Fixing a broken pipe under a concrete slab

Fixing A Broken Pipe Beneath A Concrete Slab

One of the most difficult plumbing problems to fix is repairing a broken pipe that is in the ground. Depending upon the depth of the pipe itself, it could take several hours just to dig around the leak, that's if you know where it is. Using a backhoe can probably speed up the process, but you will have to dig until you can see the entirety of the pipe and evaluate where the leak actually is before it can be repaired. Unfortunately, this would be an easier problem to deal with in comparison to what you have to do when you actually have the pipes under a concrete slab. Here are some tips on repairing this broken pipe without having to destroy your existing concrete.
 

Digging Around The Concrete

 In most cases, if the pipe is traveling parallel to the concrete slab, which could be a walkway, all you have to do dig to decide far enough down to find the pipe, and then dig inward just a little in order to gain access to the pipe that is leaking. This is actually a good way to go about this because, from the side, you can see where the leak is actually occurring based upon the heavy amounts of water in the dirt. Although this could take a little extra time positioning your backhoe so as not to damage the concrete, and also making sure that you don't take away the supporting dirt above so much that the concrete cracks, you can get to the leak quickly, fix it, and bury everything back to normal once again.

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Remove A Portion Of the Concrete

 If you need to remove the concrete, you should only remove a portion of the concrete instead.This can happen if the pipe is running perpendicular, or crossing, beneath the concrete itself. If that is where the leaky is, you only have to take out a portion of the concrete to gain access to the leak, something that will save you a significant amount of time and money to get everything repaired. Dealing with leaky pipes is never a fun chore. If you have to fix them, it's always better to have easy access. When pipes are buried under the ground, it takes a considerable amount of work and effort just to get there, but it's even worse if you have concrete on top. These tips should help you reduce the amount of digging, and replacing of concrete, that may be necessary if this ever happens to you.

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