A small drip can become a big problem fast, water stains, mould, warped floors, even structural damage. We find leaks early, repair pipes properly, and clean up after ourselves.
Not every leak announces itself with a puddle. Many start as a damp patch on a wall or ceiling, a musty smell, an unexplained spike in your water bill, or a hissing sound behind a fixture. We narrow it down with listening equipment on the pipe, a moisture meter on the drywall or subfloor and, where it helps, a pressure test on an isolated section, so we open the wall or floor where the leak actually is.
Once we have found it, we repair or replace the damaged section using methods suited to your pipe material and the severity of the issue, whether that is corroded galvanized pipe, a frozen and burst line, or a fitting that has failed with age. We work cleanly, protect your space, and restore the area as close as possible to how we found it.
If your home has aging pipes throughout, we will give you an honest read on whether targeted repairs make sense or whether re-piping sections would save you from a string of repeat calls, with no pressure either way, just the facts.
A leak caught early is a repair. A leak that goes unnoticed for months is often a renovation. We help you catch it while it is still the former.
Straightforward, no-surprise service from the first call to the final test.
We isolate sections of the system and use listening equipment and moisture readings to pinpoint the source before opening anything up.
We check the surrounding pipe condition to determine whether a targeted repair or a section replacement is the right call.
We complete the repair with care for your space, minimizing disruption to walls, floors, and finishes.
We test the repaired section under real conditions and leave the area as close as possible to how we found it.
We shut the water off, open a small access hole at the source, cut out the failed section and join new pipe to sound pipe with the right transition fitting for the material, then pressure test before closing up.
Your written quote states what patching of that opening is included.
Price depends on where the leak is (an open basement ceiling versus behind tile or under a slab), the pipe material (old galvanized and thin, corroded copper take longer than PEX), and how much of the line has failed.
We quote once we have found it.
Most frozen lines we open are in a part of the house never meant to carry water in January. On the Lake Simcoe shore in Keswick, Sutton and Jackson's Point that is usually a converted cottage with supply in a crawl space or an outside wall; elsewhere it is often a run added later in an unheated addition or garage wall. We repair the split and tell you whether that run should be moved into heated space.
If water is spraying, close the main shut-off first; see what to do before we arrive. For local detail see Keswick and Georgina; for whole-house replacement see repiping.
Hidden leaks tend to follow the pipe. A home built in the 1980s or early 1990s may have grey polybutylene (Poly-B), which usually leaks at its crimped fittings. A home built from the mid-1990s into the 2000s may have Kitec, orange or blue pipe that fails at its brass fittings. Corroded galvanized supply in Thornhill, North York and the older town cores develops pinholes.
On a private well in King City, Stouffville or rural Georgina, a pump that starts with every tap closed is one sign of a leak, including on the buried line to the house; we rule out running fixtures first, then isolate sections before anyone digs.
What York Region homeowners ask about leaks, bursts, and aging pipes.
Pipe repair and leak detection are available in every community we serve.
Those are the early signs of a hidden leak. The sooner we find it, the smaller, and cheaper, the fix usually is.
