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Pipe leak in foundation
Posted on 5/10/20 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 5/10/20 at 5:14 pm
Floor felt warm near the kitchen island this morning and then noticed water on the floor in one spot which turned into water coming up from under the seams in the flooring when you stepped in certain spots. Anyone dealt with this before and how much money am I looking at spending. I’m assuming the floor will have to be ripped up and replaced in that section and the foundation busted into to get to the leak. Anything else I should be looking forward to?
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 5:22 pm to La Squared
how old is this house?
in some cases they can bore you a new line under the slab
in some cases they can bore you a new line under the slab
Posted on 5/10/20 at 5:42 pm to La Squared
Question #1, is there sudden and accidental damage to the structure of the home? By this, is the type of flooring that got wet, something like carpet or laminate?
Typically insurance covers the access of the water lines, or covers a reroute if the damage is sudden and accidental and not long term damage.
Typically insurance covers the access of the water lines, or covers a reroute if the damage is sudden and accidental and not long term damage.
Posted on 5/10/20 at 5:56 pm to La Squared
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foundation busted into to get to the leak
I assume foundation means your house is on a concrete slap?
Posted on 5/10/20 at 6:00 pm to La Squared
So the laminate is showing water damage, swelling? If so file a homeowner’s claim
Posted on 5/10/20 at 6:14 pm to wickowick
Called the insurance this morning. Haven’t noticed any swelling but when we saw the water we knew it wasn’t good.
Posted on 5/10/20 at 6:18 pm to La Squared
This happened many years ago in my parents home (home built in 1968) where a hot water copper line broke in the slab. Decided it was cheaper to run new lines in the attic instead breaking up the slab. Not to mention there was no guarantee it would not happen again unless this change was made. Tough choice either way.
Aren’t water lines in a concrete foundation not allowed anymore or highly discouraged ?
Aren’t water lines in a concrete foundation not allowed anymore or highly discouraged ?
Posted on 5/10/20 at 6:27 pm to La Squared
More than likely a good plumber can reroute the busted water line without going under the slab, expect a couple of thousand dollars, plus drywall repair and painting and flooring repair/ replacement
This post was edited on 5/10/20 at 6:55 pm
Posted on 5/10/20 at 6:45 pm to La Squared
I had it happen, also in the kitchen. I think they had to cut into the garage wall (adjacent to the kitchen sink) to do some work. The bigger thing was getting hot water to the bathrooms on the other side of the house. They ran a new hot water line through the attic.
I was imagining jackhammers and destruction, but it was fairly clean.
This was many years ago. Don't recall the price, but it wasn't horrible.
I was imagining jackhammers and destruction, but it was fairly clean.
This was many years ago. Don't recall the price, but it wasn't horrible.
Posted on 5/10/20 at 8:01 pm to Twenty 49
Thanks. Y’all are making me feel a little better about the hit I’m going to take.
Posted on 5/10/20 at 8:02 pm to TygerDurden
I believe all the lines are in the attic but the line to the island is under/through the slab.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 9:33 am to wickowick
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Question #1, is there sudden and accidental damage to the structure of the home? By this, is the type of flooring that got wet, something like carpet or laminate?
Typically insurance covers the access of the water lines, or covers a reroute if the damage is sudden and accidental and not long term damage.
this ^^^^^^
i bet your slab cracked due to subsidence and that broke the line. something caused it to happen so you most likely have other issues and this is just a side effect of something else
Posted on 5/11/20 at 9:43 am to keakar
What type of sudden damage would you be thinking? Curious what could cause the pipe to break.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 9:52 am to La Squared
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What type of sudden damage would you be thinking? Curious what could cause the pipe to break.
There area number of causes, I would call your homeowner's insurance bases on the information you have provided to this point.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:26 am to La Squared
Do you have a sink in the island? Could also be a small leak from the sink lines above the slab (in the island) that is presenting itself in the low spot in you slab. Might not necessarily be in the slab, is my point
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:31 am to La Squared
Are you certain the leak is in the slab? I just had some leaks that I originally thought were coming up from the slab because water was coming up in the seams of our wood floor in the dining room, but it ended up being a leak in the water line behind the dishwasher. Where I live (Collierville, TN), there are a ton of pinhole leaks in the copper in houses built in the 80's because a lot of builders wee using some cheap thin copper from China. We just had new Pex water lines put in throughout the whole house
Posted on 5/11/20 at 11:05 am to jchamil
Builder just came by and seems to think it is the dishwasher but has his plumber coming to take a look later on. Thinks it is a crack in the discharge hose. Flooring in that area will have to be replaced but if that’s the issue I’m feeling relieved.
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