Emergency Plumbing
Burst pipes, sewage backups, and no-hot-water emergencies handled around the clock, anywhere on the Grand Strand.
Emergency Plumbing in Myrtle BeachLeak Detection & Slab Leak Repair in Myrtle Beach, SC
A hidden leak never announces itself politely. It shows up as a water bill that doubled, a warm patch on the floor, a musty smell in a closet, or a water meter that spins with every fixture off. Saltline Plumbing Co. locates hidden leaks electronically across Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand — and repairs them with the smallest possible hole in your home.
Most houses here sit on concrete slabs with the supply lines run underneath. When one of those lines fails, guesswork is expensive: every wrong hole in the slab costs money and flooring. Precision location is the whole job.
Signs You Have a Hidden Leak
Catching a leak early is the difference between a pipe repair and a mold remediation project. Call us if you notice any of these — or if you just suspect something is off. A leak check visit is cheap insurance against a five-figure floor replacement.
- Water bill jumps with no change in usage
- Warm or damp spots on slab floors
- The sound of running water when everything is off
- Water meter dial moving with all fixtures closed
- Musty odors, bubbling paint, or cupping floorboards
- Low water pressure at multiple fixtures
How We Find Leaks Without Tearing Up Your Home
We locate before we cut — every time. Acoustic listening equipment picks up the signature hiss of pressurized water escaping under concrete; thermal imaging finds the temperature shadow of a hot-water leak through flooring; and pressure isolation tells us which line is losing water even when it can't be heard. Together they put an X on the floor, usually within inches.
Coastal soil makes this discipline matter more, not less. Sand transmits and swallows sound differently than clay, and high water tables can mask slow leaks until they surface somewhere far from the actual break. This is specialized work, and it is a core service for us — not an add-on.
Repair Options: Spot Repair, Reroute, or Repipe
Once the leak is located, you get options, not an ultimatum. A single failed spot in otherwise healthy copper gets a spot repair through a small, precise opening. A failing line under the slab is often better rerouted overhead through walls and attic — no concrete cutting at all. And a home with its second or third leak in polybutylene or aging copper is a candidate for whole-home repiping in PEX, priced and scheduled as a planned project instead of a string of emergencies.
Many Grand Strand homes built in the 1980s and 90s still carry polybutylene supply lines, a material insurers increasingly refuse to cover. If that is what we find, we will show you, explain the risk plainly, and quote the replacement — the decision stays yours.
Straight Answers
Leak Detection & Slab Leak Repair — Common Questions
How do you find a leak under a concrete slab?
With electronics before saws: acoustic listening gear picks up escaping water through the slab, thermal imaging reveals hot-water leaks through flooring, and isolating sections of pipe under pressure confirms which line is failing. We mark the location before any cutting starts.
Are slab leaks common in Myrtle Beach?
More common than most homeowners expect. Much of the housing stock sits on slab foundations with supply lines underneath, and homes from the 1980s-90s polybutylene era plus shifting sandy soils produce steady slab leak work here. Early detection keeps them from becoming foundation or mold problems.
Does homeowners insurance cover slab leak repair?
Policies commonly cover the water damage a leak causes and the access work (cutting and restoring the slab), but not the failed pipe itself — and coverage varies by policy and pipe material. We document everything we find with photos and a written scope you can hand directly to your adjuster.
What is repiping and when does it make sense?
Repiping replaces all the home's supply lines — typically with PEX — instead of patching failures one at a time. It makes sense when leaks are recurring, when the home has polybutylene piping, or when corrosion shows up throughout the system. We quote it as a planned flat-rate project with the house livable throughout.
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