A warm spot on a tile or wood floor
For a clear next step close to home, heated water escaping under the concrete warms the slab above it.
Source of the water
Florida
Slab Leak Water Damage in Florida
Our neighborhood response team locates moisture from slab leaks and dries flooring, walls, and contents affected by water rising through the foundation.
- Restoration phone support around the clock
- Residential and commercial loss response
- Measured extraction, cleanup, and drying
- One restoration team from assessment to dry standard
Signs to look for
When to call us for slab leak damage
With local guidance, if you notice any of these problems, call us before water has more time to spread into nearby materials.
You hear water running with everything turned off
With local guidance, stand in a quiet room at night and listen at floor level.
The water heater cycles constantly
As your nearby response team helps, a leak on the hot water line or a recirculation line pulls heated water out around the clock.
New cracks in the slab or in floor tile
From your first call, water changes the soil under a slab, and movement shows up as cracked tile or a new line in the concrete.
Baseboards and door casings are damp along one wall
As your nearby response team helps, water in the slab wicks up into the bottom of the drywall and the trim.
Dark or damp grout in a line across the floor
For a clear next step close to home, grout is the most permeable part of a tile floor, so moisture appears there first.
What happens
How we handle slab leak damage
Our neighborhood response team adjusts the work to what got wet, how far the water traveled, and which materials can be saved.
Confirming the water is coming from below
For a clear next step close to home, we rule out the roof, the walls and every fixture in the area first.
Locating the leak so nobody cuts on a guess
From your first call, meter readings, surface temperature differences and a thermal imaging camera narrow the area before any concrete is considered.
Marking the affected slab area and its edges
For a clear next step close to home, the wet boundary gets drawn on the floor and recorded in a map.
Extraction of the water that came up through the slab
From your first call, standing water, wet carpet and pad, and water sitting under a floating floor all get removed.
Flooring removal only where it has to come up
From your first call, tile with sound thinset and grout often stays down.
Wall base and cavity drying where water wicked up
For a clear next step close to home, drywall pulls moisture up from a wet slab by wicking, so the bottom band of the wall gets metered and dried.
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Water loss in Florida?
Describe the source, the impacted rooms, and when you first noticed the damage.
What to expect
What to expect from our neighborhood response team
From your first call, here is how we usually handle slab leak damage near Florida.
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1
Tell us what is warm, wet or louder than it should be
For a clear next step close to home, those three symptoms point almost anywhere else in a building except under the floor.
Your call -
2
Shut the water heater down safely to test the hot side
For a clear next step close to home, turn the water heater off first, meaning the gas control to pilot or off, or the breaker off.
+10 minutes -
3
Ruling out everything above the slab first
For a clear next step close to home, on arrival the lead checks fixtures, walls and the ceiling in the affected area.
On arrival -
4
The wet area mapped and marked on the floor
As your nearby response team helps, a moisture meter, surface temperature differences and the damp line at the flooring edge set the boundary, and it gets drawn and photographed.
First hours on site -
5
Flooring opened where it must be, water extracted
For a clear next step close to home, wet carpet and pad, swollen laminate and failed adhesive come up in the marked area.
Same day -
6
Reroute or open the slab, and what each means for drying
For a clear next step close to home, your plumber makes that call, and we explain the drying consequence of both.
Plumber's day -
7
Equipment set on the slab after the repair
As your nearby response team helps, air movers over the concrete, Professional dehumidifiers taking moisture out of the air, and negative pressure under floating assemblies where the system allows it.
After the repair
Understanding the cost
What can affect the price
With local guidance, we explain the recommended work and price before you approve the job. With local guidance, these examples show what may change the estimate.
