Leak Detection In Edgewood, TX

Local leak detection

Leak Detection For Edgewood Homes And Businesses

From a slow drip under a slab to a burst line in the yard, Edgewood homeowners call us when water is going somewhere it should not. The city is in Van Zandt County, Dallas Fort Worth and North Texas, and is home to about 1,869 people.

About 81% of homes here are detached single family houses, and the typical home was built around 1986. That mix shapes the leaks we see most often, which is why this page focuses on the problems that actually come up in Edgewood rather than a generic checklist.

Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019 to 2023 five year estimates and the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Homes In Edgewood And What That Means For Leaks

According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023, 12% of homes in the Edgewood area were built before 1960, 31% between 1960 and 1979, 24% between 1980 and 1999, and 33% since 2000.

Much of Edgewood has been built since 2000. Newer homes mostly use PEX and CPVC, which rarely fail along the pipe but can leak at crimp rings, fittings and valves, and new subdivisions often come with automatic sprinkler systems whose buried lines are easy to damage.

About 13% of homes are manufactured or mobile homes, where supply and drain lines run under the floor and are exposed to cold. About 81% of occupied homes are owner occupied, so most callers are homeowners deciding on their own repairs.

Ground And Weather In Van Zandt County

Edgewood lies in Dallas Fort Worth and North Texas. Much of this region sits on Blackland Prairie clay, including Houston Black clay, the official state soil of Texas. It swells when wet and shrinks during drought, and on the western side it gives way to the sandier, rockier soils of the Cross Timbers. Seasonal soil movement flexes slab foundations and the copper lines beneath them, which is why slab leaks and foundation related pipe failures are such a familiar problem here.

The Edgewood area is in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 8b, which means the coldest night of a typical winter drops to about 15 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit. A few hard freezes arrive most winters, and a severe cold snap like February 2021 can split pipes in attics, exterior walls and crawl spaces.

Summers are long and hot, spring brings severe storms and hail, and several hard freezes each winter are normal. Along US Highway 80 and the rest of the Edgewood area, outdoor taps, attic lines and irrigation backflow preventers take the brunt of it.

Who Supplies Water In Edgewood

The main public water system for Edgewood is City of Edgewood, listed in the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System as system TX2340002, serving about 1,530 people.

For a typical Edgewood home, City of Edgewood looks after the meter and the pipe on the street side, while the service line from the meter to the house belongs to the owner. If water is bubbling up at the meter box, report it to City of Edgewood first. If the dial moves with every tap off, the leak is on your side, and a meter leak test is where we start.

Getting Around Edgewood

Main numbered routes through the Edgewood area include US Highway 80, and we cover addresses along all of them.

Nearby communities we also serve include Fruitvale (about 5 miles), Wills Point (about 7 miles), Canton (about 10 miles), Grand Saline (about 10 miles), Emory (about 15 miles).

Edgewood ZIP Codes We Cover

• 75117