We provide non-invasive water leak detection across Melbourne's eastern suburbs. A hidden leak rarely announces itself — usually you notice a damp skirting board, a strange sound in the wall when nothing is running, or a water bill that's quietly doubled. The challenge isn't fixing it; it's locating it without smashing every wall in the house. Here's how modern non-invasive detection works, what it costs, and the warning signs you shouldn't ignore.
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What homeowners ask us
No jargon, no upsells — just the information we'd want if it were our home.
(1) Water meter ticking when every tap and toilet is off. (2) Unexplained damp patches on walls, ceilings or skirting boards. (3) A musty smell in one room that doesn't go away. (4) Hot-water unit running more often than it used to. (5) A sudden jump in your water bill with no change in usage. Any two of these together is worth a $0 phone call.
By the time you can see a damp patch, the actual leak is often 1–2 metres away — water travels along beams, pipes and slab joints before it surfaces. Cutting open the visible damp spot usually finds nothing and leaves you with a hole to patch. Acoustic and thermal equipment costs us tens of thousands and trains the operator over years; it pays for itself the first time it saves a wall.
Slab leaks (under your concrete floor) are the trickiest and most expensive to ignore — they undermine the slab and ruin flooring. Wall leaks are usually pinhole pipe failures and are cheaper to repair than to find. Water marks on a ceiling can be plumbing OR roof — we'll rule out plumbing in the first 30 minutes so you know who to call next if it's the roof.
More detail in our guides to hidden water leak signs and the 5 warning signs of a hidden leak.
Modern leak detection is non-invasive. Thermal cameras show where warm water is escaping behind walls and under tiles, and acoustic listening gear picks up the sound of water escaping from pressurised pipes. That means we don't have to smash walls or dig up floors to find the source.
We locate first, then repair — the same licensed team, with no second call-out fee.
Bathroom leaks often start as a damp skirting board or mould in the room next door. By the time you see it, the actual leak can be a metre or two away. Thermal imaging lets us trace it back through the wall or under the tiles without pulling the bathroom apart.
Slab leaks are the trickiest to find and the most expensive to ignore — they undermine the slab and ruin flooring. Warm spots on the floor and a water meter that ticks while everything is off are the classic signs. Acoustic ground microphones pinpoint slab leaks to within centimetres.
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From the moment we knock until we leave the site clean.
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The actual leak detection process, explained in plain English.
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The same process whether it's a $250 tap repair or a $15,000 relining job.
Speak to a real plumber — never a call centre. We listen first, ask the right questions and book the right slot.
Licensed plumber arrives in a marked van. We assess, explain what we find, and show you the actual issue.
You see the price before any work starts. If there are options, you see all of them — repair vs replace, dig vs reline.
Workmanship guaranteed. Compliance certificate where required. Site left cleaner than we found it.
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