Leak Detection in Sarratt and Chorleywood
Village houses, barn conversions and large detached homes in Sarratt and Chorleywood have long pipe runs and old copper that eventually pinholes, as one Sarratt job showed.
Leaks in Sarratt and Chorleywood homes
Sarratt, Chorleywood and the lanes between them are a mix of cottages, converted farm buildings and big post-war detached houses on large plots. Many are on private supply pipes, some have septic or pumped drainage, and most have had pipework added in stages over decades, so the plumbing is rarely on any drawing.
In Sarratt we found a copper pipe under a floor that had corroded through, using the tracer gas detector at the skirting boards to follow the gas escaping from the pipe. The pipes were exposed through a small opening in the wall, the corroded section cut out and replaced, and the readings and photographs went into the report. Corrosion of this kind is common where copper sits in damp screed or against lime plaster.
Access on the lanes is fine for a van and we keep muddy boots out of the house. The report we leave you covers cause, location and the making good needed, in the format insurers ask for on trace and access claims.
Leaks we have traced here
What we detect in Sarratt and Chorleywood
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 Sarratt and Chorleywood: questions answered
Do you come out to Sarratt and Chorleywood?
Yes. Both are covered from Watford and we have worked in Sarratt. Chorleywood, Chenies, Loudwater and Heronsgate are all within our normal area.
How do you find a leak in an old copper pipe?
We put a harmless hydrogen and nitrogen tracer gas into the pipe. It escapes at the pinhole and rises through the floor, and the detector shows exactly where.
Can you check a private supply pipe from the lane?
Yes. We listen along the route with acoustic equipment and use tracer gas at chambers and stopcocks to find the leak point before any digging.
Will you repair it on the same visit?
Where the repair is straightforward, yes. Otherwise we quote a fixed price and come back with the parts.
Suspect a leak in Sarratt and Chorleywood?
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