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Leaks and pipes

Leak detection in Milton

A stain on the ceiling is where the water ended up, not where it started. Leak detection is the work of following it back to the source while cutting as little as possible.

  • Suits: High bills, damp walls and stains
  • Typical visit: One to three hours
  • Fault shown to you before any repair
  • Firm price on site, then the work
  • Drop sheets down, mess cleaned up after
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Pipe runs in a dim basement corner.

Starting with the meter

With every fixture off, we watch the water meter. If the low-flow indicator moves, water is escaping somewhere on the supply side.

  • Then we close fixture valves one at a time, or isolate sections, to narrow it down.
  • If the meter is still, the leak is likely a drain, a shower pan or a roof, not a pressurised pipe.

Signs this is the job you need

  • Water bill rising with no change in use
  • Brown ring growing on a ceiling
  • Musty smell in a closet next to a bathroom
  • Warm spot on a basement floor
  • Meter moving with everything off

Talk it through with a plumber

One call to (365) 364-2776 reaches someone who can tell you what the job involves and when a van can be at the door.

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How the work goes

  1. We read the meter and run a no-flow test.
  2. We isolate sections to narrow the location.
  3. We map moisture and use thermal imaging.
  4. We open a small access at the confirmed source.
  5. We repair and re-test.

Tools for finding it

A moisture meter maps damp drywall and subfloor. A thermal camera shows cool streaks where water is evaporating behind a wall.

  • For shower leaks we flood-test the pan and run the shower head separately to see which part is to blame.
  • Once we are confident, we open a neat access hole at the source, fix the fitting, and leave the opening square so it is easy to patch.

Asked on the phone line

Will you have to open my wall?

Usually a small opening, only once we are confident about the location.

Can you find leaks under the slab?

We can often narrow it down, then confirm with targeted testing.

How a call to us runs

  1. You ring (365) 364-2776 and a person picks up, not a menu.
  2. We ask where the water is, what you have already shut off and what decade the building went up in.
  3. We say when the van should pull up and what to do until it does.
  4. On site we show you the fault, give a firm price before starting and clean up after.

Phone booking keeps things quick: no forms, no portals, no follow-up emails trying to sell you a maintenance plan.

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