A leak you can see is annoying. A leak you can’t see is worse, because it can run for weeks before you notice a jump in the water bill, a warm spot on the floor or a patch of grass that never dries out. By then, the water may have soaked into drywall, cabinets or the ground under your foundation.
The Right Guyz finds and fixes water leaks inside the house, under the slab and in the yard. We’ll track it down, show you where it is and give you a clear price to fix it.
Signs of a hidden leak
- A water bill that’s higher than normal with no change in how you use water
- The sound of running water when everything is off
- A water meter that keeps moving with every faucet closed
- Damp spots, stains or bubbling paint on walls and ceilings
- Warped flooring, or a warm spot on a tile or slab floor
- A soggy or unusually green area in the yard
- Low water pressure throughout the house
Where leaks tend to hide
In many older San Antonio homes, the original galvanized steel water lines are still in the walls. Galvanized pipe rusts from the inside out, which narrows the pipe, drops the pressure and eventually opens pinhole leaks. Copper lines can leak too, especially where water pressure is high or where a pipe rubs against framing.
Yard leaks are common as well. The water service line between the meter and the house can crack as San Antonio’s clay soil swells and shrinks, or where tree roots push against it. One of our customers put it simply after a front yard leak, and you can read what they said in the reviews below.
If the leak turns out to be under the foundation, that’s a slab leak, and we can handle that too.
How we find it without tearing up the house
We start with the water meter to confirm there’s a leak and get a sense of how big it is. Then we isolate parts of the system to narrow down where it is. From there, listening equipment and pressure tests help us pinpoint the spot. The goal is to open one small area instead of cutting holes all over your walls or yard.
Fixing the cause, not just the drip
When we repair a leak, we also look at why it happened. If your water pressure is running high, a failing pressure reducing valve may be the real culprit, and a patch won’t last until that’s fixed. If a whole run of galvanized pipe is rusting through, we’ll show you and talk about repiping options, so you’re not calling us back for the next leak in a month.