If your water bill has climbed and you cannot find anything dripping, a leak under the slab is one of the likelier explanations.
What you might notice
- A water bill that goes up with no change in how you are using it
- A warm patch on the floor, which usually means a hot water line
- The sound of running water when everything is turned off
- Carpet or flooring that is damp in one spot
- The water meter still ticking over with every tap closed
We find it before we open anything
This is the part worth understanding. Using listening equipment and thermal imaging, we locate the leak to a small area first. That means opening one targeted section of floor rather than breaking up concrete looking for it. You should never have to demolish your way to an answer, and if someone suggests starting that way, it is fair to ask why.
Your options once we find it
A single leak on otherwise sound pipe is a straightforward repair. If the line has already failed once and looks likely to again, running a new line overhead avoids the slab completely. Several failures usually mean the pipe itself is the problem, and repiping is the honest recommendation.
Turn the water off in the meantime
A slab leak will not stop on its own, and the damage adds up daily. Closing the main while you decide keeps the cost down.