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Expert Water Leak Detection in Everton Park
A hidden leak in an Everton Park home tends to stay hidden for a long time. Most properties here are brick and weatherboard builds with pipes that have never been replaced. By the time a leak shows up as a damp patch or an unexplained jump on the water bill, it's usually been running for weeks. Our Everton Park plumbers track it down without cutting walls or lifting floors.
Galvanised pipes corrode from the inside out. The pipe looks fine on the outside right up until it starts to weep through a pinhole. In a brick veneer home the water tracks behind the wall lining before it reaches somewhere visible. If your meter is ticking with everything turned off, that's the most reliable sign something is wrong underground or inside a wall.
How We Locate Leaks in Everton Park Properties
We use acoustic sensors to listen for water escaping under pressure, thermal cameras to pick up the temperature change moisture leaves behind, and moisture meters to map how far the water has already spread. Between the three we can tell you exactly where the leak is before anything gets opened up.
Leak Detection Equipment We Use in Everton Park
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Acoustic Listening Devices
Water escaping under pressure makes a sound. We pick it up through brick walls, concrete, and floor slabs using sensitive microphones. No guessing, no opening up walls to have a look.
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Thermal Imaging Cameras
Moisture changes the temperature of whatever it contacts. Our infrared camera shows that on screen so we can see a cold water leak tracking through a wall or a hot water line bleeding heat under a floor.
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Moisture Meters
Once we know where the water is sitting, meters tell us how far it's spread through the wall or floor. In a brick veneer home that's been leaking quietly, this shows us what's already been affected.
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Pressure Testing
We isolate sections of pipe and watch the pressure. If it drops, water is escaping somewhere in that run. It's how we confirm the leak before committing to any repair work.
Our Leak Detection Process In Everton Park
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Initial Assessment
We discuss your concerns, check your water meter for movement when all taps are off, and visually inspect for obvious signs of leaks or water damage.
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Leak Detection Scanning
We systematically scan your property using acoustic listening equipment and thermal imaging to locate the leak source without invasive testing.
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Locate & Confirm Leaks
We use moisture meters and additional testing to confirm the exact leak location and assess the extent of any water damage to surrounding areas.
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Repair Options
We explain what we found, provide repair options with upfront pricing, and can often fix the leak the same day with minimal disruption to your property.
Where Leaks Hide in Everton Park Properties
Everton Park properties tend to have the same leak problems showing up in the same places. Here's what we find most often when we're called out to this area.
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Slab Leak Detection
If your water bill has gone up and nothing in the house has changed, a pipe under the slab is worth ruling out. Brick veneer homes on concrete slabs are common in Everton Park, and a leak under there can run for months before it shows anywhere visible.
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Wall Pipe Leak Detection
Galvanised pipes inside walls corrode slowly until they pinhole. The water tracks through the wall cavity and soaks into the framing long before you see a stain on the surface. Thermal imaging finds it without touching a single wall.
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Underground Water Leak Detection
A soggy patch in the yard that won't dry out, or grass that's greener in one spot than everywhere else, often points to a pipe leaking underground. On a 600m² block with an established garden, we find the exact spot so you're only digging where you need to.
Signs You Have a Hidden Water Leak in Everton Park
Most hidden leaks give you signals before they turn into something serious. If any of these sound familiar, it's worth getting it checked before the damage adds up.
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Your Water Bill Has Gone Up for No Reason
If the bill is higher than usual and nothing in your routine has changed, water is going somewhere it shouldn't. A slow leak running day and night adds up fast over a billing period.
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The Water Meter Moves With Everything Off
Turn off every tap and appliance in the house, then watch the meter. If the dial is still moving, water is escaping somewhere in your system right now.
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Damp Patches or Staining on Walls
A water stain on a wall or ceiling that keeps coming back after you paint over it means moisture is tracking through from somewhere behind. In brick veneer homes it can travel a long way before it shows on the surface.
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A Musty Smell That Won't Go Away
If there's a damp or musty smell in a room and you can't find the source, mould is likely growing inside a wall cavity or under the floor where a leak has been sitting undetected.
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A Warm Patch on Your Floor
If one section of your floor feels warmer than the rest, a hot water pipe under the slab could be leaking. It's one of the more obvious signs of a slab leak and worth acting on quickly.
