A leaking pipe inside a wall or under a slab can go unnoticed for months, quietly rotting timbers, lifting tiles and driving your water bill through the roof. Robinson's Coastal Plumbing uses acoustic listening sticks, thermal imaging cameras and tracer-gas detection to find the exact leak location — without jackhammering half the house.
A sudden spike often means a concealed leak running 24/7.
Hearing water when taps are all off is a classic pressurised leak.
Stains, peeling paint or musty smells — especially on internal walls.
Always-wet garden areas can be a mains or irrigation leak.
Turn everything off — if the meter moves, water is escaping somewhere.
In slab homes, warm patches often indicate a hot-water line leak.