Signs homeowners can check
A good indication you have a slab leak is a water bill that's higher than normal. Another is when certain spots on your flooring, especially tile, are extremely hot or extremely cold. You can also go out to the meter in your front yard, and the dial will be spinning constantly. It shouldn't be spinning if you're not using any water.
Finding the leak
To locate a slab leak, we bring in a dedicated leak-location specialist who uses sonar equipment to listen underground, typically identifying the pipe size and pinpointing the leak's location and depth within six inches.
Repair or reroute
The specialist gives a report to you and to us. Then we give you the option of busting up the slab and fixing it, or, 75% of the time, rerouting the water line and abandoning the old line under the slab by going up into the attic and back down. Then you don't have to bust through the floor.
Hydrostatic Pressure Test
Tests the under-slab drain system for leaks, often required in real estate transactions or before foundation repair. Results explained in plain language.
Who locates your leak
- Our leak-location partner is Dylan Nelson of Help Services. He pinpoints the leak, and we give you upfront pricing for the repair.
Slab Leak Signs: What Tulsa Homeowners Should Watch For
The warning signs of a slab leak, a 2-minute meter check and what happens next. Read the guide.
Is a Slab Leak an Emergency? What to Do Right Now in Tulsa
When to call right away, how to shut off the water and what insurance usually covers. Read the guide.
Real slab leak detection & repair jobs across the Tulsa area
Claremore, OK
- Under-Slab Water Line Leak Repair in Claremore — Claremore, OK 74017, completed August 17, 2026: under-slab copper leak repaired with a pex section and checked at the meter.
See how we handled it on real jobs
Each of these is written up from the actual job record, with real before and after photos.
See how we handled it on a recent job
- Slab Leak Reroute to an Outdoor Hydrant in Owasso — Owasso, OK 74055. Completed September 25, 2026.
Where we do this work
The same licensed crew (Oklahoma license #035596) does this work across the Tulsa metro: Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Bixby, Owasso, Jenks, Collinsville, Catoosa, Coweta, Glenpool, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Claremore, Skiatook.
Local pages for this service: Slab & sprinkler leak repair in Owasso.
Opening the slab and checking the repaired line
At a Claremore home in 74017, the leaking copper line was beneath hardwood flooring and concrete. Our crew opened the floor and slab to reach it. With the water off, we cut the copper on either side of the leaking section and connected new expansion PEX using press-to-expansion adapters.
After joining the replacement section, we checked whether the repair held. We pressurized the house through the meter, shut the meter for ten minutes and reopened it. Pressure had held and the meter was still. Read the Claremore under-slab copper repair for the work beneath the hardwood and concrete, the new pipe connections and the check our crew made before calling the repair complete.
A suspected slab leak that was actually above the floor
At a Sand Springs home, water collected near the manifold behind a refrigerator where pipes came through concrete. We opened more drywall and followed it to a brass elbow on a three-quarter-inch hot-water line running to the second floor over the kitchen. That elbow connection was repaired through the wall. The Sand Springs hot-water leak story shows why the location of standing water does not establish that a pipe beneath the slab has failed.
A short hydrant reroute kept the floor intact
In Owasso, water appeared beneath kitchen cabinets. Michael and Conner's diagnosis led to a same-day visit from Help Services, which found a leak in the half-inch copper line beneath the slab supplying an outside hydrant. We ran a new half-inch line down the kitchen wall to the hydrant, leaving the concrete intact. A restoration company also arrived that day to begin water-damage testing and mitigation. The Owasso hydrant reroute shows how we used that route at this home; another home's piping may need a different repair.
Straight Answers
What are the warning signs of a slab leak?
Warning signs of a slab leak include a water bill that's higher than usual, flooring, especially tile, that feels unusually hot or cold in spots, and a water meter dial in your front yard spinning constantly even when you're not using water.
How do you locate a slab leak?
To locate a slab leak, we bring in a dedicated leak-location specialist who uses sonar equipment to listen underground, typically identifying the pipe size and pinpointing the leak's location and depth within six inches.
Do you always have to open the slab?
Not always: after the specialist's report, you can choose to bust up the slab and fix it, or, in about 75% of cases, reroute the water line through the attic and abandon the old line under the slab so you avoid breaking through the floor.
How much does slab leak detection and repair cost?
Slab leak detection starts at about $350. Slab leak repair starts at about $3,000. Every home is different, so your exact flat-rate price is quoted upfront before any work starts. The final price depends on where the leak is and whether we repair it through the slab or reroute the line.
How do I check for a hidden water leak?
Turn off every faucet and water-using appliance, then watch your water meter. If it still moves, water is leaking somewhere.
Does insurance cover slab leaks?
Many policies cover getting to the leak and the water damage it caused, but not the pipe itself. Check your policy.
Will you work with my insurance on a slab leak?
Yes. We talk with your insurance company for you.
Do you reroute the line or go through the slab?
We reroute when we can so we don't have to break up the concrete. For an island sink we can often run a new, smaller line through the existing one. In a single-story home it is usually easy to run the line up overhead and back down the wall. If the home has older red and blue PEX, there is usually more than one bad line, so replacing it all makes more sense.
How was the Claremore under-slab repair checked?
We pressurized the house, closed the meter for ten minutes, reopened it and confirmed that the repaired line held pressure and the meter was not moving.
Can water beside a slab penetration come from a wall pipe?
Yes; on the Sand Springs visit we traced water near the concrete to a leaking elbow on an upstairs hot-water line and repaired it through the wall.
