Bathroom and shower leak detection in East Boldon
Bathroom leak detection finds shower and bathroom leaks using thermal imaging, moisture meters and a borescope.
Non-invasive leak detection
Acoustic, thermal and tracer gas
Trace and access claim reports
What are the signs of a shower or bathroom leak?
A ceiling stain after a shower, blackening grout or a hollow tile can indicate a leak. ADI Leak Detection East Boldon identifies the source before tiling comes off.
A bathroom leak usually shows in the room below before it shows in the bathroom itself:
- A stain on the ceiling below the bathroom that grows after a shower
- Grout or silicone that keeps going black however often it is redone
- A loose or hollow sounding tile beside the shower
- Floorboards springing near the bath or the tray
- Water on the floor with no obvious source
Damp that follows rain rather than bathroom use may need roof leak detection to check for water entering through the roof or flashing.
Where do shower or bathroom leaks occur in East Boldon?
Bathroom leak detection in East Boldon examines the water supply, fittings and waste connections around a bathroom.
- In East Boldon Conservation Area, the recorded building fabric includes limestone, brick and rendered walls.
- The team asks how the bathroom relates to that building: whether it occupies an original room or an extension, what lies below it and which surfaces show moisture.
- Explain any previous alteration to the fitting or enclosure and any access already available behind it.
- The description of the room should guide the enquiry before a particular concealed connection is blamed.
How does ADI Leak Detection East Boldon find a shower or bathroom leak?
The engineer maps the damp, then tests the wastes, supplies and seals one at a time to find which part of the bathroom is leaking. Once the position is found, the engineer explains it on site before any repair is discussed.
Water coming through a ceiling under a bathroom rarely comes from the pipe. More often the source is a tray seal, cracked grout, a waste connection or a failed tanking membrane.
Moisture meters measure the spread of damp across the bathroom floor and the wall below.
Separate tests identify leaks in the bathroom waste, supply, tray seal or tanking, which fail in different ways and need different repairs.
Flood and dye testing reveals leaks from the shower tray or wet room floor. The engineer floods it under controlled conditions, watches from below and uses dye where the water path needs proving.
Thermal imaging traces the path of warm shower water through the structure.
A borescope through a small hole in the ceiling below shows the joist and the underside of the tray without taking the bathroom apart.
What happens after a shower or bathroom leak is found?
Shower and bathroom plumbing leaks can be repaired by ADI Leak Detection East Boldon. Tray, tanking or tiling failures are reported in full with photographs so your bathroom fitter can plan the remedial work.
Every leak detection visit ends with a written report by the engineer who attended, with photographs and video, formatted for trace and access and escape of water insurance claims.
- The leak position marked on site and explained before you decide anything
- Photographs and video in the written report
How do you arrange bathroom leak detection in East Boldon?
Send the form with your postcode and a technical advisor will call you back, confirm the service and book the visit.
If you are unsure which investigation you need, describe what you can see when you call and the advisor will tell you.
Same or next day depending upon engineer availability.
What do people ask about bathroom leak detection?
Before a bathroom survey people ask how long it takes, whether tiles come off, whether the pipe or the shower tray is leaking and whether an insurer accepts the report.
How long does a bathroom leak detection visit take?
It depends on the property and how much of the system has to be tested, so the advisor gives you an estimate when you book.
Does bathroom leak detection mean taking the tiles off?
Bathroom leak testing leaves the tiles in place, using the surface and a borescope hole from below. Tiles come off only if you decide to have the failure repaired.
Can leak detection tell whether a shower leak comes from the pipe or the shower tray?
Separate tests distinguish a pipe leak from a shower tray leak. Each possible source is isolated and tested, so the report names the one that is leaking.
Will an insurer accept a bathroom leak detection report?
The bathroom leak report provides photographs and video for trace and access and escape of water claims, which is what insurers ask for.
