A pipe leaking beneath a concrete floor shows itself through warm tile, damp carpet or a climbing water bill. The Hanahan crew maps the moisture, removes wet flooring and dries the slab.
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Close the main valve to see whether the signs stop, and keep it closed until checked.
Feel the floor for warm patches and listen for running water with all fixtures off.
Note the water meter reading, then check again after a quiet stretch with no water use.
Move rugs, boxes and furniture off the wet area.
Slab Leak Water Damage: the trade facts
A slab leak is a pipe leak you cannot see. Water escapes below a concrete floor and works its way upward through cracks, joints and the edges of rooms. In a house built on a slab, the first clue may be a warm patch, the sound of running water with every tap off, or a bill that jumps with no change in use.
A small wet area costs $1,800 to $4,000, one or two rooms run $4,000 to $8,500, and a long-running leak that spread through several rooms runs $8,000 to $14,000. The plumbing repair is billed as a separate job.
$1,800 to $4,000
$4,000 to $8,500
$8,000 to $14,000
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 outline the wet zone on the floor and lower walls.
Flooring, pad and baseboard that cannot dry are lifted and hauled out.
Desiccant units and air movers pull water from the slab and the room air.
Concrete readings are logged until they reach a dry level.
Slab moisture is not obvious. A moisture meter and an infrared camera trace the damp zone across the floor, which shows how much flooring has to come up. The plumber's leak detection tells where the pipe failed, and the two findings together set the plan.
Concrete releases water slowly, and a closed-up room slows it more. Desiccant dehumidifiers pull moisture from the slab and the air together, with readings taken on the concrete until it reaches a dry level. New flooring laid over a damp slab traps the moisture and can ruin the new floor.
A leak above the floor is covered in burst pipe water damage, and a wet floor with walls involved moves into structural drying. The Hanahan hub shows every service.
Slab leak calls reach ZIP 29410, including Tanner Commons, Tanner Hall, Charleston Oaks, Mossy Creek and Ibis Glade, plus Eagle Bluff and the Bowen Village area.
The same service nearby: slab leak water damage in Goose Creek, North Charleston, Charleston.
Warm spots on the floor, a water meter that moves with everything off, damp carpet or the sound of running water behind walls.
A plumber with leak detection tools. The restoration crew deals with the wet flooring and the drying around the repair.
Sometimes. Quick action on a small leak lets tile stay, while wet carpet pad, laminate and hardwood usually come out.
Dense material releases moisture slowly, and it keeps feeding new flooring if it is covered too soon. Readings decide when it is ready.
Policies vary, and many treat slow leaks differently from sudden ones. Photos, readings and plumber reports help the adjuster.
Cabinet bases that sat in the water can swell, so the crew checks them with a meter and dries or removes them.
Water coming up through the floor? Dispatch runs 24/7.
Water below a concrete floor keeps rising into flooring and walls. The drying crew maps the wet area, removes what failed and dries the slab.