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  1. Plumbing
    Long story short, have a slab leak and by visiting the local building code office, discovered we have a post-tension foundation. The most popular option (and some say only option) is to reroute the leaking pipe, however I was told that imaging could allow careful excavation so that the tendon...
  2. Plumbing
    We discovered a wet spot on the carpet in living room area. Confirmed to be a cold water line leak in copper wire under the slab, going to a kitchen island. Two story home approx 25 years old, located in Southern California, we have been living here for about a year, first time experiencing a...
  3. General DIY Discussions
    Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me here. I bought a condo about 2 years ago and have multiple flooding problems. Some have been repaired but there is still one that occurs in my kitchen that seems to be stumping everyone. Last night it rained heavily and I had placed towels on the kitchen...
  4. General DIY Discussions
    Hello, Looking for a little advice. We had a slab leak and the insurance paid out to replace our floors and moldings and to pay for a hotel during repairs. We then ended up being able to salvage the floors by drying them. They are machined wood. The floors looked fine so we were able to keep...
  5. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    So, I have this garage with probably a two-in-thick slab. Inside the slab is hydronic heating pipe, but this whole quadrant was disconnected due to leaks. However, the dead pipe inside is not the issue. The problem is that snow scooped up in the car's undercarriage and wheelwells melts into a...
  6. Plumbing
    Hello All - I noticed a warm tile in my kitchen about a year ago. The warm area is between the cooking range and the island. There is a sink on the island so my first though was we have a hot water leak under the slab although there is no visible water anywhere. I did a little bit of...
  7. Plumbing
    My plumber found a slab leak under the concrete floor in our guest bath room/bedroom area. There was a pinhole in the copper pipe. The pipe has a red tint to it in the area of the pinhole. The plumber says maybe it is from electrolysis. Maybe there is an electrical current or ground problem...
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