One day I noticed water coming from the wall in my garage. Two plumbers verified that I had a slab leak, which is very expensive to have repaired. Eastwood built the house in 2003 and did not use pex pipe, but FloGuard Gold, which is known to become brittle and break. They also did not put the pipes inside a sleeve, which Ive been told they are supposed to do, or insulate the pipes with anything. Turns out that pouring concrete on top of plastic pipes is not such a great idea. As the house settles there is nothing to cushion the pipes, and they break quite easily. Im not even convinced the plumbing was built to code.
My options for repair involved 1) jack hammering until we found the problem and trying to fix it, although more leaks could develop at any time. At a minimum of $2,500 per leak, it could add up rather quickly. 2) repiping the entire house, which involves going through the attic and walls to move the plumbing out of the slab, and costs about $9,000 if performed by a reputable plumbing company using quality pex pipe.
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