Your home’s water lines do not just run through the walls. In most Lady Lake houses built on a concrete slab, some of them run beneath it, where a leak can go unnoticed for weeks. K&K Plumbing offers slab leak detection in Lady Lake using non-invasive equipment, so we can find the problem first and open the floor only where the repair actually needs to happen.
Clues That Point Beneath the Floor
Slab leaks are sneaky, but they leave evidence. Homeowners usually notice one or two of these before they call:
- A water bill that jumps with no change in habits
- The sound of running water when everything is off
- A spot on tile or wood that feels warm underfoot, which suggests a hot water line
- Damp carpet pad or baseboards with no obvious source
- New hairline cracks in flooring or drywall
- A water heater that seems to run constantly
Our article on signs you need a slab leak inspection explains each of these in more detail and how to rule out other causes.
Why Lady Lake Homes Are Prone to Them
A good share of Lady Lake’s housing went up in the 1980s and 1990s with copper supply lines laid in or under the slab. Decades of contact with Florida’s water on the inside and sandy, shifting soil and concrete on the outside can wear copper thin. Pipes rubbing against rebar or gravel as the slab expands and contracts in summer heat add more wear. The result is a small pinhole that slowly grows.
How We Track Down the Leak
Finding a slab leak is detective work. Our plumber starts broad and narrows in:
- Confirm a leak exists by watching the meter with all fixtures off.
- Isolate hot versus cold by closing the water heater’s supply and checking again.
- Pressure test individual lines to see which one is losing water.
- Listen electronically with acoustic equipment that picks up the sound of water escaping through concrete.
- Mark the spot so you know exactly where repair work would happen.
Choosing the Right Repair
Once we know where the leak is, you have options, and we will walk through each one honestly.
Direct access repair
We open a small section of floor over the leak, repair the pipe and restore the concrete. This makes sense for a single leak in otherwise healthy pipe.
Reroute the line
Instead of breaking concrete, we abandon the leaking section and run new pipe through the attic and walls. This is often smarter when the line runs under expensive flooring or cabinets.
Repipe the home
When the copper is failing in several places, a full repipe stops the cycle for good. Our Lady Lake repiping page covers that process.
Before any work starts, you get an upfront price for the option you choose. We also document the findings for your insurance carrier.
Act Before It Spreads
A leak under the slab rarely fixes itself. Water can soften soil beneath the foundation, encourage mold under flooring and waste a surprising amount of water. Learn more about our methods on the main slab leak detection and repair page, read about everything we do around Lady Lake, or see our Wildwood slab leak service if you own property in Sumter County too.
A word of caution
Please do not start chipping at tile where you think the leak might be. Without electronic location, it is easy to open the wrong spot, crack more flooring than necessary and still not find the pipe. Shut off the water if the meter is spinning fast, and let detection do the narrowing.
Book a Slab Leak Check
If the meter is moving and you cannot find out why, let a licensed plumber take a look. Reach K&K Plumbing by call or text at 352-810-9472 for a free estimate in Lady Lake.