Concealed Water Leak Detection in Sydney

Not to find it. The thermal camera reads the face of the wall, while the acoustic gear and tracer gas work through plaster and tile, so the search itself is non-destructive. The opening is for the repair only, cut square over the mark.

Water runs along framing, down cavities and across the top of joists until it reaches a low point. The pipe can be a metre or two away, sometimes in the next room, which is why we trace the pipe rather than cut under the stain.

Sometimes. Cold water pipes sweat on humid days and can wet a wall cavity. The meter test settles it: condensation does not move the dial, a leak does. If it is condensation, lagging the pipe is usually the answer.

In terraces, semis and units it happens more than people expect. If your meter is still and every line holds pressure, but the shared wall is wet, the source is likely on the other side or in the roof. We tell you that plainly and put it in writing.

It is cut square and left clean, ready for a plasterer or tiler to close. That making good is separate from the plumbing repair, and keeping the opening small keeps it simple.

Policies differ, so ask your insurer early. Most want the cause, the location and the date in writing, and our insurance leak report covers all three with photos.