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5/6/2020 (Permalink)

Whenever you have a certain problem with your home or place of business, the first impulse is usually to tackle the problem yourself. Sometimes this may be the right choice, and the problem’s easy enough to solve on your own. Other times it’s way safer and smarter to call in the pros from the beginning.

Finding tricky leaks is one of those times. Sure, some leaks are easy to track down, but water has its own way of traveling odd paths. So once you find a leak that's tough, then it’s time to call in some help. And here’s why:

They Know Where to Look

Water can travel all sorts of strange paths before it finally decides to come out into your home, and you might be surprised how far it can go. Those discolored spots on your basement ceiling could actually be caused from a leak in your roof, or your wall on the opposite end of the house.

Our highly trained professionals have tracked down hundreds, even thousands of leaks over the years. That experience gives our team a wide variety of usual suspects to check, and a good number of unusual ones, too.

They Know What to Look For

That slight, turquoise line along your copper pipe? That’s where water has run along the outside and caused the copper to oxidize. It’s a sure sign that a leak is sending water traveling on the wrong side of the pipes.

Pros know these and dozens of other signs. What looks like a bit of dirt to you might indicate a serious leak in your roof, foundation, or wall. Or it might just be some dirt. A professional will be able to know the difference for certain.

They’ve Got the Right Equipment

Most of us can only use our eyes or sense of touch to lead us to water, but not the professionals. They have a wide variety of specialized equipment that can sense moisture and humidity through walls or probe underground for water deposits using ground penetrating radar.

This equipment can be very expensive to buy and very tricky to use. They have years of experience using the equipment, and know how to put it to good use.

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