Damp spot on bedroom carpet & wet area leak (inner East suburbs)
Hi guys, hoping to get some advice on a weird issue that popped up this week. I noticed a slight musty smell in our master bedroom a couple of days ago, and yesterday I realized the carpet near the ensuite wall is noticeably damp. We haven't spilled anything, and there are no visible roof leaks above it. I suspect there’s a leaking pipe behind the wall tile or under the floorboards connecting to the shower, but I’m terrified of hiring someone who will just smash through the bathroom tiles blindly to find it. I've been looking up options for water leak detection melbourne area because I really need someone with specialized equipment to trace it non-invasively. Has anyone had a similar leak behind wet area walls, and who did you trust to locate it accurately without turning the house into a demolition site?
That sounds like a classic hidden shower recess leak, mate—classic headache for Melbourne homes! Whatever you do, don't let a general plumber start smashing tiles until you know exactly where the water is coming from. We had a pinhole leak in our laundry wall a while back that was doing the same thing to our hallway carpet. I hired https://leaksrus.com.au/ to come inspect it. They turned up with some high-tech gear—they did moisture mapping on the walls and used tracer gas and specialized camera inspections to trace the exact line behind the plaster. Found the exact fitting that was leaking within an hour and they only had to make one tiny targeted repair hole instead of destroying the whole room. Super clean, professional service. Highly suggest checking out their non-invasive services!