
Leak Detection
Hidden leaks pinpointed without opening floors or walls — acoustic, thermal and tracer gas methods, no find no fee.
Learn moreHidden water leaks located to centimetres with acoustic, thermal and tracer gas technology — then repaired by real plumbers. Across all 33 London boroughs.

33
London boroughs covered
Same-day and next-day appointments
4
Methods on every visit
Acoustic, thermal, tracer gas, moisture
No find
no fee
You only pay if we locate the leak
48hr
Insurer-ready reports
Trace & access for your claim
Leak detection specialists
Our job is to find it before the damage spreads — and without turning your home into a building site to do it.

Hidden leaks pinpointed without opening floors or walls — acoustic, thermal and tracer gas methods, no find no fee.
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Infrared cameras reveal wet floors, warm heating runs and moisture spread in minutes — with image evidence included.
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Supply pipe and mains leaks located under gardens, driveways and concrete — one marked point, one small excavation.
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Boiler losing pressure? We trace central heating and underfloor heating leaks to centimetres before anything is opened.
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Bursts, failed stop taps, blocked toilets and active leaks — urgent response with pricing agreed before we travel.
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Insurer-ready documentation of cause, origin and damage — the evidence your escape-of-water claim depends on.
Learn moreFour ways to find one leak
Ground microphones and correlators follow the sound of escaping water through floors, walls and soil.
Infrared cameras map temperature anomalies — hot pipe runs, cold evaporation patches, spreading moisture.
A safe hydrogen mix escapes through the same hole the water does, and rises straight to our detector.
Calibrated meters profile how far water has actually travelled — the evidence layer behind every report.
Booking to fixed
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Damp patch, dropping boiler pressure, spinning meter, unexplained bill — the pattern tells us where to start.
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You know the detection fee and the arrival window before you book. No find, no fee stands on every visit.
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We locate the leak to centimetres, repair it on the day where possible, and document everything for your insurer.
Everything we do
Core services
Reports & blocks
Local everywhere
Victorian terraces, mansion blocks, new-build towers — every borough leaks differently, and we know the patterns.
Across Greater London
From inner-city mansion blocks to outer-borough semis — acoustic, thermal and tracer-gas leak detection, and emergency plumbing, wherever you are.
Coverage across all 33 Greater London boroughs. Map data © Google.
Guides
Leak Detection
Warm patches, lifting boards, a meter that never stops — here is how to confirm a leak under your floor and locate it without demolition.
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A jump of 20% or more in metered water use, with no change in household habits, deserves investigation. Here is the checklist.
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Topping up the boiler every few days is not maintenance — it is a symptom. Here is how to diagnose the real cause.
7 min readLeak Detection
The stain is rarely under the leak. Here is how to read a ceiling patch, make it safe, and find the true source.
6 min readBefore you book
A standard domestic detection visit is a fixed fee agreed when you book, covered by no find, no fee. Most visits take two to four hours and include acoustic, thermal and moisture testing, with tracer gas added for stubborn leaks. Repairs are quoted separately before any work starts — see our pricing page for current figures.
Correct. If we attend a confirmed live leak and fail to locate it, the detection fee is waived. It keeps the incentive honest: we get paid for finding leaks, not for visiting.
Usually. Our detection engineers are qualified plumbers carrying pipe and fittings, so straightforward repairs happen on the day. Larger repairs — buried mains, underfloor heating loops — are quoted precisely once the leak is marked.
Most buildings policies include trace and access cover, which pays for locating a hidden leak and making good the access. Our reports are structured for UK insurers and routinely accepted without a follow-up visit.
All 33 London boroughs, from Barking and Dagenham to Westminster. Same-day appointments are usually available in inner London, and next-day almost everywhere else.
Stop using that shower or bathroom immediately and turn off the water at the isolating valve or stopcock. A stained, bulging or dripping ceiling below a wet room usually means water is escaping from the shower tray seal, waste, or a supply pipe under the floor. Catch drips, move valuables clear, photograph the damage for your insurer, then book a detection visit — we trace whether it is the seal, the waste or a pressurised pipe before anyone opens the ceiling.
Never ignore it. Even a small brown patch means water is already sitting in the ceiling void, and plasterboard that stays wet loses strength and can sag or collapse without much warning — sometimes within days if the leak is active, sometimes over weeks with a slow drip. Treat a spreading stain, a soft or bulging area, or drips as urgent. A stain that is dry and unchanged may be historic, but it still needs the source ruled out.
The reliable checks are your water meter and boiler pressure. Turn off every tap and appliance, note the meter reading, wait an hour and check again — any movement means water is escaping. A combi boiler that keeps losing pressure, an unexplained rise in your bill, warm patches on the floor, a musty smell or faint running-water sound are the other classic signs of a slow hidden leak. Two or more together is a strong prompt to investigate.
Most UK buildings policies cover sudden escape of water and include trace and access — the cost of locating a hidden leak and making good the floors or walls opened to reach it, with typical caps of £5,000 to £15,000. Gradual leaks, wear and poor maintenance are commonly excluded, and the repair of the failed pipe itself is often your responsibility. Our reports are written to distinguish a sudden failure from gradual wear, which is what keeps a claim payable.