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Lake Sherwood · Leak detection
Leak detection & repair in Lake Sherwood
5.0 on Google (20 reviews) CSLB Lic. #339618 Family shop since 1977
Leak detection & repair in Lake Sherwood, ten minutes, over the hill from the shop in Westlake Village. Some leaks you can see. Others show up as a high water bill, a warm floor or a stain that keeps coming back.
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. You get the price before we start. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
- Ten minutes, over the hill
- Ventura County. Lake Sherwood is unincorporated.
- One year on our labor. Thirty days on drain clearing.
- 91361
“Did a terrific job of diagnosing the issue over the phone prior to repair. Small footprint, quick results, up and running in no time.”
“Dan is smart and good at figuring things out. He will stay on it until it's right and he knows his stuff.”
“When I called him out and he immediately came my house within 2 hours and did a really quick and great job for my bathroom.”
Around here
In Lake Sherwood
Leak detection at Lake Sherwood usually means finding the quiet one: a line out to a guest house or the pool equipment, or an irrigation lateral, that's run for months before the bill gives it away. At the meter we separate the house from each outbuilding and from the irrigation, then narrow it down. We set up gate clearance before we come.
Neighborhoods: Sherwood Country Club, the lake, the Hidden Valley edge, the older lakeside streets.
The job
How it goes
We start at the meter. If it turns with everything off, the leak is on the supply side. Then we isolate hot from cold, house from irrigation and branch from branch with gauges. Under a slab, the leak-locating specialist we bring in listens through the concrete and marks the leak, and any post-tensioned cables, before anyone cuts.
Around here it's usually pinholes in fifty-year-old copper, a slab leak, a failed shower pan leaking into the wall below, or a toilet seal. Irrigation shares the meter too, and it's often the answer when the bill jumps in summer.
If we can reach the pipe, we usually fix it that visit. Under concrete or behind tile, you get a written bid before anything's opened.
Call if
What you notice, and what it usually is
The water bill jumped for no reason
A supply leak. A ten-minute meter test narrows it down.
The meter turns with everything off
A leak somewhere between the meter and a fixture.
A warm spot on the floor
A hot line leaking under the slab.
A ceiling stain under a bathroom
A shower pan, toilet seal or drain joint. We find which before opening the ceiling.
Water running when nothing is on
A leak in a wall or under the floor.
Tell us what it’s doing and we can usually narrow it down on the phone.
Work in Lake Sherwood
Recent jobs
Irrigation leaks, all from high pressure
Several irrigation leaks on one property, all from street pressure with no regulator on that side. Over two visits we installed an irrigation shutoff, a house shutoff, a pressure regulator and a relief valve, then repaired the leaks and replaced three sprinkler valves.
From the blog
Job stories: leak detection
Four steps
How a job goes
- 01
You call
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. Tell him what it’s doing.
- 02
We look
We come out, find the cause and show you, with the old part in hand when there is one.
- 03
You get a price
Before anything starts. Repairs are time plus parts. Bigger jobs get a written bid.
- 04
We do the work
Small repairs usually get done the same visit. Bigger jobs get a start date we keep. Permitted where needed, and the house left clean.
Common questions
Leak detection in Lake Sherwood: things people ask
Do you go through the gate at Sherwood?
Yes. We call ahead with the truck and name so the gate expects us, or your estate manager can set it up with us directly.
How fast can you get to Lake Sherwood?
Often the same day. It's ten minutes over the hill. For planned work on a big house, we walk it first.
Do you have to open walls or floors to find it?
Not to find it. The meter and gauges do that, and under a slab the specialist marks the spot. The repair may need one opening, marked before anything's cut.
Could it be the irrigation?
Often. Sprinklers share the meter, and a broken lateral or a valve that won't close looks like a house leak on the bill. We check irrigation first.
Does insurance cover this?
Policies vary. Most cover sudden damage and the work to reach the leak. The pipe itself usually isn't covered. We give you photos for the claim.
What people say
“Dan's plumbing were fantastic, they installed the AWTOS water sensor our Insurance company sent us, fixed some clogged exterior drains that were blocked, and installed a new trash disposal unit...all for a very competitive price. Thanks guys, we're glad we called you!”
“Dan's Plumbing did excellent job for us replacing our broken water pressure regulator. Quick response, good price, great quality of work. Will hire them again.”
“Dan is consistent. Professional, on time, only does what is needed, experienced, easy to work with, clean, and smart.”
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Pressure regulators in Lake Sherwood
A Lake Sherwood property often runs the house, the irrigation and the pool equipment off one main, and the side with no pressure regulator is the one that starts failing. In March 2026 we found several irrigation leaks here, all from street pressure with nothing holding it back. We put in two shutoffs, a regulator and a relief valve, then fixed the leaks.
Slab leaks in Lake Sherwood
Before a slab leak can be repaired at Lake Sherwood, we have to rule out the guest house, the pool equipment and the irrigation, since any of them can turn the meter too. Once they're isolated and hot is split from cold, the leak-locating specialist we bring in marks the spot under the concrete. Then it's a spot repair or a reroute overhead.
Tell Dan what it’s doing.
Most problems get sorted out on a short call. Ten minutes, over the hill from the shop. Leaking right now? Shut off the main, then call.
Or send the details and Dan will call you back. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.