Leak Detection in Kilgore and across East Texas
Finding the hidden leak before it becomes a hidden mold problem.
What brings people to this page
Your water bill jumped, you hear running water with everything off, or there is a damp spot with no obvious source.
How we handle it
We locate leaks without demolishing your house looking for them. That means listening equipment, pressure testing, and camera work depending on where the line runs. Once we know exactly where it is, we open the smallest area needed to get to it and repair from there.
Signs you need leak detection
- A water bill that climbed without a change in how much water you use
- The sound of running water when every fixture is off
- Warm or damp spots on a slab floor
- Cracked or bubbling paint, or a musty smell in one part of the house
- A water meter that keeps moving after you shut off the main
If any of that sounds like what you are dealing with, get in touch and we will take a look. You can also call (903) 570-3051 any hour of the day.
What actually happens when you call us out
1. We look before we quote
This work is mostly about not guessing. We use the right equipment for the situation and narrow the answer down before anybody opens a wall, a floor, or the ground.
2. You get a real number
Once we know what we are dealing with, you get a clear explanation and a real number for the repair. Diagnosis and repair are separate conversations so you are not pressured into one because of the other.
3. We do the work
Where the fix is straightforward we can usually handle it the same visit. Where it is bigger we lay out the options honestly, including the option of doing nothing yet if that is genuinely reasonable.
4. We check it and clean up
You get the findings in plain language, plus camera footage or documentation where it applies, so you have something concrete rather than a verbal summary you half remember later.
What changes the price on leak detection
Every house is different, and anybody who quotes leak detection over the phone without seeing it is telling you something about how they do business. Here is what genuinely moves the number:
- How accessible the work area is. A crawlspace or a slab is a very different job than an open utility closet.
- The condition of the surrounding system. Sound existing pipe makes a repair simple, corroded pipe means we are working carefully around fragile material.
- Materials and any equipment the job requires.
- Whether a permit and inspection apply, which they do more often than people expect.
- How much of the problem turns out to be behind what we can see from the start.
We will not list a price on this page, because anybody who quotes leak detection sight unseen is either guessing or planning to change the number later. What we will promise is that you hear the real figure before we start, and if something unexpected turns up mid job we stop and talk to you rather than adding it to the invoice quietly.
Why it is worth doing properly
Guessing is the expensive option. Opening walls, floors, or ground in the wrong place costs real money and does not fix anything. Spending a little to know exactly where the problem is means the repair is targeted, the disruption is small, and you are not paying to put back things that never needed to come out.
What you get from a small shop instead of a big one
Odyssey is deliberately small. That is not a limitation we are apologizing for, it is the entire point. When you call about leak detection, you are talking to the people who will actually be at your property, not a dispatcher reading from a script and not a rotating roster of subcontractors who have never seen your building before.
It also means we cannot afford a bad job. A large outfit can absorb a handful of unhappy customers a month and keep running on advertising spend. We cannot, and we do not want to. Nearly everything we do comes from somebody who used us before or from a neighbor who told them to call. That is a much harder standard to meet than a marketing budget, and it is the reason we would rather talk you out of unnecessary work than sell it to you. You can see photographs of real jobs we have finished rather than stock images of somebody else’s pipe.
Why people keep our number
Honest diagnosis
We tell you what is actually wrong, including when it is smaller than you feared and the invoice is smaller with it.
A real price first
You hear the number before we start. If we open a wall and find something neither of us expected, we stop and talk to you.
Work that holds
Licensed Master Plumber work, done to code, cleaned up after. If something we installed fails in warranty, we come back.
A veteran-owned shop out of Kilgore
Stephen Crutchfield started Odyssey Plumbing Co in 2022 because he had watched other plumbers in East Texas treat customers badly: work sold that was not needed, prices that changed between the front door and the invoice, jobs left half cleaned up. He built this company to be the opposite of that.
Stephen is a licensed Master Plumber and holds a Water Protection Specialist certification, and he is the one who answers the phone when you call. We are veteran-owned, we are local, and our name is on every job we finish. Read more about how we got started or look at photos of actual work.
Other things we handle
Leak Repair
Pipe, fixture, and supply line leaks repaired properly instead of patched.
Drain Cleaning
Slow and stopped drains cleared, with a camera check so it does not come right back.
Hydro Jetting
High pressure water scouring for lines that a cable snake will not truly clean.
Sewer Line Repair
Broken, offset, and root-invaded sewer lines repaired with as little digging as possible.
Sewer Line Replacement
Full sewer lateral replacement when repeated repairs stop making sense.
Water Heater Installation
Tank and tankless water heaters sized right, installed clean, and tested before we leave.
Questions about leak detection
How do you find a leak under a slab without tearing up the floor?
Acoustic listening equipment and pressure testing narrow it down to a small area first. We only open the floor once we know where the leak actually is, which usually means a patch instead of a demolished room.
Can a small leak really cost that much?
A leak the size of a pinhole can waste thousands of gallons a month. The bigger cost is usually what the water does to framing, insulation, and flooring while nobody knows it is there.
Will my homeowners insurance cover it?
Policies differ, but many cover the damage the water caused even when they do not cover the pipe itself. Document everything and call your carrier early.
How long does leak detection take?
Most residential leaks are located in one visit. Complicated slab or irrigation leaks occasionally take longer if the line runs a long distance.
Do you repair it the same day you find it?
Usually yes, if it is accessible. If it needs an excavation or a repipe we will lay out the options and pricing before scheduling.
Prefer to talk it through?
Call and talk to Stephen directly. He is a Master Plumber, not a call center, so you get a straight answer from the person who will do the work.
Call (903) 570-3051Prefer to write first?
Tell us what is going on and we will chart the job before we ever show up, so you know roughly what to expect.
Odyssey Plumbing Co is regulated by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners (TSBPE), 7915 Cameron Rd., Austin, TX 78754, (512) 936-5200, tsbpe.texas.gov. Stephen Crutchfield, Responsible Master Plumber License M-45845.