Drainage and Underground Water Leak Detection Services
The Smart Money is on Paradigm Reinstatement's Leading Edge Tech
Flood water removal and drainage problems can be a daunting prospect for any property owner that has suffered from an office or house flood. If it is an underground water leak that is the cause of a flooded house then the first part of the water damage repair process will be to locate and fix the, often hard to detect, underground water leak.
Office and house building insurance policies need to be checked to ensure they cover the cost of repairing external water pipe leaks and sewer drainage pipe damage. Certainly your policy should cover building reinstatement and you should also receive recommendations for reinstatement repair companies for property repair quotes, from your insurance company.
But watch out for drainage contractors who are not using up to date water leak detection equipment. New technology has dramatically improved water leak detection so there is often no need to dig multiple holes along an external pipe length to detect the water leak. Remember, some contractors are paid for their time and for how many holes they dig. So it is often in their best interest to dig as many holes as they can get away with before the leak is found. So be aware of that when deciding which reinstatement company to choose. Once the point of water damage is located, the repair contractor can then fix the leak and the restoration and reinstatement process can begin in earnest. Your property should be back to “as new” condition quickly and efficiently.
Thankfully, some of the leading property reinstatement companies now have their own drainage experts on board as part of their team. Nowadays, using sophisticated water leak detection systems, usually only one hole needs to be dug right at the point of the leak itself. In fact water leak detection systems can now pinpoint an underground water leak to just half a metre underground along a 1000 metre (1Km) metre length of pipe. Fast water leak detection means, of course, that repairs happen quicker, are less costly and the whole building reinstatement project timeline is shortened. The property owners and occupants are back to normality sooner.
Blockages and Sewage Draining
Flood damage and rising damp is sometimes cause by blocked or collapsed drainage pipes which can be extremely unpleasant for the property occupants, especially if it is a family home. Using techniques such as oscillators, pipe locators and CCTV, blockages can be detected far more quickly and efficiently and so dealt with, cleared, cleaned and repaired faster. If your chosen reinstatement company has its own drainage division, you can rest assured that there is no split responsibility between the leak detection contractor and the reinstatement contractor. Instead, you will be more likely to have an easy and seamless building reinstatement project. Everyone wins when all services are provided by a single contractor.
Modern Pipe Materials
Newer properties have their mains water supplied and drainage systems serviced by a variety of pipes made with an assortment of modern, hard wearing materials. It is therefore essential that the water leak detection systems and sewage blocking detection systems used are up to date and can cope with these materials, such as polypropylene pipes that are widely used. Frankly, older primitive water pipe detection systems, like ‘listening sticks’ only work on metal pipes so are inefficient in many modern water leak detection applications. As in all walks of modern life, technology has transformed the water leak detection and sewage blockage industry and a whole new breed of technology experts excel in this area.
In Central Scotland, Paradigm Reinstatements is at the top of their game for building reinstatement, water leak detection, trace and access, asbestos removal flood damage restoration, sewage blockage and drainage services. As such Paradigm are chosen by many leading loss adjusters and insurance companies as the recommended reinstatement company for fast, efficient and professional leak detection and reinstatement services.
