Leak detection and repair in Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro has a little of everything under its houses. Near the Public Square and the streets off North Maney Avenue you find old homes on crawlspaces with pipes that have been there longer than anyone living in the house. Out along Old Fort Parkway and Memorial Boulevard it is mostly slab and newer crawlspace construction. Leaks show up differently in each, and the first job is working out which kind you have.
Call or text us with what you are seeing. A photo of the stain, the meter, or the wet spot helps more than you would expect. DJ will tell you honestly whether it sounds like a quick repair or something that needs a look in person.
Where leaks hide in houses around here
Older houses close to downtown often have galvanized steel supply lines that corrode from the inside. They rarely burst. They weep at a threaded joint, stain the ceiling below, and get blamed on the roof for a year. Copper from the 1970s and 80s can develop pinholes, usually where the water moves fastest, like right after an elbow.
On a slab home the lines to the kitchen and bathrooms run under the concrete. A slab leak announces itself as a warm spot on the floor, a hiss at night when the house is quiet, or a water bill that climbs with no change in habits.
Crawlspace houses are easier. Most of the plumbing is right there to look at, which is why a crawlspace leak can often be found and fixed in a single visit. One customer wrote that DJ sent a video of the leaking pipe before heading out for parts, which is how we like to work.
What gives a leak away
- A water bill that jumps with no change in how you live
- The meter at the curb still moving when every fixture is off
- Stained or bubbling paint, soft spots in a floor, a musty closet
- Low pressure that showed up suddenly
- The sound of running water in a quiet house
- A warm patch on a slab floor
Wet years and the crawlspace
Murfreesboro gets about 56 inches of rain in a year, which is more than most people expect for the middle of the state. In a crawlspace house that matters, because damp soil and a leaking pipe look alike from the access hatch. Both leave wet dirt and a musty smell. The difference is where the water is. A wet patch directly under one pipe or drain is plumbing. A crawlspace that is damp all over, with ground sloping toward the foundation, is a drainage problem, and a plumber cannot fix that with a wrench.
We will tell you which you have, even when the answer is that you need a different kind of contractor.
Have this ready when you call
- Whether the house sits on a slab or a crawlspace, and roughly when it was built
- Where you first saw water, a stain or a smell, and when
- A photo of the water meter with every fixture off
- Whether anything changed recently, such as a new appliance, a remodel or a cold snap
- Where the main shutoff is, if you know
How a visit goes
We trace it
Water travels along pipes and framing, so the wet spot is rarely the leak. We follow it back to the fitting or the pipe wall that failed.
You see what we see
Where we can, we show you the problem before we fix it, and we tell you what the repair involves.
We repair and test
The failed section is replaced, the line is checked under pressure, and the work area is cleaned up.
Leak questions we hear in Murfreesboro
Is a slab leak always a huge job?
No. Some can be reached and repaired directly, and sometimes it makes more sense to reroute the line through the attic or walls. We lay out both options and the tradeoffs before anything is cut.
What should I do right now?
Shut off the water at the main, or at the fixture valve if it is one sink or toilet. Move anything valuable out of the way and call. If a pipe is spraying, shut off the main first and call after.
Will you have to open a wall?
Only if we have to. We try to find the leak with minimal cutting, and when a wall does have to open, we tell you where and why first. If the pipes themselves are the issue, see our page on repiping in Murfreesboro.
More plumbing in Murfreesboro
- Water HeatersTank and tankless water heaters repaired or replaced for Murfreesboro homes, rentals and new builds.
- Drain Cleaning & SewerSlow drains and main line backups cleared at the source, including older downtown sewer lines.
- Remodel & New Build PlumbingRough-in, top-out and finish plumbing for Murfreesboro remodels, additions and new homes.
- Fixtures & InstallsFaucets, toilets, sinks and disposals set level and tested in Murfreesboro homes and rentals.
- Repiping & Supply LinesReplacing worn galvanized and copper lines in older Murfreesboro homes, one run or the whole house.
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Leak Detection & Repair in Murfreesboro?
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