Wet Patch in the Garden That Never Dries Out
One corner of the lawn stays wet through a dry spell, or one strip grows greener than the rest. How to tell a leaking supply pipe from a spring, a drain or the weather.
September 10, 2026
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Straight answers on water bills, boiler pressure, insurance claims and what happens on a survey. No jargon, no sales pitch.
One corner of the lawn stays wet through a dry spell, or one strip grows greener than the rest. How to tell a leaking supply pipe from a spring, a drain or the weather.
There is no single price for finding a leak. This guide explains what drives the cost, what a survey fee includes, and how buildings insurance often pays it back.
Do you need to be home, move the furniture or lift the carpet? This checklist covers the access a leak detection survey needs, including holiday lets and tenants.
Many Cornish homes have no record of where the water pipes run. This guide explains how buried and hidden pipework is traced, and why that comes first.
Long buried supply pipes are common on Cornish plots. This guide covers the surface signs, the meter test, and how a buried leak is pinpointed so one hole is dug.
A leak under a concrete floor rarely means breaking up the room. Here is how tracer gas, acoustic and thermal methods pinpoint it so only one small hole is needed.
A realistic timeline for a leak detection survey, from booking to report, with the factors that make a visit quicker or slower and what happens after the leak is found.
A plumber who cannot find the leak has not failed you. Finding a hidden leak is a different job with different tools, and the repair goes back to the plumber afterwards.
In England the flat above must fix their leak but only pays for your damage if negligent. Your own insurance comes first, and a report settles the source.
A loss adjuster is appointed by your insurer to check the cause, extent and cover on a water leak claim. Dated photos and a leak report make the visit short.
A refusal for gradual damage is a decision you can challenge. Get the reason in writing, gather dated evidence of a sudden failure, then use the complaints route.
Dual flush toilets often leak silently past the flush valve seal for months, pushing up a metered bill. A drop of food colouring shows you in twenty minutes.
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