Leak Detection in Muswell Hill
Muswell Hill is Edwardian houses with high ceilings, deep floor voids and, increasingly, underfloor heating in the extensions, which we map with thermal imaging.
Leaks in Muswell Hill homes
The Edwardian houses of Muswell Hill and Fortis Green have suspended timber floors over deep voids, original lead and iron pipework in places, and extensions with underfloor heating in screed. Many are divided into flats, so a leak upstairs quickly becomes a dispute downstairs.
In N10 we mapped an underfloor heating installation with the thermal camera, which showed every loop in orange through the wooden floor and made the leaking section obvious. In the same house we put the borescope camera through a small hole to inspect the floor void and see the pipework directly before deciding where to open. Together the two methods mean the floor is opened once, in the right place.
Parking is permit controlled on most roads and we bring the kit in on a trolley. The written report includes the thermal images, borescope stills and readings for a trace and access claim.
Leaks we have traced here
What we detect in Muswell Hill
Underfloor heating leak detection
A leaking underfloor heating loop is found by isolating circuits at the manifold, then mapping the pipes with thermal imaging and tracer gas.
Underfloor heating
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
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
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
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 Muswell Hill: questions answered
Do you cover Fortis Green and Alexandra Park?
Yes. All of N10 and the neighbouring parts of N2, N8 and N22.
What is a borescope survey?
A small camera on a flexible cable that goes through a hole a few centimetres wide to show us the inside of a floor void or wall before we open anything.
Can you find a leak in underfloor heating under a wooden floor?
Yes. The thermal camera shows the loops through the boards and identifies the cooler leaking section, and we confirm it with a pressure test at the manifold.
How quickly can you get to Muswell Hill?
Usually the next working day.
Suspect a leak in Muswell Hill?
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