Slab Leaks: What Are the Causes of Slab Leaks?
Every plumbing company can pretty much guarantee that your home or business property will produce a leak some where, sooner or later. And the older the property you might make that remark “sooner.”
Depending on the leak location, your neighborhood plumbing professional will be able to give you a written quote on the cost. Your plumber might also mention that a slab leak would be in the top two or three of cost and headache repair.
That said, let’s break it down into three sections: the cause of the leak, the time it takes to repair the leak, and, of course, how you’ll know if you have a leak in the first place.
The Cause Of A Slab Leak!
When you or your contractor build a home it takes more than just pouring some concrete. Not knowing the composition of the ground could come back at a later time and bite you.
Just a dab of common sense might very well eliminate costly building errors such as a leaky slab. Actually, excessive ground water is one of the major causes of a slab that leaks. Without a decent foundation you may be in for a world of trouble.
How Do I Know If I Have a Slab Leak?
Generally, a slab leak when it’s related to plumbing, won’t send you an email. It will be a pipe leak under the slab foundation. Here are several clues and symptoms for you to ponder:
- Your water bill is three times higher than last month.
- Water build up on your basement floors (if you have one.)
- A pungent smell from a wet carpet that wasn’t there yesterday. Another smell that is more dangerous would be the musty smell of mold, moisture, or mildew.
- Having no hot water.
- Water leaking from cracks in the walls and floors.
Repair Time For Leaky Slabs Plus The cost!
Leaky slabs are the worst culprits to repair. In terms of cost a leaky slab can vary wildly and will depend on these three things: where you live in the USA, the circumstance, and location of the slab leak.
Taking all that into consideration, you will most likely be looking at a thousand or more dollars to have all the rotted material removed from the location.
And if you have cold rolled copper lines that are common to slabs, stay diligent. Freezing and thawing pipes can be bad news.
Are you seeing signs of a slab leak in your Mason home? No time to waste here, Call Nixco Plumbing at (513) 398-5907 to see what is causing that slab leak.