What is a slab leak?

A slab leak is a pipe that bursts or leaks under a concrete slab under the foundation of your home.

Also it can be the same under your driveway or landscaping.

Slab leaks are considered more dangerous than most other plumbing leaks because most of the time we don’t notice right away since they are under concrete and underground.

Slab leaks can do significant damage before they are ever discovered.

Left unattended slab leaks can cause severe foundation damage to your Santa Ana home or business.

Foundation cracks and sinkholes are just a few of the things that can be caused by slab leaks.

Both of these require extensive repair work if it can be repaired.

Streamline plumbing has over 25 years experience with slab leak repair in the Santa Ana area, so today we have technicians on call 24 a day for immediate emergency service.

Causes of a slab leak Santa Ana

There are several reasons slab leaks occur in your Santa Ana home or business.

The most common especially in older homes is the ground shifting or settling over the years.

This is especially common in California where the ground is constantly shifting.

Another common cause of slab leaks is poor construction or poor quality building products at the time of the build.

The materials we used to build homes a long time ago have changed.

Today we use better building materials.

Streamline plumbing will come to your home or office and take a look at your underground pipes via video technology and we can find exactly where the leak is and what the cause is.

How to detect a slab leak

There are many ways to detect a slab leak, but just remember by the time you can detect the leak it has probably been going on for quite some time.

Crossed Water Lines-hot comes out of cold and cold comes out of the hot faucets

Low water pressure-turn on any sink and the water pressure has significantly dropped and continues this way

High water bills- if you notice a spike in your water bill suddenly and it continues for more than  a month

Mildew smell/ or growing mildew-if you notice a mildew smell in a certain area that doesn’t go away with cleaning, or if you notice mildew growing on sheetrock or up a wall that is unexplainable and shows up suddenly.

You can feel it when walking over a certain part of the floor you notice a wet spot that shouldn’t be there or an unexplained puddle.

These are all signs of a slab and should be checked out right away.

Remember slab leaks take a while to be noticed so if you notice any of these this has probably been going on for some time.

You should call Streamline right away and let us check it out.

What get a second opinion

When it comes to major home or office repairs in Santa Ana you should always get a second opinion.

Since slab leaks require digging and major construction of replacing pipe under concrete a second opinion is always a wise choice.

In slab leak repair a second opinion can save the homeowner thousands of dollars.

Streamline plumbing offers free estimates and second opinions on all jobs including slab leak repair.

Rerouting pipes for slab leaks in Santa Ana

There are few ways to repair slab leaks without digging up your property.

This is when flexible piping materials are used  to reroute old leaky pipes to new areas that can round corners and bend, making it possible to reroute pipe without major digging.

This can save thousands of dollars and limit the disruption to your home or business.

New piping options

New piping is also an option. This can be more expensive and involve a large dig under the concrete slab.

This may involve replacing all the old piping with newer materials.

Call Streamline today to discuss all slab leak repair options.

Never accept their first opinion , always ask for a 2nd.

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