Leak Detection in Radlett
Radlett and Shenley have large detached houses, many rebuilt or extended with underfloor heating and long private supply pipes, where a hidden leak can be expensive.
Leaks in Radlett homes
Radlett is a village of substantial houses along Watling Street and the roads off it, many rebuilt in the last twenty years with underfloor heating throughout, several bathrooms, basement rooms and outbuildings. Supply pipes from the road are long, and swimming pools and irrigation add more buried pipework.
We cover WD7 including Shenley and Aldenham. Underfloor heating leaks are the specialist call here: we isolate each loop at the manifold, pressure test them individually, then use the thermal camera to map the loop and pinpoint the leak. Underground mains leaks are traced with acoustic equipment along the drive and confirmed with tracer gas before a small excavation.
Driveways make access easy and we protect finished floors and stone. The written report with thermal images and readings supports a trace and access claim, and we can liaise with your builder or insurer on the making good.
What we detect in Radlett
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
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
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
Acoustic leak detection
A ground microphone listens for the sound of water escaping under pressure through floors, concrete and paving, and the reading peaks directly over the leak.
Acoustic
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 Radlett: questions answered
Can you find a leak in underfloor heating without digging up the floor?
Yes. Each loop is pressure tested at the manifold to identify the faulty one, then the thermal camera shows the loop through the floor finish and the leak point within it.
Do you work with stone and hardwood floors?
Yes. Detection is non-invasive. If the repair needs the floor opened, we mark the exact spot so the smallest area is lifted and can be matched.
How long does an underfloor heating survey take?
Usually half a day for a large house, depending on how many loops there are. We tell you which loop and where before we leave.
Do you cover Shenley and Aldenham?
Yes, all of WD7.
Suspect a leak in Radlett?
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