So, I had a leak in my main water line running from the street to my home. I had Jump-to-it plumbing come out for a free inspection. The guy told me he was sure I had a leak, but did not attempt to find it. He told me he would just dig a new trench to run a new line. This would include tearing up my yard, but also, jack hammering out my sidewalk and cement that we laid close to our home. His estimate was $5,700. That did not include replacing the concrete that they would remove.
The next day, I had scheduled Accurate Leak Detection to also find the leak and give me an estimate. I knew the leak detection would cost me $275. Well, Wayne and Jordan showed up. It took them a while to find the leak, but they did find it. Also, they traced my original line from the street to my home electronically. It took them about 8 hours start to finish to find the leak, dig to the line (through some pretty thick tree roots), fix the line, and fill the whole back in. The cost, $800. Now this is not cheap, but for 8 hours of labor (2 people), the know how to find the leak and fix it, and their tools and knowledge, it was priceless.
Had I just had them just find the leak, and tried to fix it myself would have been a joke. This project would have taken me two to three days to fix, if I could have done it at all. Also, I was able to make it to work that night, since they finished by 6pm, because I had running water to take a shower. Otherwise, I would have had to miss a day or two of work just trying to fix my own leak.
So, they fixed my leak, guaranteed the work for a year, and now I'm not paying an extra $200/month in water bills. That's about what the leak had cost me in the previous 2-3 months.
Also, if they did have to replace the entire line, they quoted me a fair price of $1,600. Now, they were not going to destroy any of my property like the previous company was going to do. They use a system that just pulls the new line through the existing line cutting it as the new line passes through the old one.
I give Accurate an A++ for good honest work. Thanks Wayne and Jordan. Also, thanks to the owner! I believe his name was Chris. He came at the end of the day to help his guys finish the job.