How Your Slab Leak Detection Company Is Chosen
Nova is a matching service, not a plumbing contractor. Here is exactly who shows up at your door and how to check them.
Which Slab Leak Detection Company Does the Work?
An independent local plumbing or slab leak detection company does the work. Nova does not perform detection or repairs and does not hold a trade license. When you call, your request is routed by ZIP code to a company that serves your area.
That company sets the price, performs the service, and is responsible for its own workmanship and warranty.
How the Match Is Made
- You call and give your ZIP code and a short description of the problem.
- Your call is routed to a participating local company that covers that ZIP and offers leak detection.
- You speak with that company directly to arrange the visit and confirm pricing.
How to Verify Your Slab Leak Detection Company
Trade licensing rules vary by state, so always verify the company yourself before work starts. It takes a few minutes:
- Ask for the company name and its state license number.
- Look the license up on your state’s official contractor or plumbing board website and confirm it is active.
- Ask for proof of liability insurance.
- Get the price and the scope of work in writing before anything is opened.
- Ask what warranty covers the repair, and get that in writing too.
Questions worth asking
- Which detection methods will you use on my home?
- Is the detection fee credited toward the repair?
- Is my slab post-tension, and how will you avoid the cables?
- What are my repair options, and what does each cost?
- Will you give me a written findings report for my insurer?
STATE LOOKUPS
Official License Lookups
Use your state’s official board to confirm that a slab leak detection company holds an active license. Lookups for the states with the most slab leak demand:
California (CSLB) · Texas (State Board of Plumbing Examiners) · Florida (DBPR) · Arizona (Registrar of Contractors) · Nevada (State Contractors Board)
For general advice on hiring, see the Federal Trade Commission guide on avoiding home improvement scams.
WARNING SIGNS
Red Flags When Hiring a Slab Leak Detection Company
Most companies are honest, but slow down if you see any of these:
- They want to break concrete before running any detection test.
- They will not give a license number, or the number does not match the company name on the state lookup.
- The price is only given verbally, or changes once work has started.
- They push a whole-home repipe after a first leak without explaining why a repair will not hold.
- They ask for full payment in cash before the work is done.
How Nova Is Paid
Calling us is free. Nova is a referral service, and we may be paid a referral fee by the participating company or its network when we connect a caller. You pay the slab leak detection company directly for any work you approve, and you are never obliged to hire the company we connect you with.
Our Promise on Service Areas
If we cannot match you with a local pro in your ZIP code, we will tell you straight and point you to your state’s license lookup so you can find one yourself.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Call any time, day or night, and tell us your ZIP code.