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If you have a leak under your foundation, it can cause shifting and cracking of your foundation and walls. Sometimes the shifting can cause doors to have trouble opening and closing.
Fresh water slab leaks can be tricky to find and even harder to get to. We use a professional subcontracted leak locator in some instances to locate fresh water leaks that are particularly difficult to find under concrete.
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Sewer pipe leaks can be caused by the shifting ground causing the pvc pipe to crack. Cast iron pipes can also rust and leak. Chemical drain cleaners have a tendency to eat metal parts of your drain system. This can cause the cast iron pipe to rot away and when the pipe has a hole for water to get out it will exit the pipe and then re-enter the pipe and take a little dirt back with it. This causes large voids of dirt being removed via pipe from under the foundation and washing away. This in turn causes foundation problems.
We can dig a tunnel under your foundation in a safe way so as to have access to the leaking pipe. We subcontract a digging crew that specializes in tunneling and hand digging. That’s ALL they do, DIG and they are really, really good at DIGGING.
It costs more to tunnel than to jackhammer the floor up, but it’s worth it. You have much less inconvenience than you would if you had to have workers jackhammering in your house and making the air full of dust. Plus the cost of reinstatement is much easier to deal with in most cases. You don’t have nearly as much floor to repair or cabinets to replace.
Sometimes the best way to get to a problem pipe is to go under. If your house is inhabited and you don’t have anywhere else to go sometimes it is better to tunnel under the slab foundation in order to replace the old rusted cast iron pipes or the broken pvc drain pipes under your foundation. If you are on a mobile device please go to our Youtube Channel and watch our videos that show you what a tunnel under a slab foundation looks like.
Trustworthy Slab Leak Detection Solutions Near You
At Fixxer Company, we’re proud to offer the best slab detection solutions in Arlington, TX and its surrounding areas. You won’t find a better mix of quality and value anywhere else. Our staff has worked hard over the years to become the preferred plumbing service provider in the area, delivering custom plumbing solutions at great prices for all of our customers. We’re local, so we can give you the excellent customer service and attention to detail you deserve.
Our team of plumbing technicians work hard to execute all repairs, maintenance, and installations to keep your plumbing functioning and performing at its high level. When you need professional slab leak repair services in Irving, TX and surrounding areas, call (214) 974-3325 for help! We’ll schedule an appointment with one of our plumbing technicians to get the process started today. (** We subcontract slab leak location to another company.)
Early Indicators You Need Slab Leak Repair
The worrisome thing about slab leaks is that you can’t see them until the ground underneath your property has been saturated. By the time you see a leak in your floors that means everything beneath it has filled up. There are some things you can do, though, to spot early indicators you need slab leak repair. Here are a few signs to look for:
- Any mildew underneath your carpets
- The sound of running water even when everything’s turned off
- Sewage or musty smell in your carpet or floors or lower levels of your property
- Higher than normal water bills
- Cracks in your flooring or base of your walls
- The gauge on your water meter spins when no water is turned on
In general, any time you notice there is something off when it comes to your plumbing or you hear or smell something strange, call Fixxer Company for professional assistance.
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