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The meter turns with everything shut off
Slab leaks
We find it before any floor comes up, then talk through a spot repair or a reroute.
Oak Park · Slab leaks
Slab leak repair
in Oak Park
Slab leak repair in Oak Park, ten minutes from the shop in Westlake Village. Most Conejo Valley houses built between 1965 and 1990 have copper water lines in the slab. That copper is fifty years old and starting to fail.
Call (805) 330-3111
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Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. You get the price before we start. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
Licensed
CSLB #339618
Insured
Bonded and insured
Since 1977
49 years, two generations
On Google
5.0 stars
Around here
In Oak Park
Slab leak repair in Oak Park comes up mostly in the earliest phases, where the original copper under the floor is old enough to start leaking. You'll notice a warm patch underfoot or a meter that turns with everything off. Once the leak-locating specialist we bring in marks the spot through the slab, it's a spot repair or a reroute overhead.
Neighborhoods: the Kanan tracts, Lindero Canyon, the streets off Oak Hills Drive, Sutton Valley, the newer tracts up Bowfield.
Call about any of these (805) 330-3111 Mon–Fri 9–5 Request a visit →
The job
How it goes
A slab leak is a water line leaking under or inside the foundation. Soil, concrete, high pressure and hard water all wear the copper thin, and hot lines go first.
We isolate the line with the meter and gauges, and the leak-locating specialist we bring in marks the spot within a foot or so, plus any post-tensioned cables. A spot repair opens the floor there and replaces the bad section. A reroute abandons the line under the slab and runs a new one through the attic, leaving nothing in the concrete.
One leak on a sound line is a spot repair. A second leak within a year or two means the pipe is done, and a reroute beats opening the floor again. We'll tell you which you've got.
Call if
What you notice,
and what it usually is
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A warm patch on the floor
A hot line leaking under the slab.
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The meter turns with everything off
A pressurized leak. If nothing's visible, it's usually the slab.
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Damp carpet or lifting floors with no fixture nearby
Water coming up through the slab.
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The water heater runs all the time
Hot water's leaking out, so the tank never catches up.
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A second leak a few months after the first
The line is failing. Time to talk about a reroute.
Four steps
How a job goes
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You call
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. Tell him what it's doing.
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We look
We come out, find the cause and show you, with the old part in hand when there is one.
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You get a price
Before anything starts. Repairs are time plus parts. Bigger jobs get a written bid.
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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
Slab leaks in Oak Park: things people ask
- How fast can you get to Oak Park?
- Often the same day. It's ten minutes up Kanan or Lindero Canyon from Westlake Village.
- Who issues permits in Oak Park?
- Ventura County, since Oak Park has no city government. We plan around the county's inspection schedule, so the date we give you holds.
- Do you have to break up the floor?
- For a spot repair, one opening about the size of a coffee table. A reroute runs overhead and doesn't touch the floor.
- How long is the water off?
- A spot repair is usually a day. A one-line reroute takes one to two days, with the water off only while we connect each end.
- Will my insurance cover a slab leak?
- Many policies cover the damage and the access work. The pipe usually isn't covered. We give you photos and a written scope for the adjuster.
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Google reviews
What people say
5.0 ★★★★★ 8 reviews on Google
★★★★★
“Outstanding work! Did a terrific job of diagnosing the issue over the phone prior to repair. Plumber was on time and on point. Work was done quickly and thoroughly. Figured out the most straightforward way to fix the problem and got it done. Small footprint, quick results, up and running in no time. Would absolutely recommend.”
★★★★★
“The absolute best plumber in Los Angeles!”
Nearby
More in Oak Park
- Plumber in Oak Park Everything we do in Oak Park.
- Leak detection in Oak Park Every house in Oak Park is on a slab, so leak detection here starts at the meter.
- Water heaters in Oak Park With no city hall in Oak Park, a water heater replacement here is permitted through Ventura County.
- Drain cleaning in Oak Park Most clogs we clear in Oak Park are grease in the kitchen line and hair in the tubs.
- Repiping in Oak Park Repiping is starting to come up in the earliest Oak Park phases, built in the late seventies and eighties, where the original copper has begun to pinhole. The nineties phases almost never need one yet. New lines run overhead in copper or PEX, so no concrete gets opened. Ventura County handles the permit and inspection.
- Pressure regulators in Oak Park If you're replacing the same fixture twice in an Oak Park house, the pressure regulator is usually why.
- Repairs in Oak Park Because Oak Park is unincorporated, the plumbing repairs that need a permit go through Ventura County.
- Tankless in Oak Park Ventura County permits and inspects tankless conversions in Oak Park, since there's no city hall, and we plan the job around its inspection schedule.
- Sewer camera & repair in Oak Park A sewer camera inspection in Oak Park follows the lateral from the house to the Triunfo Water and Sanitation District main, and that stretch is yours.
- Gas lines in Oak Park Oak Park gas lines are permitted through Ventura County, since there's no city building department, and the inspector checks the pressure test before the gas goes back on. Most of the work is new black iron runs to a BBQ, fire pit or pool heater, with a shutoff at each appliance. If you smell gas, leave and call SoCalGas first.
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Slab leaks · Oak Park
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it’s doing
Most problems get sorted out on a short call. Ten minutes from the shop. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.