Stinson Plumbing
Main line leaks, slab leaks, corroded galvanized pipe and well line failures. Stinson Plumbing locates the problem and fixes it.
Your water line runs from the city meter, or your well pump, to the house, and everything inside connects to it. When that main line fails you lose water pressure, flood the yard or, in the worst case, water comes up through the slab. We locate the problem, give you a flat price and fix it, so you are not paying to chase a leak you cannot see.
The water service line is easy to forget because it is buried and out of sight, right up until it is not. A failing line rarely gives much warning, and the longer it leaks the more it costs, in water on the bill and in damage to the yard, the slab or the wall it runs behind. Catching it early and fixing it right is the difference between a contained repair and a torn-up floor.
Unexplained wet spots in the yard when it has not rained. The line runs underground from the meter to the house, and a leak saturates the soil above it.
Sudden pressure drop. Faucets dribble when they used to run strong. That can be a partial break or heavy corrosion narrowing the pipe.
Discolored water. Rusty or brown water after the line sits idle means corroded galvanized pipe, common in homes built before 1980.
Water bill spike. A slow leak you cannot see runs around the clock. Your meter catches it even when you do not.
Slab leak indicators. A warm spot on the floor, the sound of running water when everything is off, or a crack that was not there before.
We replace the full main line from the city meter to your house. Old galvanized or poly pipe comes out, new copper or PEX goes in. We restore the yard and coordinate with the utility for meter reconnection, so you are not left with an open trench or a line the city will not sign off on.
We use electronic leak detection and camera inspection to pinpoint slab leaks without tearing up more floor than necessary. Repair options include a spot repair, a reroute above the slab or a full repipe, depending on the pipe condition and the home layout. We walk you through which one fits before any concrete is opened.
Homes with galvanized supply lines eventually need a full repipe. We replace everything with PEX or copper, your choice, including all supply runs, shutoff valves, hose bibs and reconnection to fixtures. It is usually a two-day job for a standard home, and it solves the rust and pressure problems for good rather than one corroded section at a time.
Rural properties across Marshall and Graves County run on private wells. We repair and replace the line from the well head to the pressure tank, including pitless adapters, check valves and pressure switches. We also install whole-home filtration to handle the hardness and iron that western Kentucky well water often carries.
Not every leak announces itself. The expensive ones hide, under the slab, inside a wall, or underground between the meter and the house, and the first sign is often a water bill that jumped for no reason. We find leaks before guesswork turns into torn-up floors and walls.
We use electronic leak detection, pressure testing and camera inspection to pinpoint where water is escaping, then narrow it to the smallest possible repair area. That means we open the one spot that matters instead of chasing the leak across the whole room. Whether it is a slab leak, a buried main-line leak or a hidden drip behind a wall, we locate it and price the fix before we start.
An underground or in-wall leak does not stay small. Water follows the path of least resistance, washing out the soil that supports a line, softening a subfloor or feeding mold inside a wall, all while the meter keeps spinning. A leak that would have been a simple repair in spring can undermine a slab by fall. That is why we treat a jumped water bill or a soft spot in the yard as something to look at now, not something to watch. The cheapest version of this repair is almost always the one you handle early.
Once we know where the line failed and what it is made of, the fix follows from there. A single break in an otherwise sound line can be a spot repair. A line that is corroded along its length is better replaced end to end, because patching one section of failing pipe just moves the next leak a little down the run. For a buried meter-to-house line we trench to the line, replace it, pressure-test the new pipe and backfill, then put the yard back in order rather than leaving you with a scar across the lawn. You get the flat price and the plan before we break ground, so there are no surprises once the digging starts.
Galvanized steel. Common in pre-1980 homes. It corrodes from the inside out, and restricted flow and rust-colored water are the main symptoms.
Copper. Reliable for decades if the water chemistry does not cause pinhole leaks. We see copper in most 1980s to 2000s homes.
PEX. Flexible, freeze-resistant and fast to install. It is the go-to for repipes and new construction in our area.
Polybutylene, the gray pipe. Installed in the 1980s and 1990s and prone to brittle failure. If your home has it, plan for a repipe before it fails on you.
A home on a well has more underground plumbing to look after than a home on city water, and more parts that can fail quietly. The line from the well head to the pressure tank, the pitless adapter where it passes the frost line, the check valve and the pressure switch all work together to give the house steady pressure. When one of them goes, you see it as short-cycling at the tank, water that surges and drops, or air spitting from the faucets. We service the whole run and pair it with whole-home filtration when iron or hardness is staining fixtures and wearing out the plumbing. New build on a well? That work ties into our new construction rough-in.
The water line running to your house is the same job whether you are in Benton, Mayfield and Graves County or over in Owensboro and Daviess County. We find the leak and price the repair before we dig, across the lake-area homes and older houses where buried galvanized and aging well lines are a common find. Older galvanized runs in Madisonville and Murray get the same locate-first approach.
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It depends on the distance from the meter, the depth, the pipe material and the landscaping in the way. We give a flat written price after inspecting the site. No hourly billing.
When possible, yes. We use electronic detection to narrow the leak location to a small area. In some cases rerouting the line above the slab avoids the floor entirely.
If you are seeing rust-colored water and low pressure at multiple fixtures, yes. Patching one section leaves the rest corroding. A full repipe solves it for good.
Yes. A hidden leak runs around the clock and shows up on the meter long before it shows up on the floor. We use electronic detection and pressure testing to locate it without tearing the house apart, then price the repair.
It usually points at the pressure tank, the check valve or the pressure switch rather than the line itself. We service the full run from the well head to the tank and find which part is causing the surge.
Water pressure dropping or yard soaking? Call (270) 356-1204 or schedule service online. We will locate the leak and price the repair before we start.
Benton, Paducah, Mayfield, Owensboro & Western Kentucky