How Much Does It Cost to Repair A Slab Leak?

How Much Does It Cost To Repair A Slab Leak?

The costs associated with repairing a slab leak can vary greatly depending on how you decide to repair the leak. There are two types of slab leak repairs to consider:

1. In-slab repair: This requires opening large (and often multiple) portions of the slab with a jackhammer and then relaying concrete in the middle of your home.
2. Complete repipe: At Repipe Specialists, our repipes do not require cutting into the concrete slab. Instead, we cap off the freshwater lines that are already in or under your slab, leaving them in place. Then, we route all your new plumbing through walls, ceilings, and attics, completely bypassing the slab and preventing future slab leaks.

For the remainder of the article, we will discuss the process and costs associated with these two slab leak repair options.

If you're concerned that you may have a slab leak, you can read our article breaking down the signs of a slab leak.

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In-Slab Repair: Partial Slab Leak Solution

We consider an in-slab repair a "temporary" solution because whatever caused the slab leak initially has a high likelihood of occurring again in another part of the slab. You can also visit our article that covers the common causes of slab leaks, ranging from faulty old pipes to shifting soil.

In-slab repairs partially address the issue causing the slab leak, but they can be both intrusive and expensive. In fact, we've come across in-slab repair quotes for a single section of leaking pipe that exceeded the cost of one of our full home repipes.

Multiple repairs can accumulate over time, causing costs to skyrocket well beyond the expense of a full home repipe, often reaching tens of thousands of dollars.

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A Complete Repipe: Permanent Slab Leak Solution

A complete repipe might sound like a more expensive option compared to a single in-slab repair. However, we always recommend a full home repipe as the best option for several reasons:

• Less intrusive: Jackhammering (and later pouring) concrete in the middle of your home will always be messier and more intrusive than our whole-home repipe process.



• Completed in 1-2 days: In-slab repairs often take much longer than whole-home repipes, which can typically be done in one day, with wall patching on a second day.
• Guarantee against future slab leaks: After a repipe, you'll no longer have incoming water lines in your slab, so it simply isn't possible to suffer a slab leak again.
• Lower cost: The costs of repeated in-slab repairs and associated water leak damage will almost always exceed the one-time cost of a whole-home repipe.

For a detailed look at what is involved in a full home repipe, you can read our step-by-step repipe timeline.

We've also completed many repipes for homeowners who had no plumbing issues but chose to be proactive in order to avoid the headaches and costs associated with unplanned slab leaks.

We have an article that covers repipe cost factors in detail, or you can jump to our next section to get a quote on a repipe.

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Get A Quote On A Complete Home Repipe

At Repipe Specialists, we've completed thousands of slab leak repipes across the country, rerouting plumbing such as Uponor PEX-A pipes through walls and ceilings to eliminate the possibility of future slab leaks. We also consistently receive positive feedback from customers about their overall home repipe experiences and often exceed their expectations in the following areas:

• Speed: Our repipe crews typically complete a repipe in a day, returning on another day for wall patching.
• Convenience: Through our One-Stop Repipe™ Process, we handle everything from permits to wall patching to inspections.
• Cleanliness: Our crews are trained to protect your home while working (we cover all surfaces with protective sheeting) and to clean up fully at the end of each day.
• Peace of Mind: Repipe Specialists is a fully licensed plumber in every state we operate in, and we back all of our repipes with a lifetime warranty.
• Financing programs: To help take the sting out of unplanned repipe expenses, we offer several financing programs.
• Price: As a specialist that performs hundreds of repipes a week, we can deliver high-quality repipes at a lower cost compared to generalist plumbers.

Schedule a free in-home consult, and a local estimator will explain all your repipe options and provide you with a written, fixed price quote. Get a repipe and avoid slab leaks forever.

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