Don’t be the next Victim of a Pesky Slab Leak

6/11/2014 (Permalink)

If you hear running water when all your water is turned off, there is excessive mildew under your carpet, or your water bills are alarmingly high, your residence may very well have a slab leak. 

A slab leak is when a pipeline under your house's foundation or along the walls develops a steady leak. The water that consistently streams out of the broken pipe under your foundation's "slab" may cause severe damage to the floorboards. This is troubling because if the foundation of your building becomes unstable it puts the whole building in danger. A building with a nagging slab leak is also a structure that has the possibility of collapsing. Slab leaks are plumbing disasters because they can be costly and time consuming to fix.  However, the experienced technicians at SERVPRO Yorba Linda/Brea, a water damage restoration company in Brea and Yorba Linda, are experts in water damage removal and will locate the source of the leak without destroying all the other quality property around it.

Here are some causes of why a slab leak can occur in your home:

• Bad Pipes from the Beginning: Sometimes when homes are built the pipes under the home are fitted inadequately from the beginning.  If the initial construction crew used cheap pipe fitters or inexpensive plumbing materials, then the possibility of the piping system breaking is higher with the ebb and flow of the water pressure through the years.

•  Old Pipes: If your residence was built more than ten years ago, then there is a high chance that soil, sand, or gravel can rust the pipes and rusty pipes can burst easily.

• Abnormal Water Pressure: Piping is often made of copper. Small pipes that are made of copper can raise the water pressure and the pipe will just burst open. 

At SERVPRO Brea/Yorba Linda the last thing we want is for your house to collapse or your water bill to soar because of a pesky slab leak. No matter what sort of water damage repair you may need, SERVPRO Brea/Yorba Linda has a talented team of technicians that can fix slab leaks with minimal damage to the surrounding areas of your home.