the floor, so a pinhole does not show as a puddle in a basement. What you see instead is a warm stripe in the floor, a hiss under tile, a meter that keeps spinning with every fixture off, or a water bill that jumped with no visible drip. We listen, scan, and test, mark the location, and leave a written quote. Call (857) 201-2772.
Once we know it is under the slab, repair methods — spot-fix, attic reroute, or whole-home PEX — are on slab leak repair. In-wall and attic supplies may stop at a section replace. A drain leak is drain cleaning or sewer, not a slab punch.
Slab vs in-wall vs supply
Slab. Warm floor, spinning meter, no wet wall. Detection first, then slab leak repair for the method. In-wall. Stained drywall or stucco, one room, fixtures nearby. Open the wall after we mark it. Open supply. A hose bib, heater connection, or manifold you can see — that may not need a full detection package. We will say if you over-ordered.
Ahwatukee 1990s copper and Scottsdale stone floors are detection-heavy because restoration is expensive. North Phoenix PEX manifolds leak at fittings, not classic pinholes. Arcadia mixed galvanized/copper can fool a thermal pass. Related: water pressure if the ‘leak’ is a PRV, emergency plumbing if water is still moving at night.
Quote after we listen, not after a guess
Published Valley ranges for leak detection exist. Your number follows access and finish. No dollar amounts here. Two quotes vary when one priced ‘find it’ and the other priced ‘find it and repipe.’ Make them name the scope. Emergency: shut the curb valve if you can; calls are taken; no 24/7 claim. Insurance and ROC on the quote.
Questions people ask before they book
What is included in leak detection in Phoenix?
A visit that uses acoustic and/or thermal methods, meter and dye checks, and a written location: slab, in-wall, supply, or ‘not a supply leak.’ Repair is a separate method on the same quote or a follow-up. We do not jackhammer the warmest tile on a guess.
After-hours leak detection?
Water still moving is an emergency call. Detection gear and a written location follow the visit when we can hear or see the path. Calls are taken. We do not claim 24/7. Shut the curb valve if the meter is spinning and you can do it safely.
Licensed and insured?
Insurance and Arizona ROC as offer language. HOAs and insurers often want the detection notes attached to the repair quote. Ask for that packet. We do not invent a license number, and we do not start a slab chase without that paper when a manager requires it.
What drives leak detection prices?
Access, finish (tile vs vinyl), slab vs in-wall vs attic, pipe material, and whether we stop at a location or continue into a repair. Heat in attics changes production. Caliche matters only if we trench. No dollar amounts. Published Valley ranges for detection exist; your number follows the visit.
How is this different from slab leak repair?
Leak detection is the find-it visit: slab, wall, or supply. Slab leak repair is the three repair methods once we know it is under the slab (spot-fix, attic reroute, or PEX). Two quotes vary when one sold detection only and the other already priced a repipe.
What must the written quote include?
Where we looked, what method found it (acoustic, thermal, meter), the location, and the recommended repair path. If we cannot find it, the quote should say that and name the next test — not pretend a drywall hole was a diagnosis.
Meter spinning, or a hiss under tile?
Call (857) 201-2772.