Non-destructive leak detection across the Borders — thermal imaging, acoustic correlation and tracer-gas methods, used in that order before anyone lifts a floorboard. We work for homeowners, landlords and insurers, and we leave a clear written report you can hand to your insurer.
Leak detection from £180 for a single-fault domestic survey; insurer-instructed work quoted on receipt of claim details.
Click your town for the local page — local housing stock, fuel mix, planning quirks and recent jobs we've done nearby.
Step 1
We talk you through the symptoms — pressure-loss, damp patch, meter ticking — to plan the right detection method.
Step 2
Thermal, acoustic or tracer-gas survey. Most leaks pinpointed in 60–90 minutes.
Step 3
Cut-out, fix and pressure-test the affected section. Floor lift kept to the smallest possible area.
Step 4
Written report with thermal images, pressure data and a clear cost breakdown for your insurer.
Local context matters — housing stock, fuel mix and access vary street by street across the Borders. Below are neighbourhoods we cover often:
Plumbing and heating for Maxwellheugh's mix of Victorian villas and 1960s detached homes — long pipe runs, hard water, and listed-neighbour planning sensitivity all factor in.
Combi swaps, gas upsizing, and landlord gas safety work on Kelso's 1970s–80s Broomlands estate, with care on flue positions and garage-conversion relocations.
Zoned-heating diagnostics, unvented cylinder service work, and heat-pump retrofits on Kelso's late-90s Pinnaclehill estate.
Off-grid oil, LPG and heat-pump work on the south bank of the Tweed at Springwood Park, with flood-aware plant-room siting and OFTEC tank compliance.
Combi replacements, landlord CP12s and social-landlord servicing across Langlee's mix of council, housing-association and private stock on the hill-top estate.
New-build snagging, smart-thermostat retrofits and cylinder upgrades across original and modern stock in Tweedbank at the end of the Borders Railway.
Tenement-aware boiler swaps, leak tracing and lead-pipe upgrades along Buckholmside's stone-built mill-era closes on the north-west side of Galashiels.
Cylinder upgrades, smart-controls retrofits and heat-pump feasibility surveys on Mossilee's 1990s–2000s detached stock north of Galashiels.
Council, housing-association and right-to-buy combi work on Hawick's Burnfoot estate, with back-boiler removals and flue-siting care on four-in-a-blocks.
A standard non-destructive survey is typically £180–£280. Most home insurance policies cover this 'trace and access' cost — we provide the paperwork your insurer needs to reimburse you.
Only directly above the leak — usually a single tile or one floorboard. The whole point of acoustic and thermal detection is avoiding the wider lift that traditional methods cause.
Most accessible pipe leaks are repaired on the same visit. Underfloor heating leaks may need a return visit if a specialist coupling has to be ordered, but the leak is isolated immediately.
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