Slab Leak Detection & Repair — Boston, MA
Need a slab leak detection & repair in Boston? You've got two real options: roll the dice on a Yelp listing, or call a shop that's been working in your zip code for a while. We're the second one. We work clean, leave the area better than we found it, and stick around to test the repair before we drive off.
What you're paying for
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.
Local context for Boston
We don't subcontract Boston work. Every job is our own crew, our own trucks, our own warranty.
Recent service example
Recent Boston job: mildew smell along the baseboard in a 1970s home. We re-routed the cold line and dried the slab after diagnosing slow cold-water slab leak under the kitchen. Cost ran $1025 — pretty middle-of-the-road for that fix.
Cost range
For slab leak detection & repair jobs in the Boston area:
- Slab leak detection (acoustic + infrared): $350 – $600
- Re-route a single line overhead: $1,750 – $3,500
- Pinhole repair in slab (jackhammer): $2,250 – $4,250
- Full re-pipe of slab home (PEX overhead): $10,625 – $22,500
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