Leak Detection In Thompsons, TX

Local leak detection

Leak Detection For Thompsons Homes And Businesses

From a slow drip under a slab to a burst line in the yard, Thompsons homeowners call us when water is going somewhere it should not. The city is in Fort Bend County, Greater Houston and the Upper Gulf Coast, and is home to about 252 people.

About 100% of homes here are detached single family houses, and the typical home was built around 1947. That mix shapes the leaks we see most often, which is why this page focuses on the problems that actually come up in Thompsons 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 Thompsons And What That Means For Leaks

According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023, 72% of homes in the Thompsons area were built before 1960, 6% between 1960 and 1979, 0% between 1980 and 1999, and 22% since 2000.

With so many older homes, Thompsons still has galvanized steel supply pipe, cast iron drains and pier and beam foundations in its established neighborhoods. Galvanized pipe corrodes from the inside and tends to leak at threaded joints, and crawl space plumbing is exposed to freezes.

Renters occupy a majority of homes here, so we also work with landlords and property managers to document leaks for repairs.

Ground And Weather In Fort Bend County

The soil under Thompsons matters for leaks. The coastal prairie here is dominated by dense, highly expansive clays over a shallow water table, and parts of Harris, Galveston and Fort Bend counties have a long history of ground subsidence. In Fort Bend County that means clay movement and a wet subsoil put steady stress on slab plumbing and buried service lines, and the humid climate means a hidden leak quickly turns into mold.

The Thompsons area is in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 9b, which means the coldest night of a typical winter drops to about 25 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Hard freezes are uncommon, but Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 brought freezing temperatures to nearly all of Texas, and homes here are rarely built with freezes in mind.

The climate is hot and humid with heavy rain events and tropical storms. Hard freezes are less frequent than in North Texas but do happen, as February 2021 showed. Around Thompsons, outdoor taps, attic lines and irrigation backflow preventers take the brunt of it.

Who Supplies Water In Thompsons

Depending on the address, water in the Thompsons area can come from a city system, a municipal utility district or a water supply corporation. The provider's name is printed on your water bill.

There is also 1 other community water system registered with a Thompsons address, including Sun Ranch Water System, so neighbors on different streets can have different providers and rules.

In Thompsons, as in most of Texas, the provider maintains the meter and the street side connection and the property owner maintains everything after it, including the service line to the house. Water pooling around the meter is worth a call to your provider; a moving meter with the house shut down is a job for a meter leak investigation.

Getting Around Thompsons

Nearby communities we also serve include Sugar Land (about 8 miles), Missouri City (about 8 miles), Richmond (about 10 miles), Fresno (about 11 miles), Stafford (about 11 miles).

Thompsons ZIP Codes We Cover

• 77481