On a scale of one to ten, a slab leak is the Chernobyl of plumbing disasters. Not at first, but undetected, the leak grows and spreads, sometimes slowly and at other times in a burst. Untold damage ensues. That biblical flood in your living room? It points to a slab...
If you’ve never heard of a slab leak, join millions of American homeowners. They’re relatively uncommon but especially devastating. Your first experience with a slab leak may be to return to a flooded and ruined home. Yes, they can go from drip to deluge...
Most homeowners have never heard of a slab leak until a slab leak wrecks their home. How scary are slab leaks? Very, if you value your home and property. We should be telling spooky tales of slab leaks around the campfire. How dangerous are they? Not as immediately...
No leak is a good leak. But some leaks are an annoyance and minor expense; others are category-five disasters. If a faucet leak is a fender bender, a slab leak is a full-on 50-vehicle freeway pileup — or has the potential to be unless you detect and repair it early....
There are some items you should never flush or try to send down the drain. Now, we know what you’re thinking: you outgrew the stage of flushing non-flushable items when you were still a toddler. You use common sense, so you shouldn’t have any issues. But...
When a water heater leaks, it’s usually from one of two places — the top or the bottom. Leaks from the top are no biggie, usually involving a valve replacement or tightening of the water lines. Leaks from the bottom are more concerning. They could be due to: A...
