A supply pipe leaking under the concrete wets flooring and wall bottoms from below. The local restoration pros map the wet area, lift only what readings point to and dry the slab and walls.
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Turn off every fixture and watch the meter. Movement means a leak.
If the meter moves, close the main until the plumber finds the leak.
Note damp carpet, cupping boards and warm patches for the walkthrough tech.
Move furniture off the wet area so flooring can be lifted if needed.
Slab Leak Water Damage: the trade facts
Many Goose Creek homes sit on slab-on-grade foundations with supply pipe running under or through the concrete. Over the years, pipe that rubs against concrete or rock, fittings under pressure and shifting soil can open a leak that stays hidden. The first signs are usually a damp spot in carpet, a hardwood floor that starts to cup, a warm patch over a hot water pipe or a water bill that climbs with no change in use.
In Goose Creek, SC, slab leak water damage typically runs $1,800 to $14,000, not counting the plumbing repair. The size of the wet area, the flooring type, how much flooring comes up and how long the leak ran move the number most.
$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 Goose Creek 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.
The plumber finds the leak, and the walkthrough tech maps the wet slab.
The mitigation team lifts only the flooring the readings point to.
The drying team dries the concrete and wall bottoms.
The crew logs slab readings until they match a dry area.
Concrete holds a lot of water and gives it up slowly, and any flooring left over it slows evaporation more. The drying team takes readings across the slab every day and compares them with a dry area of the same floor. Equipment stays until the wet area matches.
With every faucet and appliance off, a water meter that keeps moving points to a leak somewhere on the supply side. The EPA WaterSense leak page explains how to check the meter, and the Energy Saver site covers why a hot water leak also raises the energy bill. Policies often treat finding and fixing the pipe separately from the water damage, so check with your own insurer.
The Goose Creek restoration crew covers ZIP 29445, from Crowfield Plantation and Sedgefield to Boulder Bluff, Liberty Hall, Carnes Crossroads and the homes off St. James Avenue and Red Bank Road.
Nearby coverage reaches Hanahan, North Charleston, Summerville, Ladson, Moncks Corner and Charleston.
A moving water meter with everything off, a warm patch on the floor, damp carpet or cupping wood with no fixture nearby, and the sound of running water.
No. Moisture mapping finds the edges of the wet area, and flooring comes up only where readings show water.
A plumber locates and repairs the pipe, or reroutes it through the walls or attic. The restoration team dries the house.
Usually four to ten days, longer when the leak ran for weeks or flooring stays in place over the wet area.
Sometimes. Cupped boards can flatten as they dry, and the readings show whether the floor can stay.
Policies often cover the water damage but treat the leak detection and pipe repair separately. Coverage depends on your policy, so check with your own insurer.
Damp floor with no source? Dispatch runs 24/7.
Water under a slab spreads under flooring before it shows. The drying team maps it and dries the floor.