Pipe Repair: Leaks, Pinholes, and Burst Lines

Pipe repair covers supply and drain lines that leak, crack, freeze, or fail at joints — not a dripping faucet cartridge or a clogged toilet. Common calls include pinhole leaks on copper, failed flex supply lines under sinks, cracked PVC, and burst sections after a freeze or impact.

Older Virginia Beach housing stock and coastal humidity make hidden wall and slab leaks more expensive when they sit. Finding the source matters before opening walls.

• Urgent: Active spraying, flooding floors, or a burst you cannot isolate → shut the main if safe, then emergency plumbing. Steps: when a pipe bursts.
• Scheduled: Slow drip at a joint, damp spot that is contained, or a line you already shut off → leak detection or repair after diagnosis.
• Under slab: Warm floors, unexplained high usage, or foundation dampness → slab leak repair.

A localized coupling or short section replace can solve a single failure. Repeated pinholes on the same run, widespread galvanized failure, or failing polybutylene often push the conversation toward larger repiping. A camera or leak locate helps avoid guessing.

Fixture drips stay on plumbing repairs. Whole-home routing: residential plumbing.