A leak under your slab hides in plain sight — we find the exact spot before it costs you a floor and a foundation.
A slab leak is water escaping from a pipe buried in the concrete slab under your home. You can't see it, but your home tells on it — a warm spot on the floor, a water bill that jumped for no reason, or the faint sound of running water when every faucet is off. Left alone, that trickle erodes soil and undermines your foundation.
Charles Wolf has been chasing hidden leaks since 1991, and the goal is always the same: find the exact spot before anybody swings a hammer. Guessing means tearing up half a floor. We don't guess — we listen, trace, and pinpoint so the repair stays small.
Wolf Plumbing is local, owner-operated, and straight with you. If we find a slab leak, we'll show you where it is and what it'll take to fix it — no scare tactics, no upselling, just an honest read on your home.
Catching a slab leak early is the difference between a targeted repair and a torn-up house.
A hot-water slab leak warms the floor above it. Feel a spot that's warmer than the rest? That's often the first clue.
Water running 24/7 under your slab shows up on the bill. A sudden jump with no change in use points straight at a hidden leak.
Hear water moving when everything's shut off? That phantom sound is a classic slab-leak tell we can trace to the source.
Undetected leaks wash out the soil under your slab. Finding it early protects the concrete and the foundation it sits on.
We start by confirming the leak is real and under the slab — checking pressure, isolating hot and cold lines, and ruling out fixtures. That tells us what we're dealing with before we narrow down where.
From there we trace the plumbing and listen along the lines to home in on the exact spot. The point of careful detection is a small, surgical access — not tearing up the whole floor hoping to get lucky.
When we're done you'll know where the leak is, what caused it, and your honest options — a targeted repair or, if the pipes are failing all over, a repipe. We lay it out plain so you can decide.
Every slab leak detection visit covers the essentials:
The big three are a warm spot on the floor, a water bill that spikes for no reason, and the sound of running water when everything's off. You might also see cracks in the slab, damp or buckling flooring, or a drop in water pressure. Any of these is worth a call to 256-223-2436.
No. The whole point of proper detection is to pinpoint the exact spot so the access stays small. We trace and listen to narrow it down before anyone opens the concrete, so we're working in one targeted area — not tearing up the whole floor guessing.
We confirm it first. By checking pressure and isolating your hot and cold lines, we can tell whether water's escaping under the slab or coming from a fixture, an appliance, or a surface line. That confirmation comes before we ever start locating.
It's not a burst pipe flooding your living room, but it's not something to sit on either. Water running under your slab erodes the soil and can undermine your foundation over time, and it runs your bill up every day. The sooner we find it, the smaller the fix.
We show you exactly where it is and explain what caused it. Then we give you your honest options — a targeted repair for a single bad spot, or a repipe if the lines are failing throughout. You decide with the full picture in front of you.
From your first call to a pinpointed leak, here's how detection works.
Call 256-223-2436 or request service online. We'll find a time that works and confirm the details up front.
Charles or the crew arrives on time, finds the real source of the problem, and explains it in plain language.
You get a clear, honest, upfront price before any work begins — no surprises and no pressure.
We fix it right the first time, clean up after ourselves, and stand behind every job we do.
AL Licensed Master Plumber #MP-2630 • Licensed Gas Fitter • 35 Years Experience • Residential & Commercial • Upfront Pricing • Serving Talladega & East-Central Alabama