Slab Leak Detection & Whole-House Repipe — Central Arkansas

The signs you have a slab leak

• Water bill spiked with no obvious leak — water going somewhere you can’t see.
• Warm spot on the floor — hot-water-side slab leak.
• Sound of running water when nothing is on — usually under the slab.
• Damp or moldy spot at a baseboard — leak migrating to the edge.
• Foundation cracks worsening — long-term slab leak can shift soil under the foundation.
• Mildew smell that won’t go away — moisture under the slab.

How we find it without breaking the slab

We use sonic leak detection (listens for the pressure leak through the slab) and line tracing with pressure testing (isolates which line and where). We pinpoint the leak before anyone touches concrete. When we do have to cut the slab, it’s one spot, not a guessing-game pattern of holes.

Whole-house repipe — when it’s time

Some houses don’t need a slab repair, they need the whole system replaced. Common signs: polybutylene (gray plastic pipe from the late 70s–90s, known failure), galvanized steel (rust buildup, low pressure, rust-colored water), pinhole leaks in copper (water chemistry attacking the pipe wall), multiple slab leaks in a year (system is failing, individual repairs are throwing money away).

We repipe in PEX (flexible, freeze-tolerant, less labor, lower cost) or copper (longer history, traditional preference) — your call after we walk you through both. Sized to your fixture count and pressure needs. Permitted when the city requires it. Walls patched and primed before we leave.

Why Cogan

Licensed Arkansas Master Plumber. Fully insured. Local Cogan crew. We work in Pulaski (Little Rock, NLR, Sherwood, Maumelle, Jacksonville), Saline (Benton, Bryant), Faulkner (Conway, Greenbrier, Vilonia, Mayflower), and Lonoke (Cabot, Lonoke, Ward) counties.