When a supply pipe leaks in or under a concrete slab, the water spreads sideways through the base of the house before it shows anywhere. By the time floors feel damp, tile may be loose and baseboards swollen. The leak is fixed by a plumber, and the restoration team handles the wet materials the leak left behind.
Signs worth checking
- Floors that feel damp, cool or warm in one area
- A water meter that keeps turning with every tap off
- Water bills that jump without a change in use
- Tile that lifts, cracks or sounds hollow
- A musty smell near the bottom of the walls
Warm spots on the floor or a water bill that keeps climbing? The team can map where the moisture went.
Call about the damp floorHow the drying works
Concrete holds moisture for a long time, so surface drying is not enough. Flooring that sits on wet concrete is removed, dehumidifiers run to draw moisture out of the slab, and readings are repeated until the concrete matches the dry parts of the home.
Why a leak hides so well
The pipe sits where nobody can see it, and the slab spreads the water thinly across a wide area. That is why moisture mapping with meters and a thermal camera comes before any floor is torn out.
For the water on top of the slab, the water extraction page shows how it is pulled out.
Slab Leak Water Damage in short
Slab leak restoration maps where the moisture traveled, removes ruined flooring and baseboards, and dries the concrete and walls with dehumidifiers and air movers after a plumber repairs the pipe.