The cost of a slab leak is rarely the pipe. The goal on every slab job is the same: confirm it is a slab leak, isolate it to one line, pinpoint it to a spot you can mark, and only then decide how to get to it. A quick walk of the property and a look at the water heater and manifold saves an hour of chasing the wrong thing. If the house has a separate irrigation tie-in, isolate it first so the yard does not read as a slab leak. Contributed by Dreamland Plumbing, a licensed plumbing contractor serving Florida's Treasure Coast, specializing in leak detection, water heater and emergency plumbing repair.