Leak Repair in Watsonville & Santa Cruz County

Pipe Leaks

Supply line leaks under sinks, in walls, in ceilings and under the house. Copper pinholes, failed compression fittings, split PEX, and galvanized pipe that has corroded through from the inside. We repair the section or replace the run, depending on what is actually going on with the pipe.

A pinhole in copper is rarely the only pinhole. If we find one, we will tell you honestly whether you are looking at a repair or the start of a repipe conversation.

Leaks Behind Walls and in Ceilings

This is the one people dread, because the assumption is that we show up and start cutting drywall. We do not work that way. We narrow the location first using the meter, the fixture layout, the moisture pattern and where the plumbing actually runs, then open the smallest access we can.

A ceiling leak on a lower floor is usually one of four things: a supply line above it, a shower pan or drain failure, a toilet flange seal, or a tub overflow gasket. Which one it is changes the repair completely, and telling them apart is most of the job.

Fixture and Supply Line Leaks

Toilets that run or seep at the base, dripping faucets, leaking angle stops, failed supply lines, garbage disposal leaks and hose bibs. Usually fast, usually cheap, and worth fixing before the slow drip damages a cabinet base or subfloor.

Braided supply lines fail. They are the number one cause of catastrophic indoor water damage and almost nobody replaces them on schedule. If yours are more than ten years old, they are on borrowed time.

Water Heater Leaks

If the leak is from a fitting or the T&P valve, it is usually repairable. If it is coming from the tank body, the tank has corroded through and no repair exists. Details are on our water heater page.

Gas Line Leaks

Gas piping is plumbing work and it is within our license. We locate and repair gas leaks, pressure test the line, and handle gas line repairs on water heaters, ranges, dryers and outdoor connections.

We find it before we cut.

Your walls stay closed until we know where the leak is.

Owner on the job.

The person who quotes it is the person doing it.

Flat price, agreed up front.

Written before work starts. That number is what you pay.

We know this housing stock.

Galvanized supply and cast iron drains in the older parts of town, and 1950s and 60s tract homes where the original angle stops and hose bibs are all aging out at once. Watsonville also runs on groundwater with high mineral content in parts of the basin, which is hard on valves and fittings.

Bilingual.

Hablamos español, y explicamos el problema y el presupuesto en español.