They found our slab leak in an afternoon without jackhammering the whole kitchen. They dried the cabinets and slab, and the plumber rerouted the line from a documented dry reading. Could not have asked for a smoother job.
24/7 slab leak water damage
Slab Leak Water Damage in Garland, TX
On Garland's shifting clay soil, a cracked copper line under the slab shows up as a warm floor and a water bill that jumps. Our restoration crews locate it, dry the slab, and coordinate the repipe, 24/7.
(214) 935-3936Tap our 24/7 Garland dispatch
Licensed & insured
IICRC certified
4.9 · 104 reviews
Reviews
What Garland homeowners say about our slab leak repair
Warm tile and a water bill that doubled turned out to be a copper line under the slab. The technicians pinpointed it, dried everything, and walked me through the insurance paperwork step by step.
Why ICS Restoration
Why Garland trusts our slab leak repair
On-site in 30 to 45 minutes
A person answers 24/7 and the nearest crew rolls the moment you call, day or night, across Garland and northeast Dallas County.
IICRC-certified technicians
Trained technicians with pumps, air movers, and moisture meters who dry to a verified standard, not a mop and a fan.
We bill your insurer
We document the loss with photos and readings and work with your carrier directly, so the paperwork is not on you.
Deep local knowledge
Clay-soil slab leaks, hail roof leaks, hard-freeze pipe bursts, and AC overflows. We know how water moves in a North Texas home.
Do this first
What to do for Slab Leak Water Damage in Garland
A few safe steps while your ICS Restoration crew is on the way, 30 to 45 minutes out.
- 1
Find your main water shut-off and turn it off to stop the leak
- 2
Watch for a warm spot on the floor, a spiking water bill, or the sound of running water with everything off
- 3
Move rugs, furniture, and boxes off the affected floor so they do not wick moisture
- 4
Call and name your neighborhood so the nearest crew routes to you fast
Cost & insurance
What does slab leak water damage restoration cost in Garland, TX?
In Garland, TX, drying out slab leak water damage usually runs $2,500 to $9,000, depending on how far the water wicked into flooring and cabinets and whether the copper line is rerouted or repiped.
Located and dried
$2,500 to $4,500
- Leak pinpointed with minimal demolition
- Slab and cabinets dried to a verified reading
Dry plus reroute
$4,500 to $7,500
- Drying with a partial repipe or reroute
- A few square feet of flooring lifted
Major or whole-slab
$7,500 and up
- Extensive wicking or a full repipe
- Drying, demo, and rebuild coordination
Every loss is different. For a firm number, try the Water Damage Cost Calculator or call for an on-site scope. We document the loss and bill your carrier directly.
How it works
How we handle slab leak water damage in Garland
1
Call and dispatch
A real person answers 24/7 and the nearest Garland crew rolls with pumps, air movers, and moisture meters.
2
On-site assessment
We find the source and the full reach of the water, including what soaked into slab, subfloor, and wall cavities.
3
Extract and dry
We pull the standing water, then run air movers and dehumidifiers to a verified dry standard, not just the surface.
4
Verify and bill
We log moisture readings until the structure is dry, then document the loss and bill your carrier directly.
A slab leak is the number one hidden water loss in Garland. Most homes here are slab-on-grade, built on Blackland clay that swells in the rain and shrinks in the heat, and that constant movement flexes the copper supply lines cast into the concrete until one cracks. The water then wicks up through the slab into your flooring, cabinets, and baseboards, often for weeks before anyone notices. We find it, dry it, and get the repair moving, day or night.
How to spot a slab leak in Garland
A slab leak rarely floods a room all at once. It shows up quietly, so the earlier you catch it the less it costs to fix. Watch for:
- A warm or damp spot on the tile or wood floor
- A water bill that jumps with no change in use
- The sound of running water when everything is off
- Cracked or lifting tile, or a musty smell near the floor
If you see any of these, call before it wicks further. A slab leak caught early is dried in place, while one left to run can reach cabinets and framing across half the house.
