Slab leak repair and replacement in Winslow, AZ

Winslow is a railroad town on the Little Colorado River and historic Route 66, in Navajo County. The restored La Posada hotel and the Standin’ on the Corner park are local landmarks, and many homes date from the railroad era.

Winslow became a rail town in 1881, when the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad reached the Little Colorado River crossing, and it later served as a Santa Fe division point with roundhouses and yards. La Posada, designed by Mary Colter for the Fred Harvey Company, opened in 1930, closed in 1957 and was restored from the 1990s.

Not every high bill in Winslow is a slab leak, and we say so when something else looks more likely. Winslow had 9,005 residents at the 2020 Census. Many homes in Winslow date from the 1960s through the 1980s, built on slabs with supply lines under the floor.

The floor plan matters in houses from these years, since lines are usually concentrated at the kitchen, baths and water heater closet. Most homes here are single-family houses on their own lots. The technician plans around that.

Some properties have pools or irrigation, and we check them before looking under the house. Elevation changes the ground, and some houses are built over crawlspaces or stem walls. How access is made depends on it. The first question on every call is where the water is going and if it is under the house.

Winslow takes in 1 ZIP code; the same crews cover Mayer and Cornville. A call from Winslow goes to the team that handles Navajo County. The first call from Winslow is usually about a bill, a sound or a warm floor. If your address is nearer to Prescott or Prescott Valley, the same checks apply and the same line takes the call.

Turn off all fixtures and make sure no appliance is using water. Then watch the meter's leak indicator, often a small dial or triangle, for five minutes.

Movement with the house quiet is the result to report when you call.

We do not assume the material in any particular home. The technician locates the leak and confirms what the line is when it is exposed.

Arizona homes have many ways to lose water, from slab leaks to pool fill valves, drip zones, yard lines, evaporative coolers and toilets that run on. We go through these one at a time and do not assume the slab.

Use tile or another fixed point to mark the pool level, then check it after a day with the meter reading beside it. The pool or its fill valve is suspect if the level falls and the meter is quiet, and something else is if the meter moves and the level stays put.