Slab leak detective · specialist service
A slab leak is one of the most serious plumbing problems a Texas homeowner can face — water escaping from a pipe under your foundation, running silently while it damages your floors, walls, and the soil supporting your slab. Dependable Plumbing Company has been repairing slab leaks throughout Burleson and the surrounding south DFW area since 1985. We handle the plumbing repair and concrete patch — one company from detection through restored concrete. Flooring, sheetrock, and paint restoration beyond the concrete patch are handled by separate contractors, and we can point you in the right direction for those if needed.
When you call us about a slab leak, we tell you honestly what we find, explain every repair option with upfront pricing, and let you decide what makes the most sense for your home. No pressure, no inflated estimates, no surprises on the back end.
📞 (817) 447-2654 — Call us to discuss your situation. Once the leak is located, we provide a full repair estimate at no additional charge. Same-day service available. Licensed plumbers, Master License M12423.
Not every slab leak is repaired the same way. The right repair depends on where the leak is, which pipe is affected, the age and condition of your overall plumbing system, and the layout of your home. We assess all of these factors before recommending a repair path and give you honest pricing for each option.
The most direct repair method. Once the leak is precisely located using electronic detection equipment, we open the concrete directly above the failure point — using a jackhammer for thicker slabs or a saw for thinner ones — expose the damaged section of pipe, repair or replace it, and patch the concrete.
Before we start, we clear the work area of anything nearby that could be affected by vibration — pictures on walls, items on shelves and tables. We protect your flooring and contain dust as much as possible during the concrete work. After the pipe repair is complete and inspected, we pour new concrete to patch the opening and finish the surface.
Best for: Isolated leak in a pipe that is otherwise in good condition, where the rest of the plumbing system has reasonable life remaining. Also the right choice when the leak location doesn’t allow for easy rerouting.
What to expect: Most spot repairs take a full day. The concrete patch needs 24 to 48 hours to cure before the area is fully usable. Flooring repair over the patch — tile, hardwood, vinyl — is arranged separately.
Instead of opening the slab, we run a new supply line through the walls or attic, bypassing the damaged section under the foundation entirely. The failed pipe is capped and left in place — there’s no jackhammering and no concrete patch needed.
Rerouting is often faster, less disruptive, and sometimes lower in overall cost than a spot repair — particularly in homes where the floor finish is high-end tile or hardwood that would be expensive to restore after concrete work. It’s also the preferred option when the damaged pipe is inside a concrete beam where spot repair would require cutting structural concrete.
Best for: Homes where the pipe can be practically rerouted through the wall or attic cavity, especially where floor finishes make opening the slab expensive or disruptive. Also strongly recommended for older homes where the copper throughout the system is aging — rerouting one line while leaving aging copper in place elsewhere is a good bridge strategy.
What to expect: Rerouting can sometimes be completed in a single day, but the scope varies significantly depending on your home’s layout. Running a new line through walls or the attic requires wall and ceiling penetrations that are patched after the line is run — the extent of that work depends on where the pipe needs to go. Some reroutes are straightforward; others involve significant wall work. We’ll give you a realistic picture of what’s involved for your specific home once we’ve seen the situation.
For homes where the copper supply lines throughout the system are aging and showing stress — multiple previous slab leaks, widespread corrosion, or copper that is 40+ years old under Texas clay soil conditions — a full repipe replaces all supply lines with modern PEX tubing. PEX is flexible, resistant to corrosion, and designed to handle the movement stress that Texas clay soils generate.
A full repipe eliminates future slab leak risk from copper corrosion entirely. It’s a larger investment than a spot repair or reroute, but for the right home it’s the most cost-effective long-term decision — particularly when the alternative is dealing with a second or third slab leak in the same house.
Best for: Homes built before 1985 still on original copper, homes that have had two or more slab leaks, or homes where inspection reveals widespread corrosion or stress across multiple supply lines.
What to expect: A full repipe can take more than one day depending on the size of the home and the complexity of the layout. Water is shut off during the work. Running new lines throughout the house requires wall and ceiling penetrations that are patched afterward — the extent varies by home. We’ll walk you through what’s involved for your specific situation before work begins.
If you’ve never had a slab leak repair done, here’s what the process looks like from your call to the completed repair:
If you haven’t already had the leak located, detection comes first. We use electronic amplification equipment to pinpoint the exact location of the leak under the slab before any concrete is touched. See our Slab Leak Detection page for details on how we locate leaks.
Once the leak is located, we assess the repair options specific to your home — the pipe type, the leak location, the slab construction, and the overall condition of the surrounding plumbing. We walk you through every option with upfront pricing for each. You choose the repair approach before any work begins.
We protect the work area before starting. For concrete work this means clearing the immediate area of furniture and valuables, laying down floor protection, and preparing dust containment. We treat every home the same way we’d want our own treated.
The repair is performed by licensed plumbers using professional materials. For spot repairs, the concrete is opened, the pipe is repaired or replaced, and the work is inspected before the concrete is poured. For rerouting, the new line is run, connected, pressure tested, and the penetration points are patched. All repairs are fully tested before we leave.
For spot repairs, we pour and finish the concrete patch and clean up the work area completely. The patch surface is finished to a level that accepts tile, hardwood, or vinyl flooring installation — flooring restoration is typically arranged with a separate contractor and we can recommend one if needed.
Whether your insurance covers a slab leak repair is ultimately a decision your insurance company makes based on your specific policy. What we can tell you is that in our experience, many homeowner’s policies in Texas include “sudden and accidental discharge” coverage that has covered slab leak repairs for our customers in the past. Coverage varies by policy and insurer — the best first step is to call your agent and ask specifically about that clause.
What most insurers require before processing a claim is a written leak location report from a licensed plumber documenting where the leak was, which pipe was affected, and how it was located. We provide that report. A few things to do before filing:
Call (817) 447-2654 — we’ll help you get the documentation you need before you file.
Real slab leak repair jobs we’ve completed for homeowners across the area:
If you know you have a slab leak — or suspect you do — don’t let it run. Every day a slab leak goes unrepaired it causes more damage to your floors, walls, and the soil supporting your foundation.
📞 Call Dependable Plumbing at (817) 447-2654
Same-day service available · Repair estimate provided after detection · Serving Burleson and south DFW since 1985.
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817-447-2654Dependable Plumbing Company
2720 E Renfro St, Burleson, TX 76028