| Common situation | What the estimate may include | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Leak location survey with meter readings and thermal imaging | From your first call, national estimate. For a clear next step close to home, the right first step before anyone considers opening concrete. | $250 to $600 |
| Slab leak drying, one room, flooring stays down | From your first call, national estimate. As your nearby response team helps, extraction, slab drying and four to six days of equipment with daily readings. | $1,200 to $3,500 |
| Slab leak with flooring removal and slab drying across two rooms | From your first call, national estimate. For a clear next step close to home, flooring and pad removal, wall base drying and extended slab drying. | $3,000 to $8,000 |
| Slab leak cleanup where cabinetry and wall bases are involved | From your first call, national estimate. As your nearby response team helps, toe kick voids, wall bases and trim in addition to the slab itself. | $1,500 to $5,000 |
| Slab drying priced by affected area, clean water | From your first call, national estimate. For a clear next step close to home, measured wet area of the slab rather than the whole room. | $3 to $7 per square foot |
| Slab moisture documentation before new flooring is installed | From your first call, national estimate. From your first call, our readings against a dry reference area, as supporting evidence alongside the installer's own ASTM testing. | $150 to $400 |
| Your plumber's slab leak repair, reroute or open the slab | National estimate for your plumber's local service plan, listed so the total is not a surprise. | $1,000 to $6,000 |
How long the leak ran before it was found
With local guidance, slab leaks are usually found late, and every week widens the saturated area under the floor.Hot side or cold side
As your nearby response team helps, a hot water line leak adds heat and humidity to the space and shows itself sooner as a warm spot.Flooring type over the slab
From your first call, tile with sound thinset often stays down. With local guidance, glued hardwood, laminate and carpet with pad usually come up, and removal is labor plus disposal.How much flooring has to be removed
With local guidance, removal is priced by area, and the marked wet boundary is what keeps it honest.Whether wall bases wicked moisture up
From your first call, if the bottom band of drywall reads wet, trim comes off and that band gets dried or removed.Concrete drying days
For a clear next step close to home, air movers run roughly $25 to $40 per unit per day and Professional dehumidifiers roughly $70 to $110 per unit per day.
Why timing matters
What can happen when the area stays wet
As your nearby response team helps, water can keep moving into nearby materials even when the surface looks dry.
A slab leak does not drain, it saturates
With local guidance, water under concrete has nowhere to go, so it soaks the soil and the slab continuously.
Concrete keeps releasing water after the leak stops
With local guidance, a saturated slab feeds moisture into the room for days once the pipe is fixed.
New flooring over a wet slab fails, and the warranty goes with it
With local guidance, adhesives release, laminate cores swell and wood cups when the slab beneath is still giving up moisture.
The soil under the slab can wash out or swell
From your first call, continuous water either carries fine soil away or expands clay soils.
Helpful service information
What to know about slab leak damage
From your first call, start with the short explanation. As your nearby response team helps, open a card if you want a little more detail.
What is happening inside the property
From your first call, in slab on grade construction, water supply lines are commonly run inside or beneath the concrete, historically in soft copper tubing.
Read the explanation
From your first call, it helps to know what is actually down there. From your first call, in slab on grade construction, water supply lines are commonly run inside or beneath the concrete, historically in soft copper tubing.
How the next step is decided
From your first call, a reroute abandons the failed section and runs new pipe overhead or through walls.
Read the explanation
From your first call, reroute or open the slab is your plumber's decision, and we explain what each one means for our half of the job.
What may change the work
For a clear next step close to home, concrete holds water in a fine pore structure and gives it back gradually.
Read the explanation
As your nearby response team helps, drying concrete is a slower science than drying drywall and it needs to be measured rather than assumed.
Help near you
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Questions about slab leak damage
What is a slab leak?
With local guidance, it is a leak in a water line that runs inside or beneath the concrete floor of a slab on grade building.
How do I know if I have a slab leak?
From your first call, look for a warm spot on the floor, or the sound of running water with everything off.
Why is one spot on my floor warm?
From your first call, because hot water is escaping under the concrete and heating the slab above it.
Do you find the slab leak or does a plumber?
With local guidance, we locate the wet area and narrow the leak location using moisture readings, surface temperature and the pattern of the wet boundary.
Does the slab have to be jackhammered?
From your first call, not always. From your first call, many plumbers prefer a reroute, which abandons the failed run and routes new pipe through walls or the attic.
What is a reroute?
With local guidance, it is new pipe run above the slab to replace the failed section underneath it.
Can concrete be dried, or does it have to be replaced?
From your first call, concrete dries. With local guidance, it just does it slowly, because water sits in the pore structure and comes out over days rather than hours.
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Water loss in Florida?
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Our neighborhood response team check homes, businesses, and managed properties throughout Florida and nearby communities.
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