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Leak Detection & Repair in Brighton, CO

A rising water bill or a warm spot on the floor usually means water is going somewhere it shouldn't. Acoustic and thermal detection find the exact source before anything gets opened up.

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Leak detection locates a pressurized water line leak, often under a slab, behind a wall, or beneath a yard, without cutting into your home to search for it. Acoustic sensors listen for the specific sound of escaping pressurized water, while thermal imaging reads surface temperature differences the leak creates. Used together, they typically pinpoint a leak within inches. Call (720) 664-0815 if your water bill has spiked or you've noticed a warm, damp spot on the floor.

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Water bill spiking with no explanation, or a warm, damp spot on the floor? Call (720) 664-0815 — acoustic and thermal detection finds the exact source before anything gets opened up.

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Why Hidden Leaks Are Common Under Brighton Homes

This is about your pressurized supply lines, the pipes actively carrying water into fixtures, not the gravity-fed sewer line carrying wastewater out. Supply lines run under slabs, through walls, and across yards, often close enough to shifting soil to matter. Adams County's expansive clay soil swells and contracts with moisture, and that movement flexes copper and PEX lines against slab edges, fittings, and each other over time. Copper is especially prone to developing pinhole leaks where a line has been rubbing or under repeated stress; PEX tends to fail more at fittings and connections than along the pipe itself.

The trouble with a slab or hidden leak is that it rarely announces itself the way a burst pipe does. It shows up as a water bill that doesn't match your usage, a patch of flooring that stays warm or damp for no obvious reason, or a musty smell with no visible source. Left alone, the water finds somewhere to go: eroding the soil beneath a slab, feeding mold in a wall cavity, or eventually cracking flooring or drywall as the ground beneath it shifts.

Acoustic Listening, Thermal Imaging, And Pressure Testing

We start by confirming a leak actually exists with a water meter test: every fixture off, and if the meter still moves, water is escaping somewhere. From there, acoustic sensors amplify the specific high-frequency sound pressurized water makes as it escapes a pipe, letting a technician walk the sound down to its source through concrete, tile, or drywall. Pipe material changes how that sounds: copper transmits the signal clearly, while PEX and PVC carry it less predictably, so we adjust equipment sensitivity accordingly. Thermal imaging adds a second check, reading surface temperature differences, a warm patch if it's a hot water line, a cool one if it's cold, that confirm and narrow the acoustic result before anything is opened.

How We Locate And Fix A Hidden Leak

From Suspicion To A Confirmed, Repaired Leak

  1. 1
    Describe what you've noticed.

    A rising water bill, a damp or warm spot, an odor, or the sound of water running when nothing's on.

  2. 2
    We confirm the leak with a meter and pressure test.

    This verifies water is actually escaping somewhere before we start searching.

  3. 3
    Acoustic sensors narrow the location.

    We track the sound of escaping water through slab, tile, or drywall to a specific area.

  4. 4
    Thermal imaging cross-checks the result.

    Surface temperature differences confirm and tighten the location before we mark it.

  5. 5
    We discuss the right fix based on severity.

    A spot repair, a rerouted section, or partial repiping if the pipe run has multiple weak points.

  6. 6
    The repair is pressure-tested before we close anything up.

    So you're not left wondering whether it actually held.

Why Choose Us

We Pinpoint It Before We Open Anything

  • 1
    Non-Invasive First

    Acoustic and thermal detection are used before any cutting, so demolition is targeted, not exploratory.

  • 2
    Equipment Adjusted To Pipe Material

    Copper and PEX transmit sound differently, and our approach accounts for that instead of using one setting for everything.

  • 3
    Familiar With Brighton's Clay-Soil Pattern

    We know where shifting soil tends to stress supply lines locally, which speeds up the search.

  • 4
    Pressure-Tested Repairs

    We confirm the fix holds under pressure before any flooring or wall is closed back up.

Signs You May Have A Hidden Leak

  • A water bill that jumps with no change in household usage
  • A warm or damp spot on the floor, especially over a slab
  • The water meter keeps moving with every fixture in the house turned off
  • A musty odor or unexplained mold in one area with no visible source
  • Cracks appearing in flooring, drywall, or the foundation itself
  • The sound of running water when nothing in the house is turned on

What To Do Before We Arrive

  • Try the water meter test yourself: shut off every fixture and watch the meter for movement
  • Note which room or area seems warm, damp, or has the strongest odor
  • Avoid drilling or cutting into a suspected area before we've located the exact leak
  • Keep recent water bills handy if you suspect a spike, they help confirm the timeline
Service Area

Leak Detection Across Brighton And Nearby

We provide leak detection and repair throughout Brighton and Thornton, Commerce City, Henderson, Fort Lupton, and Northglenn.

Frequently Asked Questions

Leak Detection Questions, Answered Directly

Acoustic sensors listen for the sound of pressurized water escaping a pipe, and thermal imaging reads surface temperature differences the leak creates. Together they typically narrow the location to a small, specific area before any cutting happens.

A slab leak is a pressurized water line leaking beneath your home's concrete foundation. It's serious because it can go undetected for a long time while eroding soil, feeding mold, and eventually stressing the slab itself.

Yes, indirectly. A sustained leak can erode or saturate the soil beneath a slab, and shifting soil is what actually stresses and cracks the concrete above it over time.

Shut off every fixture in the house and watch your water meter for about 30 minutes. If it keeps moving, water is escaping somewhere, though this test confirms a leak exists without telling you exactly where.

Yes. Copper transmits the sound of escaping water more clearly than PEX or PVC, so equipment sensitivity and technique are adjusted based on what your supply lines are made of.

Often just at the pinpointed spot, once acoustic and thermal detection have narrowed the location, rather than opening a large area to search for it.

Shifting soil is a common cause locally, flexing pipe against slab edges or fittings over time until a small point wears through, more often along the pipe for copper and at connections for PEX.

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It Doesn't Stay Hidden For Free

A hidden leak doesn't stop just because you haven't found it yet — it keeps eroding soil, feeding mold, and running up your water bill the whole time. Call (720) 664-0815 and get it located precisely, not guessed at.

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