Our slab leak response
ICS Restoration works fast and in order so the copper under your slab does not turn into a full rebuild:
- Confirm the leak is a slab leak, not a fixture or supply-line failure
- Pinpoint the location so only a small area of flooring has to come up
- Extract the water and dry the slab with mat drying systems and air movers
- Dry the cabinet bases and wall cavities the moisture reached
- Coordinate a licensed plumber for the repipe or reroute, then document the loss
Because the water is usually clean Category 1, most of what it touched can be saved when we get to it before it sits. Fast water extraction and structural drying are what keep a slab leak from becoming demolition.
Warm floor or a water bill that doubled? Get a Garland crew locating and drying your slab leak now, on-site in 30 to 45 minutes.
☎ Call (214) 935-3936Why clay soil drives slab leaks here
Garland sits on some of the most expansive clay in North Texas. When a long dry summer bakes the ground, the soil pulls back from the foundation; when heavy rain returns, it swells again. That cycle stresses the pipes cast in the slab far more than in sandy soils, which is why slab leaks are so common across Firewheel, Duck Creek, and the older core.
- Keep the soil around your foundation evenly watered in a drought to reduce movement
- Know where your main shut-off is so you can stop a leak fast
- Act at the first warm spot, not after the flooring buckles
The EPA's guidance on household leaks explains how much water a hidden leak wastes, and our drying follows the standards published by the IICRC.
Test your main shut-off before you need it
Once a year, find your main valve and turn it to make sure it closes fully. When a slab leak is running, the minutes it takes to stop the water are the difference between drying in place and lifting floors across the house.
We felt a warm patch on the kitchen tile and our water bill had almost doubled. They found the slab leak fast, only lifted a small piece of tile, and dried the slab and cabinets without gutting the kitchen. Honest and calm the whole time.
Bethany R. · Firewheel · April 2026
Service area
Slab Leak Water Damage across Garland and northeast Dallas County
Seated on W Walnut Street, we respond across every Garland ZIP, day or night.
Seated on W Walnut Street in central Garland, our restoration team covers the whole city, day or night, and reaches most homes in 30 to 45 minutes.
We serve Garland, Rowlett, Sachse, Wylie, Mesquite, Richardson, Sunnyvale, and northeast Dallas County.
See every neighborhood and ZIP we serve Water damage in Garland or northeast Dallas County? (214) 935-3936
More
Other Garland water damage services
FAQ
Slab Leak Water Damage questions, answered
Water in your home right now?
Do not wait for the FAQ. A local Garland crew is standing by 24/7.
(214) 935-3936 Call nowHow do you find a slab leak without breaking up the whole floor?
We use electronic leak detection and moisture mapping to pinpoint the spot, so only a small area of flooring usually has to come up. That saves the rest of your slab and floor from unnecessary demolition.
Is a slab leak covered by insurance?
The water damage from a sudden slab leak, the drying and repairs, is usually covered on a Texas homeowners policy, though the plumbing repair itself sometimes is not. We document the loss and bill your carrier directly for the covered work.
Do you fix the pipe too?
We handle the water damage, the drying, and the documentation, and coordinate a licensed plumber for the repipe or reroute so the plumbing and the cleanup move together instead of on separate schedules.
How long does it take to dry a slab leak?
Most slab dry-outs take four to six days because concrete gives up moisture slowly. We use mat drying systems and take daily readings, and only pull the equipment once the slab reads dry.
Why are slab leaks so common in Garland?
Garland is built on expansive Blackland clay that moves with the weather, flexing the copper lines in the slab until they crack. That soil movement makes slab leaks far more common here than in areas with stable, sandy ground.
24/7 emergency dispatch
Our restoration team is standing by in Garland
Water sitting means damage spreading. Call ICS Restoration and our technicians are on the way, 30 to 45 minutes out across northeast Dallas County.
(214) 935-3936Call now, our crew picks up day or night