Slab Leak Repair in Cherry Hills Village, CO

Signs to take seriously

• The meter registers use with every fixture and irrigation zone off
• A warm path across stone, tile or a basement floor
• Damp carpet, rugs or baseboards with no fixture nearby
• A water heater that runs when no one is using hot water
• Bills that rise without a change in household use

Large irrigated lots can hide a leak on the bill, so test with the sprinklers off.

Cherry Hills Village conditions

Cherry Hills Village is an affluent, low-density residential community just south of Denver, known for Cherry Hills Country Club. Homes range from older estates to newer custom builds, so the pipe under a slab could be decades-old copper, which wears where it rubs against gravel, or modern plastic, which tends to fail at fittings. Large homes often have long runs under concrete, which can make locating more involved.

Water service varies. Denver Water lists the City of Cherry Hills Village as a Total Service distributor, and the city's provider list also names small districts such as Cherrymoor, Charlou Park, Holly Mutual and South University Place, plus Southgate and Englewood Utilities. Check your bill. In Denver Water areas, the property owner owns and pays for the service line, including pipe and fittings up to and including the stop and waste valve, plus the meter pit and meter. Denver Water's report gives average hardness near 105 ppm and nothing linking the water to slab leaks. Sewer is separate as well: Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District is its own entity, distinct from the City.

Cost drivers

• Locating. Long buried runs in a large house take longer to isolate and trace.
• Repair route. A targeted opening at the leak, or a reroute through walls and ceilings to protect finished floors.
• Finishes. Stone, tile and hardwood are costly to open and match.
• Damage. Drying and repairing anything that has gotten wet.
• Permit. Plumbing work outside the scope of a main building permit needs its own City permit, applied for through the City's online portal.

When you call

We connect you with an independent plumber who works in Cherry Hills Village. Share your meter test result, where the warm or damp area is, and which water provider is on your bill. With high-end floors, ask the plumber to compare a spot repair and a reroute before anything is cut.