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re: Pipe leak in foundation
Posted on 5/11/20 at 11:19 am to La Squared
Posted on 5/11/20 at 11:19 am to La Squared
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Builder just came by and seems to think it is the dishwasher but has his plumber coming to take a look later on. Thinks it is a crack in the discharge hose. Flooring in that area will have to be replaced but if that’s the issue I’m feeling relieved.
If that's the case, insurance won't cover the actual plumbing repair (only a few hundred bucks), but they cover the water damage repair. They are covering new floors in our den, dining room, and entry hall and new cabinets in the kitchen and den. Our leak happened while we were out of town and didn't find it until we got home Sunday night, so there was a good bit of damage
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Posted on 5/11/20 at 11:37 am to La Squared
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Builder just came by and seems to think it is the dishwasher but has his plumber coming to take a look later on. Thinks it is a crack in the discharge hose. Flooring in that area will have to be replaced but if that’s the issue I’m feeling relieved.
That means the kitchen cabinets got wet. What are they made of? I would have insurance send out a mitigation company
Posted on 5/11/20 at 12:51 pm to La Squared
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What type of sudden damage would you be thinking? Curious what could cause the pipe to break.
it was in my post
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slab cracked due to subsidence
slabs built on ground that wasnt packed down well will cause uneven and unlevel settling putting pressure on one side or just one corner of the house and that "could" cause the slab to crack.
metal pipes in the slab have no flex, if the slab cracks it splits the pipes in the slab. drain lines "should" be ok since they can stretch before cracking
all houses settle over time so its normal, but cracking isnt normal and if you have a busted line its 95% from a slab cracking on you
Posted on 5/11/20 at 1:41 pm to keakar
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metal pipes in the slab have no flex, if the slab cracks it splits the pipes in the slab. drain lines "should" be ok since they can stretch before cracking
The water pipes and drain lines are not in the concrete slab. They are usually buried 6"-18" below the slab in the dirt. The pipes do come up through the slab where there is a fixture.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 1:49 pm to keakar
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all houses settle over time so its normal, but cracking isnt normal and if you have a busted line its 95% from a slab cracking on you
I don't think its 95%, but that's a main cause. For a 4 year old house you are likely right. But pinhole leaks form from minerals in the pipes, rubbing on something, etc.
My parents had their entire house replumbed with pex but it was built early 90s and they had a pinhole leak in the undergound copper at a T. A plumbing company charged $400 per fixture to replumb from the attic with PEX and they had 5 plumbers show up about 4pm and were 95% done by 10pm one night. A guy came over the following morning to knock some other stuff out.
Posted on 5/12/20 at 6:29 pm to baldona
Plumber came out this afternoon and he said there is a leak but he thinks it’s pretty close to the foundation since you can hear it under the island. Mitigation crew is supposed to come tomorrow and pull the flooring and dry it and plumber will come and do the repair.
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