Leak Detection in Olney and Milton Keynes
In Olney the tracer gas detector found a corroded pipe through the carpet and between the joists, and the section was cut out and replaced with the floor opened in one place.
Leaks in Olney and Milton Keynes homes
Olney is a stone market town with Georgian houses and cottages on solid floors, Newport Pagnell and the older villages are similar, and Milton Keynes itself is grid-square housing from the 1970s onwards with plastic and copper pipework in screed and timber floors. Old stone houses hide pipework in thick walls and under flagstones.
On an MK46 job the tracer gas detector sampled through the carpet first, then along a wall chase, and finally at a lifted board where the pipe ran between the joists. The section that came out was corroded through. Because the gas placed the leak precisely, only that board and a short chase were opened. The removed pipe was photographed for the report.
Parking is easy in the town and villages. The report covers cause, location and damage with readings and photographs for a trace and access claim.
Leaks we have traced here
What we detect in Olney and Milton Keynes
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
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
Water mains and underground leak detection
Leaking supply pipes under driveways, gardens and concrete floors, located with acoustic and tracer gas kit so only one small excavation is needed.
Mains & underground
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 Olney and Milton Keynes: questions answered
Do you cover Newport Pagnell and Milton Keynes?
Yes. MK46, MK16 and the Milton Keynes grid including Olney, Newport Pagnell, Lavendon, Emberton and the MK estates.
Can you find a leak in a stone-built house?
Yes. Tracer gas comes through stone, flagstones and carpet, and the detector reads it at the surface. Thermal imaging maps the warm runs first.
How quickly can you get to Olney?
Usually within a couple of working days. Call and we will give you a date.
Do you repair as well as find?
Yes where practical, as on this job. Otherwise we quote a fixed price for the repair before starting it.
Suspect a leak in Olney and Milton Keynes?
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