Slab Leak Detection & Repair — Atlanta, GA
When something goes wrong with your slab leak detection & repair in Atlanta, you need someone who can be there fast. Service area covers Atlanta proper plus the metro suburbs. After-hours is real after-hours, not "we'll get back to you tomorrow."
What we cover
Slab leaks are pinhole leaks in copper plumbing lines that run inside or under a concrete slab foundation. Common in 1960s through 1980s slab-on-grade builds across the Sun Belt and parts of the Midwest.
Signs: warm or wet spots on the floor, unexplained jumps in the water bill, the sound of running water when nothing is on, mildew smell along baseboards. Hot-side leaks show up faster than cold-side because of the warm spot.
Detection runs $280–$480 standalone. We use acoustic listening equipment plus an infrared thermal camera. Once we've located it, you have two repair options.
Option A: re-route the failed line through the attic or crawl space, abandoning the line in the slab. Cost: $1,400–$2,800. Faster, no jackhammer, and future-proofs against the next pinhole on that line.
Notes on Atlanta housing stock
Newer Atlanta construction tends to be on slab foundations with PEX. Easier access in some ways, more code-current in others.
What it costs
For slab leak detection & repair jobs in the Atlanta area:
- Slab leak detection (acoustic + infrared): $260 – $440
- Re-route a single line overhead: $1,290 – $2,575
- Pinhole repair in slab (jackhammer): $1,655 – $3,130
- Full re-pipe of slab home (PEX overhead): $7,820 – $16,560
Other services we run in Atlanta
Sample job
A Atlanta customer in their 1970s home had been chasing mildew smell along the baseboard for weeks before calling. Slow cold-water slab leak under the kitchen was the actual cause. We re-routed the cold line and dried the slab; everything stable since. About $202 all in.