East Sussex · BN41 · BN42
Leak detection in Portslade
Non-invasive water leak detection, repair and insurance reporting across Portslade and the surrounding area. Thermal imaging, acoustic correlation and tracer gas find the source precisely — before anyone lifts a floor or opens a wall.
Around fifteen minutes from our Brighton base.
Local knowledge
What actually leaks in Portslade
Portslade splits neatly into the old village up the hill and the industrial and interwar housing down by the harbour, and the two have different problems. The steep chalk slopes at Mile Oak send surface water toward properties rather than away from them, while the low-lying streets near the canal sit close enough to the water table that any escape of water spreads sideways through the ground rather than draining away.
That is not trivia. It changes where we start. Knowing that a Portslade property is likely to be on Southern Water mains, built the way most of the stock around it was built, and sitting on the ground it sits on, means we can rule out whole categories of fault before we unpack the van — which is time you are not paying for.
The faults we are called to most often here
- Surface water ingress on the chalk slopes at Mile Oak
- Interwar galvanised and lead supply pipes corroding
- Solid floor leaks spreading laterally near the harbour
- Cavity wall penetrating damp on exposed elevations
- Drain defects in older terraced runs
Neighbourhoods we cover in Portslade
- Portslade Village
- Portslade-by-Sea
- Mile Oak
- Fishersgate
- Southern Cross
Plus every street in BN41, BN42. If you are just outside, call and ask.
Services
What we do in Portslade
Every service below is available across BN41, BN42, at the same published rates we charge everywhere else.
Water leak detection in Portslade
The core survey: we find the exact source of any escape of water in your property without lifting floors or opening walls on a guess.
Emergency leak detection in Portslade
Water coming through a ceiling does not wait for office hours. We answer the phone around the clock and target a one-hour response.
Central heating leak detection in Portslade
If your boiler keeps losing pressure and you are topping it up every few days, there is a leak in the system. We find it.
Underground water leak detection in Portslade
Mains supply pipe leaks under drives, gardens and roads, located to within a foot before anyone lifts a spade.
Damp and mould surveys in Portslade
Establishing whether you have a leak, rising damp, penetrating damp or condensation, because the fix for each is completely different.
Trace and access reports for insurance claims in Portslade
The evidence pack your insurer needs: what leaked, where, how it was proved, and what it will cost to put right.
Leak repair in Portslade
Find and fix in one visit wherever possible, with the repair pressure tested and proved before we leave.
Water damage restoration and drying in Portslade
The stage after the leak: drying the structure out properly, and putting right what the water damaged. Quoted separately once we know what we are dealing with.
Commercial leak detection in Portslade
Offices, retail, hotels, schools, care homes and managed blocks, surveyed with minimum disruption to trading.
Equipment
How we survey a property in Portslade
Every van carries the full range. Which instrument leads depends on the pipe, the pressure and the ground it is buried in.
Thermal imaging camera survey
A radiometric camera reads surface temperature through plaster, screed and tile to reveal the cold plume of an escaping supply pipe or the warm track of a heating leak.
Acoustic leak correlation
Ground microphones and digital correlators listen for the specific hiss of pressurised water forcing its way out of a pipe, then triangulate the exact point.
Tracer gas testing
A harmless hydrogen and nitrogen mix is introduced into drained pipework, escapes at the fault, and is picked up at the surface by a gas sensor.
Moisture mapping and salts analysis
Pin and pinless meters chart how wet a structure is, and a salts test tells us whether the water arrived from a pipe, from the ground, or from the weather.
Pressure and flow testing
Isolating and pressurising each circuit in turn proves which one is losing water, and how fast, before anything is opened up.
CCTV drainage survey
A self-levelling camera crawls the drain run and records exactly what is broken, where it is, and how deep.
Borescope inspection
A camera on a flexible probe goes through a hole the size of a pencil to look inside a void, wall or ceiling.
Tracer dye testing
Non-staining fluorescent dye is added to one water source at a time so the escaping water carries a colour-coded label.
Pipe and cable tracing
A signal generator puts a tone on the pipe and a receiver follows it, so we map the route and depth before anyone digs.
Roof integrity and voltage testing
Low-voltage electronic testing finds breaches in a flat-roof membrane that are invisible from the surface.
Questions
Leak detection in Portslade: your questions
How quickly can you get to Portslade?
Around fifteen minutes from our Brighton base. We answer the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and target a 1 hour response across our coverage area, with no surcharge for an emergency call-out.
Which parts of Portslade do you cover?
All of it. We work across BN41, BN42, including Portslade Village, Portslade-by-Sea, Mile Oak, Fishersgate and Southern Cross. If your postcode sits just outside that list, call and ask — we regularly work on the boundary.
What causes most leaks in Portslade?
Portslade splits neatly into the old village up the hill and the industrial and interwar housing down by the harbour, and the two have different problems. The steep chalk slopes at Mile Oak send surface water toward properties rather than away from them, while the low-lying streets near the canal sit close enough to the water table that any escape of water spreads sideways through the ground rather than draining away. In practice that means the faults we are called to most often here are surface water ingress on the chalk slopes at mile oak, interwar galvanised and lead supply pipes corroding, solid floor leaks spreading laterally near the harbour.
Who is responsible for a leak on my supply pipe in Portslade?
Mains water in Portslade is supplied by Southern Water. As a general rule the supply pipe from the boundary stop tap into your property is yours to maintain, and everything on the street side belongs to the water company. Our report states which side of that boundary the fault sits on, which matters because many water companies will repair a first leak on a customer supply pipe at no charge.
How much does leak detection cost in Portslade?
The same as everywhere else we work — there is no Portslade premium. Weekday surveys start at £54.00 + VAT with a half-hour minimum and no call-out fee, evenings and weekends from £69.75 + VAT, and late nights from £90.00 + VAT.
Will my insurer accept a leak detection report from you?
Our reports are written to the evidence standard loss adjusters work to: calibrated moisture readings, dated photographs, a stated methodology and a clear causation finding. Trace and access cover in your buildings policy will usually pay for the survey itself as well as the damage caused by getting to the leak.
Leak in Portslade? We can be with you today.
Call 01273 936 030 for free advice over the phone, or book a survey online. No call-out fee and no emergency surcharge.