Leak Detection in Borehamwood
Borehamwood is largely post-war housing with heating pipes in concrete floors, plus flats in Elstree and along Shenley Road where leaks travel between homes.
Leaks in Borehamwood homes
Most of Borehamwood was built after the war with solid concrete ground floors and heating pipes set straight into them. Sixty years on, those pipes corrode where they touch the concrete, and the first sign is usually a boiler losing pressure or a damp patch with no obvious source. Elstree and the newer developments have flats where a leak upstairs shows as a stain downstairs.
We cover WD6 in full. For the concrete-floor houses we pressure test, then use tracer gas, which passes through carpet and screed so the detector can find the leak without lifting anything first. For flats we combine dye testing of the bathroom above with moisture readings and thermal imaging below to prove the route, which is what managing agents need to allocate responsibility.
Parking is on-street and generally free. Every survey produces a written report with photographs and readings written for a trace and access claim.
What we detect in Borehamwood
Central heating leak detection
A boiler that keeps dropping pressure means water is escaping somewhere in the heating circuit. We find the pipe or fitting and fix it.
Heating leaks
Tracer gas leak detection
A safe hydrogen and nitrogen mix is put into the drained pipe, rises through the floor or wall and is picked up by the detector directly above the leak.
Tracer gas
Water leak detection
Hidden leaks behind walls, under floors and in ceilings, pinpointed with thermal, acoustic and tracer gas kit before anything is opened up.
Water leaks
Thermal imaging leak surveys
A thermal imaging camera shows warm pipe runs and cool wet patches through floors and walls, so the leak is seen before anything is opened.
Thermal imaging
Trace and access insurance reports
Leak detection carried out and documented the way insurers expect, with a report your claims handler can act on straight away.
Insurance reportsFrom your first call to a leak you can see in the report
Call or WhatsApp with a few photos and a line about the symptoms. We ask a handful of questions, agree a fixed price and book the survey, usually for the same or the next day.
On arrival we pressure test the mains, hot water and heating, check the meter and test the escaping water, so we know what we are looking for before the detection starts.
Thermal imaging, the acoustic ground microphone and tracer gas are used as the pipework dictates until the leak is marked on the floor or wall.
You get a written report with readings, thermal images and photographs, ready for a trace and access claim. If you want the leak fixed, we open that one spot and repair it.
Leaks in Borehamwood: questions answered
Can you find a leak through carpet?
Yes. Tracer gas rises through carpet and underlay, and thermal imaging reads through them too, so we can locate the leak before anything is lifted.
Who pays when a leak comes from the flat above?
That depends on the lease and the cause. Our report identifies the source and the route so the managing agent and insurers can settle it.
Do you cover Elstree and Well End?
Yes, all of WD6.
How soon can you attend in Borehamwood?
Normally the same or next working day from Watford.
Suspect a leak in Borehamwood?
Call now and we will tell you straight away whether it needs a same-day visit. Or send a photo of the stain, the meter or the boiler gauge on WhatsApp.
07516 755 680