Leak Detection & Repair

Slab leaks · pinhole leaks · drain leaks · irrigation leaks · gas leaks · we find it without breaking your floor

Leak detection in the Coachella Valley is a specialty. Two reasons: first, an enormous chunk of the housing stock is 70s/80s slab-on-grade tract construction, where copper supply lines bedded in concrete corrode where they meet rebar and create pinhole leaks that show up as a wet carpet across the room from the actual leak. Second, hard water accelerates fixture-side leaks in everything from washing-machine valves to icemaker lines to outdoor irrigation manifolds. Anthem uses the full diagnostic toolset — electronic leak detection, infrared imaging, acoustic listening, line locating — to isolate the leak BEFORE we cut into your floor or walls. We find it; then we fix it.

What we find — and how

Slab Leaks

Most common in 70s/80s tract homes. Acoustic listening + thermal imaging + line locating to isolate the leak to within inches. We don’t jackhammer the whole slab; we cut a small access only where the leak actually is.

Pinhole & Supply Line Leaks

Pinhole leaks in copper supply lines (typically pressure-driven, hard-water accelerated). Pressure-test to confirm, then repair or repipe section as needed.

Drain & Waste Leaks

Hidden leaks under sinks, behind walls, around tubs. Camera inspection where the drain line is accessible; smoke or dye testing where it isn’t.

Gas Line Leaks

Soap-test for accessible joints, electronic detection for buried lines, pressure-test the whole system. If you smell gas: step outside, call SoCalGas at 1-800-427-2200, then call us at (760) 895-2621.

Anthem leak detection equipment at a Coachella Valley home

Why “find it first” matters

A leak under a slab can travel 20+ feet from the actual failure point before it surfaces through grout, baseboards, or carpet. Without proper detection, the “fix” often means breaking through the floor in the wrong place, finding nothing, and starting over — multiplied by the cost of the floor itself.

Acoustic listening: water under pressure escaping through a small leak makes a distinct high-frequency sound. We can pinpoint it through concrete with sensitive listening equipment.
Thermal imaging: a hot-water leak under tile shows up as a warm spot through the floor; a cold-water leak shows the opposite. Combined with acoustic, it isolates the leak to within inches.
Pressure isolation: we close off sections of the supply system to determine which one is losing pressure. Tells us which side of the house the leak is on before we start chasing it.
Line locating: we trace the actual supply line path under the slab, often very different from what the original blueprints show. Then we cut access only where we need it.

Suspect a leak? Find it before it gets worse.

Call (760) 895-2621

Service areas

La Quinta · Palm Desert · Palm Springs · Indio · Rancho Mirage · Indian Wells · Cathedral City · Coachella · Bermuda Dunes · Desert Hot Springs · Thousand Palms · Thermal · Mecca

Frequently asked questions

How do I know I have a slab leak?

Common signs: unexplained increase in water bill, warm spot in the floor (hot-water leak), damp carpet or baseboards far from any visible plumbing fixture, hearing running water when nothing is on, mildew smell. Any one of those is reason to call — ignoring a slab leak doesn’t make it cheaper.

How much does leak detection cost?

Diagnostic fee covers a full detection workup — acoustic, thermal, line-locating, isolation. We give you a written estimate for the repair before doing any work, with the diagnostic fee typically rolling into the repair cost if you approve.

Will you have to break my floor?

We work to access only where the leak is. With proper detection, that often means a small access cut where the leak is — not the whole room. We can’t always avoid floor work, but we can minimize it dramatically vs. uninformed chasing.

Do you do irrigation leak detection?

Yes — sprinkler-system leaks, drip irrigation, outdoor faucet supply lines. Detection here is line-locating + sound listening for active leaks.

What about gas leaks?

If you smell gas right now, step outside, call SoCalGas at 1-800-427-2200 first, then call us at (760) 895-2621. For confirmed slow gas leaks, we use electronic detection plus pressure-testing the whole system to isolate the failure.