Leak Detection in Northern Sydney

Northern Sydney's older housing makes concealed leaks unusually common. Federation and interwar homes in Lane Cove, Hunters Hill, Wahroonga and Gladesville still carry sections of galvanised steel and early copper that corrode from the inside, so leaks begin as pinholes deep inside wall cavities or under suspended timber floors. Sloping bushland blocks add a complication: escaping water follows the fall and appears in a subfloor or garage well downhill of where the pipe actually failed, which is why guessing from the wet patch so often leads to unnecessary demolition. In Chatswood, North Sydney and Epping apartments, a leak from one unit shows in the ceiling of another and needs proving before strata will act. We locate accurately first.