Burst pipe water cleanup in Los Angeles, any hour

Supply line failure is the most common burst we see: the flexible hose feeding a toilet, faucet, washer or water heater splits or pops off its fitting. A braided line feeding a Rinnai or Navien tankless heater, or the supply under an American Standard toilet, can fail after years of vibration and hard water. These leaks run fast and in the open, so they are usually found quickly. We extract, pull baseboard and cabinet toe kicks, and dry the wall bottoms and subfloor.

A pinhole copper leak is a tiny hole worn through the pipe wall, usually inside a wall or ceiling. It sprays a fine jet that soaks insulation and drywall for days before a stain or bubble shows. When it finally lets go, the wall is wet top to bottom. We find the wet area with a thermal camera and meters, open the drywall around the leak so the plumber can repair it, and dry the cavity with cavity drying rather than opening the whole wall.

Galvanized pipe failure happens in older homes that still have steel supply pipes, which rust from the inside until a joint or a thinned section gives way. The water is often rust-colored at first. Because galvanized lines tend to fail more than once, the plumber may recommend replacing sections or repiping. We handle the water damage from each failure, and when walls are open for a repipe, we dry and rebuild them in the same scope, so the house only goes through one round of open walls.