Slow shower, tub and toilet leaks hide behind tile and under floors, then show up in the next room or the one below. The Hanahan crew traces the water and dries every surface it reached.
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Close the valve behind the toilet or the main valve if the leak is inside a wall.
Keep the shower, tub and toilet off until the source is found.
Look at the next room and the ceiling below for stains, soft spots or peeling paint.
Take pictures of stains, loose tile and any damp flooring for the claim.
Bathroom and Shower Leak Water Damage: the trade facts
Bathrooms leak slowly. A failed shower pan, a cracked tub seal, a loose toilet flange or a weeping supply fitting lets water seep into the floor and the wall behind the tile. In a multi-story house or a multi-family building, the next stop for that water is often the room or unit below.
A small floor or wall area costs $900 to $2,200. A wall cavity that reached the next room runs $2,200 to $4,500, and a leak that reached the floor below or came from a toilet overflow runs $4,000 to $7,000. Category 3 water and ceiling work push a job upward.
$900 to $2,200
$2,200 to $4,500
$4,000 to $7,000
Ranges are typical figures, not a quote. The category of water, the square footage, the material class and how fast drying started move the number most. The water damage cost calculator gives a closer range.
The tech who does the walkthrough finds the source and maps the moisture before equipment goes down, and the drying team keeps it running until the readings say dry.
Meters and a thermal camera show where the water went behind tile and under floors.
Baseboard, wet pad and far-side drywall come off so air reaches the cavity.
Overflow water from a toilet gets protective handling and an antimicrobial.
Air movers and a dehumidifier run until framing and subfloor read dry.
An overflow from a toilet may carry waste, which makes it Category 3 water instead of clean supply water. That changes the work. The crew wears protective gear, removes porous materials the water touched and applies an antimicrobial before any drying begins.
Tile and cabinets block air, so a bathroom wall often has to be dried from the far side. The crew opens drywall in the next room when readings call for it, lifts baseboard and sets air movers and a dehumidifier. The goal is dry framing, not just a dry surface.
Wet floors in other rooms often call for structural drying, and waste water belongs under sewage backup cleanup. The Hanahan hub lists the full set.
Bathroom leak calls cover ZIP 29410, including Tanner Plantation, Tanner Hall, Ibis Glade and Sweetgrass, plus Bowen Village, Mossy Creek and the apartment community The Channel at Bowen.
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Yes. Water moves through the subfloor and can stain the ceiling underneath, which is why the room below is checked too.
Not always. The crew dries from behind and below when it can, and removes tile only where the substrate is soaked.
It can be. Overflow carrying waste is Category 3, so it calls for protective gear, cleaning and removal of porous materials.
Several days is common, and cavities behind tile can take longer. The crew checks readings each visit until the framing is dry.
A plumber repairs the shower pan, valve or fitting. The restoration crew handles the water damage around it.
Policies differ on slow and sudden leaks. Photos and moisture records let an adjuster see how long the water was there.
Water leaking behind the shower? Dispatch runs 24/7.
Water from a tub or shower keeps spreading behind tile and under floors. The drying crew maps it and dries every wet surface.