A warm spot on the tile, the sound of running water with everything turned off, or a water bill that suddenly jumps? Those are classic signs of a slab leak. Las Vegas Water Experts finds and repairs slab leaks in Henderson homes, and we work to locate the leak before anyone opens concrete. We’re a family owned and operated plumbing company based in Henderson, NV, led by owner Jason Miller, who has 24+ years of plumbing experience. We’re licensed (Nevada contractor license 0095727, C-1D Plumbing), bonded and insured, and we answer 24/7 at 702-577-5505.
First: Stop the Water
If water is coming up through the floor, shut off your main water valve. In many homes it’s in the garage or on an outside wall near the front of the house. If the warm spot suggests a hot line, you can also close the cold supply valve on top of the water heater. Then call us.
Why Slab Lines Leak
- Hard water. Valley water is hard, and over the years it wears on older pipe from the inside, often on hot lines first.
- Pipe against concrete and gravel. Pipes expand and contract as hot water runs. Over time they can rub against the slab or the fill underneath until they wear through.
- Pipe type and age. Older or problem pipe tends to fail at the fittings. We look at what your home has before recommending a fix.
- Ground movement. Irrigation and weather can shift the soil, which stresses lines under the slab.
How We Find It
- Confirm. We check the water meter’s leak indicator with everything off, then shut the house main to see whether the leak is inside the house or in the irrigation or service line.
- Isolate. We test hot versus cold and individual branches to narrow down which line is leaking.
- Pinpoint. We narrow the spot down as closely as we can before anyone cuts into the floor.
- Explain. We show you what we found and walk through the options before any work starts.
Some slabs have steel tension cables inside the concrete. That’s one more reason we locate first instead of opening concrete blind, and one reason a reroute is often the better choice.
Your Repair Options
Spot repair through the slab. We open the concrete at the leak, repair that section and patch the concrete. It can make sense for a first leak in otherwise healthy pipe. We tell you up front what the opening means for your floors.
Reroute. We abandon the leaking line under the slab and run a new line through the attic and walls. In many homes this is the cleaner fix. It avoids breaking tile, and that line is out from under the slab for good.
Repipe. If the house has had two or three slab leaks, the rest of the original pipe is often in similar shape. A PEX repipe can end the cycle.
We can’t tell you which option fits until we’ve found the leak and looked at the pipe. Once we have, we’ll tell you which one we’d choose if it were our house.
Permits, Insurance and Water Damage
As a licensed contractor, we pull the permits the job needs. Insurance policies can treat the leak repair and the resulting water damage differently, so take photos of wet areas and call your insurer early. If flooring or drywall got soaked, our water damage response page covers next steps. If the leak turns out to be outside the house, who is responsible for which section of the line can depend on where the problem is. We’ll help you sort it out.
Where We Work in Henderson
We find and fix slab leaks in homes all over Henderson, including Green Valley, Green Valley Ranch, Anthem, MacDonald Ranch, Lake Las Vegas and Whitney Ranch. See our Henderson plumber page for everything we do in Henderson. In Las Vegas? See slab leak repair in Las Vegas.
Related Services
- Leak detection in Henderson: for leaks that aren’t under the slab
- Signs of a slab leak: the full checklist and a meter test you can do yourself
- Pipe repairs: burst, corroded and leaking pipe
- PEX repipe: when the pipe is past saving
- 24/7 emergency plumber: water coming up through the floor
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know it’s a slab leak and not irrigation?
Turn off all water and irrigation and look at the meter’s leak indicator. Then shut the house main. If the indicator stops, the leak is likely inside the house. If it keeps moving, it’s likely the service line or irrigation. A warm floor points to a hot line under the slab.
Will you have to break my floor?
Not to find the leak. To fix it, a spot repair opens the slab at one spot, while a reroute usually avoids breaking concrete at all. We explain both before we start.
Is a reroute as good as fixing the pipe under the slab?
For a single failing line, a reroute is often the better long-term fix because the new line isn’t under the concrete. It does mean some small drywall openings, which we tell you about up front.
My house had a slab leak before. Will it happen again?
It can. Once one section of original pipe fails, others often follow. After a second leak, a repipe is usually worth considering.
Do you pull permits?
Yes. We’re licensed, bonded and insured (Nevada contractor license 0095727, C-1D Plumbing) and pull the permits the job needs.
Call About a Slab Leak in Henderson
Call 702-577-5505 or request an estimate. We answer 24/7.