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A warm spot on the floor
Slab leaks
We find the leak before anything gets opened up. Then it's a spot repair or a reroute, depending on the rest of the pipe.
Westlake Village · Slab leaks
Slab leak repair
in Westlake Village
Slab leak repair in Westlake Village, from the shop on Hillsbury Road. 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
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In Westlake Village
Slab leaks are the most common serious leak we see in Westlake Village. The copper under these slabs dates to 1967, and hard water and high street pressure wear on it. Once the locator marks the spot, it's a spot repair through one opening or a reroute overhead. The rest of the line decides which, and we'll tell you what we'd do.
Neighborhoods: First Neighborhood, Westlake Island, North Ranch, Three Springs, Southshore, the streets off Lindero Canyon.
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Another leak a few months after the last
Copper pinholes
One leak is a repair. Three in a year usually means the pipe is done. We'll tell you which one you've got.
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 Westlake Village: things people ask
- How fast can you get here?
- Often the same day. We're five minutes away, so a small job can sometimes fit between two others. Call and Dan will give you a time.
- Who pulls the permit?
- We do, through the City of Westlake Village, for water heaters, gas lines, repipes and remodels. The work gets inspected, and the paperwork stays with the house.
- 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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What people say
5.0 ★★★★★ 8 reviews on Google
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“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.”
★★★★★
“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.”
Nearby
More in Westlake Village
- Plumber in Westlake Village Everything we do in Westlake Village.
- Leak detection in Westlake Village In Westlake Village, finding a leak usually starts with the water bill or a warm spot on the floor, since houses here went up from 1967 on with the water lines in the slab. We start at the meter and split off the irrigation, then hot from cold. Under a slab, the locator we work with marks the spot before anything gets cut.
- Water heaters in Westlake Village Most Westlake Village water heaters sit in a garage closet built for a 40-gallon tank in 1970, which limits what fits and how it vents.
- Drain cleaning in Westlake Village Clearing a drain in Westlake Village means working in original cast iron or early ABS, with a sewer lateral about fifty years old.
- Repiping in Westlake Village A Westlake Village repipe is nearly always a house with its original copper in the slab that's started to pinhole.
- Pressure regulators in Westlake Village Westlake Village water comes from tanks on the hills, so on many streets it reaches the pressure regulator above the 80 psi the code allows.
- Repairs in Westlake Village Our shop is on Hillsbury Road, so small plumbing repairs in Westlake Village are the jobs we do most.
- Tankless in Westlake Village A tankless in Westlake Village usually hangs on the wall of a garage closet built for a 40-gallon tank in 1970.
- Sewer camera & repair in Westlake Village Sewer laterals in Westlake Village are around fifty years old, cast iron or early ABS, and a camera inspection runs from the cleanout to the street.
- Gas lines in Westlake Village Gas line work in Westlake Village is mostly new runs to a BBQ or pool heater, plus upsizing from the meter for a tankless.
Slab leaks nearby: Thousand Oaks · Agoura Hills · Oak Park · Lake Sherwood
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Slab leaks · Westlake Village
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Most problems get sorted out on a short call. The shop is here. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.