The favorable climate and gorgeous ocean views make San Diego an exceptional place to live. But that same locale can play a part in plumbing problems in homes and businesses. San Diegans may experience any of several common plumbing leaks. One is the slab leak, which happens to pipes under the foundation of a structure. Why might there be a leak? Because the piping has corroded, the shifting ground has moved the foundation, or a combination of both has occurred. Plumbers (the good ones, anyway) can usually locate slab leaks pretty quickly. But that's not the only leaky situation we might face. Above-ground piping can (and sometimes does) leak, too, often because the fittings that hold it together have worn out, the pipes themselves are old, or the installation was done incorrectly.
Another widespread woe for those who dwell in San Diego is the occasional roof leak, which can arise and cause a mountain of misery during the not-so-frequent heavy rainstorms. Roof leaks can come from any number of places, including sagging roofs that allow too much water to pool in too small a space, roofs that have simply reached the end of their service life, or potentially any number of innovative routes that water can take to intrude in a place condition and appearance-wise you would expect a roof to hold an intruder out. If a roof is leaking, it has, from a physics standpoint, reached a point of water intrusion failure. Water wants to stay outside, and at the point of the leak, it's not. Why it's not is the million-dollar question, as any leak can easily become a multi-million-dollar issue if water is allowed to saturate your living space.
In conclusion, the services of leak detection must be considered to deal with the potential of hidden leaks that could cause serious and expensive damage if left unattended. Many of the leaks in San Diego are not what you would call "visible," meaning they are not easy to see even if you were looking for them. The wall and floor leaks in question pose a significant challenge, both to the untrained eye and to the "professionals" who go around trying to find the problem. Advanced techniques like using infrared cameras to "see" through walls without damaging them or "listening" for the sound of water that's where it shouldn't be are the next generation of plumbing leak detection for the next generation of plumbing problems. Of course, there could be an actual plumbing problem by way of an actual pipe that has sprung a leak and needs to be repaired or, in some cases, replaced.