Leak Detection in Brentwood
Brentwood, Shenfield, Hutton and the villages around them have large detached houses, newer estates and a growing number of homes with underfloor heating. These are leaks that need instruments rather than guesswork.
Leaks in Brentwood homes
Brentwood town centre has Victorian and Edwardian houses and flats above shops, with 1930s and post-war semis in Warley, Pilgrims Hatch and Brook Street. Hutton Mount and the roads around Shenfield are large detached houses on big plots, many rebuilt or extended with underfloor heating, multiple bathrooms and long private supply pipes. Newer estates on the edges of the town and in villages like Doddinghurst and Kelvedon Hatch have plastic pipework in screed and plasterboard. Underfloor heating loops, buried supply pipes and en suite bathrooms over living rooms are the usual sources of a hidden leak.
We cover CM13, CM14 and CM15. Typical calls are an underfloor heating system that keeps losing pressure, a warm patch on a floor, a meter that will not stop and a ceiling stain beneath an en suite. For underfloor heating we isolate each loop at the manifold and pressure test them one by one, then use thermal imaging to follow the faulty loop to the leak. Supply pipes under drives are handled with the acoustic ground microphone and tracer gas. Bathrooms get dye tests and moisture readings.
Most Brentwood homes have off-street parking, with permit zones mainly near the stations and the town centre. We bring the kit in on a trolley and protect floors as we go. A survey here can run longer than usual where several underfloor loops need testing, and we tell you that before we start. The written report with photographs, thermal images and readings is prepared for a trace and access claim on your buildings insurance, with detection, access and repair itemised separately.
What we detect in Brentwood
Underfloor heating leak detection
A leaking underfloor heating loop is found by isolating circuits at the manifold, then mapping the pipes with thermal imaging and tracer gas.
Underfloor heating
Central heating leak detection
A boiler that keeps dropping pressure means water is escaping somewhere in the heating circuit. We find the pipe or fitting and fix it.
Heating leaks
Water mains and underground leak detection
Leaking supply pipes under driveways, gardens and concrete floors, located with acoustic and tracer gas kit so only one small excavation is needed.
Mains & underground
Thermal imaging leak surveys
A thermal imaging camera shows warm pipe runs and cool wet patches through floors and walls, so the leak is seen before anything is opened.
Thermal imaging
Trace and access insurance reports
Leak detection carried out and documented the way insurers expect, with a report your claims handler can act on straight away.
Insurance reportsFrom your first call to a leak you can see in the report
Call or WhatsApp with a few photos and a line about the symptoms. We ask a handful of questions, agree a fixed price and book the survey, usually for the same or the next day.
On arrival we pressure test the mains, hot water and heating, check the meter and test the escaping water, so we know what we are looking for before the detection starts.
Thermal imaging, the acoustic ground microphone and tracer gas are used as the pipework dictates until the leak is marked on the floor or wall.
You get a written report with readings, thermal images and photographs, ready for a trace and access claim. If you want the leak fixed, we open that one spot and repair it.
Leaks in Brentwood: questions answered
How soon can you reach Brentwood?
Usually within a couple of working days, travelling out from Watford. Let us know if the leak is active and we will fit you in as early as we can.
Which parts of Brentwood do you cover?
All of CM13, CM14 and CM15: Brentwood town centre, Warley, Hutton, Hutton Mount, Shenfield, Pilgrims Hatch, Brook Street, Doddinghurst, Kelvedon Hatch, Herongate and Ingrave.
Can you find a leak in underfloor heating without lifting the whole floor?
Yes. Isolating loops at the manifold shows which circuit is losing pressure, and thermal imaging follows that loop to the leak. Tracer gas confirms the point, so the floor is opened only at that spot.
What does trace and access actually cover?
Most buildings policies include trace and access, which pays for locating a hidden leak and making good the floor, wall or ceiling opened to reach it. Escape of water cover deals with the resulting damage. The pipe repair itself is usually not covered, so our report keeps the three separate.
Suspect a leak in Brentwood?
Call now and we will tell you straight away whether it needs a same-day visit. Or send a photo of the stain, the meter or the boiler gauge on WhatsApp.
07516 755 680