Slab Leak Repair in Fayetteville, GA

Once you call

We connect you with an independent plumber who works in Fayetteville. Tell them whether you're billed by the City of Fayetteville or Fayette County Water System, what the meter does with everything off and where you notice symptoms. At the house, the plumber confirms the leak, separates hot from cold, pressure tests and pinpoints the spot with listening or thermal equipment. Because the city doesn't locate leaks past the meter, this locating step is the plumber's job from the start.

Cost depends on

• How long it takes to locate the leak precisely
• Whether the fix goes through the slab or around it
• The flooring over the leak and how much must be replaced
• Drying and repair of water damage
• Permit requirements through the city's Building & Inspections office

Fayetteville conditions

Fayetteville is the Fayette County seat. The city runs its own water and sewer system, but Fayette County Water System also serves parts of Fayetteville, and the city notes that a Fayetteville mailing address doesn't mean a property is inside city limits. City water is a blend of deep-well water and county water, disinfected with chlorine.

For city customers, the city owns the main, the line to the meter, the meter and the meter box. The service line from the meter to the house is the customer's, including inside the meter box on the service line side, and repairs require a plumber.

Housing is relatively young: Census survey figures via Point2Homes give a median year built of 1999, with about 9% before 1980. Most slab leaks here come from buried fittings, construction damage or abrasion rather than very old copper.

Inside city limits, permits go through Fayetteville Building & Inspections, run by SAFEbuilt Georgia, using BS&A Online.

Before the plumber arrives

• Check your bill to see which water system serves you
• Run a meter test with all water off
• Find the main shutoff
• Clear access to the water heater
• Note any warm or damp spots on the floor

If water is coming up through the floor, close the main shutoff before anything else.

One more Fayetteville detail: the city places the boundary inside the meter box itself, so a drip on the house side of the meter, even inside the box, is still yours to fix. A plumber can tell at a glance which side of the meter the water is coming from.