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Water Pressure That's Dropped Across the House
If the pressure at your taps has gradually gotten weaker, a leak somewhere in the line is bleeding off the flow before it reaches you. It usually means the leak is significant and has been there a while.
What a Leaking Pipe Actually Costs You in Everton Park
A hidden leak doesn't just waste water. The longer it runs, the more it takes with it.
Money Straight Down the Drain
A slow leak running around the clock doesn't show up until the bill arrives. By then you've already paid for water that went nowhere useful. It keeps happening every billing period until someone finds it.
Damage to Walls, Floors and Framing
Water getting into the wall framing or under a concrete slab weakens the structure quietly. In a brick veneer home, by the time you see a bulging wall or a soft floor, the damage behind it is usually far worse than it looks from the outside.
Mould Inside the Walls
Damp wall cavities are where mould establishes fast and spreads further. Getting rid of it once it's inside the structure of a home is a much bigger job than fixing the leak that caused it.
Poor Air Quality in Your Home
A home with mould and ongoing moisture isn't comfortable to live in. Spores and damp air make asthma and allergies worse, especially for kids. Fixing the leak fixes the air too.
Why Everton Park Homes Are Prone to Water Leaks
The same causes keep coming up when we're called out to Everton Park properties. Here's what's usually behind it.
Ageing Galvanised Pipes
Plenty of Everton Park homes still have their original galvanised pipes. They corrode from the inside, slowly building up rust and narrowing the bore until the wall gets thin enough to fail. You won't know it's happening until the water bill goes up or something shows on a wall.
Flexi Hose Failures
The braided hoses under your sink and behind your toilet don't last forever. Most people never think about them until one splits and floods the room. If yours haven't been replaced in ten years, they're due for a check.
Soil Movement Near Kedron Brook
The lower parts of Everton Park near Kedron Brook sit on ground that shifts with moisture. When the soil moves it puts stress on underground pipe joints, and those joints crack. It happens gradually and there's rarely any sign above ground until the damage is already done.
Tree Root Intrusion
The tree canopy along South Pine Road and the streets around Northside Christian College is one of the things that makes Everton Park a great place to live. Those same trees send roots into underground water pipes at the joints. It's a slow process but a reliable one.
Pipes Under Brick Veneer Slabs
A lot of Everton Park homes are brick veneer on a concrete slab with water pipes running underneath. Those pipes are completely out of sight and rarely inspected. By the time a slab leak shows up as a damp floor or a hot spot underfoot, it's usually been running for a while.
Suspect A Water Leak In Everton Park?
Get 24/7 expert leak detection across Everton Park and surrounding suburbs today. We use non-invasive technology to find and fix leaks fast before they damage your property.
Water Leak Detection Everton Park FAQs
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We use a combination of acoustic listening devices, thermal imaging cameras, and moisture meters. Acoustic equipment picks up the sound of water escaping inside pipes behind walls or under concrete. Thermal cameras detect temperature changes caused by moisture. Together they let us pinpoint a leak's exact location without any destructive investigation.
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That's a strong indicator of a burst or leaking pipe inside the wall cavity. Don't ignore it. The longer it runs, the more damage it causes to framing, plaster, and insulation. Turn off your water at the mains and call us. We'll locate the leak and repair it with minimal damage to your walls.
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Yes. Brisbane's humidity combined with a hidden leak creates perfect conditions for mould to take hold inside walls, under floors, and in roof spaces. Mould can become a health issue and is expensive to remediate. Finding and fixing the leak early is the best way to prevent it from becoming a bigger problem.
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Yes. Hot water leaks are actually easier to find in many cases because thermal imaging picks up the heat signature through floors and walls. If you've noticed warm or hot spots on your floor, or your hot water system seems to be running constantly, there's a good chance you have a hot water line leak.
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Many home insurance policies cover sudden water damage from burst pipes, but gradual leaks and wear and tear are often excluded. We provide a full leak detection report with photos, cause, and location documentation that helps support your claim. Check with your insurer and we'll give them whatever they need from our end.
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Most residential leak detection inspections take one to two hours depending on the property size and how accessible the plumbing is. If we find the leak during the inspection, we can usually repair it the same visit. We cover Everton Park and nearby suburbs like Stafford, McDowall, and Mitchelton daily.
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Everton Park Leak Detection Specialists
Our team of licensed plumbers are available for water leak detection, repairs, and emergency plumbing throughout Everton Park and surrounding suburbs.
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Phone 0482 979 551
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