Leak Detection & Slab Leak Repair

A hidden leak can waste 10,000 or more gallons per month. If your usage has not changed but your bill has jumped, a leak is the most likely cause.

If you hear water flowing through pipes with all fixtures and appliances shut off, water is escaping somewhere in your system.

A warm area on a tile or concrete floor usually means a hot-water supply line is leaking beneath the slab, heating the concrete above it.

Water from a slab leak saturates the soil under your foundation. As clay soil swells, it pushes against the slab and causes cracking in the foundation, walls, or both.

Moisture from a leak beneath the slab migrates upward through the concrete and damages flooring materials. Hardwood, laminate, and carpet padding are especially vulnerable.

A persistently wet area in an otherwise dry West Texas yard signals a leak in the supply line between the city meter and your home.

Mold can begin growing within 24 to 48 hours of sustained moisture. A musty smell near walls, cabinets, or flooring often indicates a hidden leak feeding mold growth.

Turn off every fixture and appliance in your home, then check your water meter. If the dial or digital indicator is still moving, water is leaving your system through a leak.

Accurate leak detection requires specialized equipment, not guesswork. Resolv Services invests in professional-grade detection tools that pinpoint leaks quickly and reduce the need for exploratory demolition. Thermal imaging cameras detect temperature anomalies in floors, walls, and ceilings caused by hot-water line leaks hidden behind building materials.

Acoustic listening devices amplify the sound of water escaping through pipe walls under concrete slabs, allowing us to mark the leak location on the surface. Electronic line locators trace the path of metallic and non-metallic pipes underground so we know exactly where to access the line for repair. Moisture meters measure moisture content in wood, drywall, and concrete to confirm water migration patterns and the extent of damage.

This equipment allows us to locate most leaks within one to two hours without cutting into floors or walls.

The Permian Basin sits on expansive clay and caliche soil that swells when saturated and shrinks during drought. West Texas averages only 14 inches of rainfall per year, but when rain comes it often arrives in heavy bursts that saturate the soil rapidly. This wet-dry cycle creates ground movement that stresses rigid pipe materials running under and around your foundation.

Copper supply lines develop pinhole leaks at stress points. CPVC joints crack where soil movement creates shear force. PVC sewer lines develop offset joints and bellies that trap waste and eventually leak.

We see this pattern especially clearly when we find hidden slab leaks in Midland's mid-century east-side neighborhoods where 1950s and 1960s copper has been embedded in reactive clay for over 60 years, and again in newer Loop 250 subdivisions where post-construction settlement shears polyethylene yard lines within the first decade — slab leak repair in Midland TX is one of our highest-volume service categories for that reason. The February 2021 Winter Storm Uri added another layer of damage — thousands of Permian Basin homes suffered burst pipes during the extended freeze, and many of those repairs revealed pre-existing deterioration that the freeze pushed past the failure point. If your home was built before 1990 and you have not had the under-slab plumbing inspected, a professional evaluation with pressure testing and camera inspection is a smart investment.

Many homeowners insurance policies cover sudden and accidental water damage, including slab leaks and burst supply lines, but coverage depends on the specific policy language and the cause of the leak. Most policies do not cover gradual deterioration or damage caused by deferred maintenance. Resolv Services provides detailed documentation for every leak detection and repair project — including photos, pressure test results, a description of the failure cause, and a written scope of the repair performed.

This documentation supports your insurance claim by establishing that the damage was sudden and accidental rather than gradual. We recommend contacting your insurance company as soon as a leak is confirmed. Some policies require the insured to mitigate further damage promptly, which means shutting off the water supply and beginning repairs in a reasonable timeframe.

Our emergency response and same-day scheduling help you meet that obligation. We also work with restoration companies when water damage requires drywall, flooring, or mold remediation beyond the scope of the plumbing repair itself.

The Permian Basin's geology creates plumbing challenges that homeowners in other parts of the country rarely face. The expansive clay and caliche soil beneath the region's foundations swells when saturated and shrinks during drought. This constant soil movement stresses the copper, CPVC, and PVC supply lines running under concrete slab foundations.

Odessa's aggressive mineral water accelerates corrosion inside copper pipes, compounding the mechanical stress from soil movement. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 35% of Ector County homes were built before 1980, an era when builders routinely ran soft copper supply lines under slabs without accounting for soil movement.

The region's extreme temperature range — from 110-degree summers to occasional hard freezes — expands and contracts pipe materials in ways that accelerate fatigue at joints and fittings. Understanding these conditions is why local expertise matters: a plumber who knows the region's soil, water, and climate can anticipate failure modes that an out-of-area contractor might miss.