An independent third-party leak inspection before you close. Catches plumbing problems standard home inspections miss — and gives you leverage if something turns up.
A standard home inspection covers a lot of ground in a short time. A good inspector will catch obvious issues — visible leaks, water staining, fixture problems — but a four-hour walk-through isn't designed to detect a slab leak that hasn't surfaced yet, an irrigation system losing water underground, or a hot water line on its way out.
A pre-purchase leak inspection is the deeper look. It's specifically focused on the plumbing — supply lines, slab, irrigation, and water-using fixtures — and it's conducted by a leak detection specialist, not a generalist. For buyers in North Texas, where slab construction and expansive clay soils make plumbing failures common, it's one of the most cost-effective contingency-period inspections you can do.
A pre-purchase leak inspection from RGC covers:
The report is formatted for use in real estate negotiations — clear language, dated photos, and itemized findings.
The same conditions that make slab leaks routine for current homeowners — clay soil, foundation movement, aging mid-century housing stock — also make them a significant risk for buyers. A slab leak discovered the week after closing is the buyer's problem. A slab leak discovered the week before closing is a negotiation point.
We've seen pre-purchase inspections find:
Each of these is something a buyer can negotiate around — *if* they know about it before closing.
Schedule the inspection during your option period. We arrive at the property at a time that works for you and the listing agent, perform the inspection, and deliver a written report within 24 hours. Most pre-purchase inspections are completed in two to three hours on site.
If something turns up, you have time to act on it. If nothing does, you close with confidence.
If something’s not covered here, call. The phone consult is the same five minutes whether you book a job or not.
Within a few inches on most pressurized supply lines. The acoustic gear picks up the high-frequency sound water makes when it escapes the pipe wall, and we cross-reference the signal across multiple sensor positions. Thermal imaging confirms when hot-water lines are involved.
No. The whole point of acoustic detection is that it's non-invasive. We listen through finished surfaces and confirm with thermal — the only thing we cut into is the time you'd have lost guessing.
Most jobs wrap up in two hours from the time Ralph arrives, including the walkthrough, acoustic sweep, thermal confirmation, marking the spot, and writing the report. Larger properties or trickier leaks can run longer; you'll know upfront.
No, a leak only makes acoustic noise when water is moving through it. We do most of the work with the system pressurized; if the leak is intermittent, we may run controlled pressurization tests during the visit to bring the signature out.
If someone is on-site during the inspection, they must be 18 years of age or older to grant access and walk through what we're seeing. We prefer to have you (or another adult representative) there for the start and the handoff. If no one can be there, we'll work with whoever is coordinating the visit.
Tell us what you're seeing. Five-minute call, flat estimate, same-week scheduling. If RGC isn't the right fit, Ralph will tell you straight.
Voicemail? Ralph calls back the same day.
Tell us what you're seeing. We'll text or call back within the hour.
