Neath is our home. When a hidden leak threatens your property, our engineers are minutes away with tracer gas, thermal imaging and acoustic equipment — and a fixed price agreed before we start.
Leak Detection Elite is based in Neath, so nowhere in the town or the surrounding valleys is more than a short drive away. From Skewen to Tonna, Cadoxton to Bryncoch, we locate hidden water leaks for homeowners, landlords and businesses without tearing up floors or gardens on guesswork.
Being local matters when water is escaping. We know the housing stock, the water pressure quirks of the valley network, and the reinstatement rules for the county's roads and pavements. Most Neath surveys are completed within a few hours, and because our price is fixed at £480 + VAT, a difficult leak costs you no more than a simple one.
We work with private owners, letting agents and housing providers across Neath Port Talbot, and our insurance-grade reports — thermal images, moisture readings and photographs — are accepted by insurers for trace and access claims.
Local knowledge
Much of Neath's housing is Victorian and Edwardian terracing built for colliery and tinplate workers — solid stone walls, suspended timber floors and pipework that has been extended and re-routed many times over a century. Later additions in Bryncoch, Cimla and Westernmoor brought concrete ground floors with heating pipes buried in the screed, where a pinhole can weep for months before it shows.
The valley sides also mean long external supply pipes, and older properties around Cadoxton and Aberdulais often still have original galvanised or lead mains that corrode from the inside. Rising water bills with no visible damp is the classic sign — and exactly what tracer gas detection was made for.
WHAT WE FIND IN NEATH
Coverage
We cover the whole of Neath and the Neath Valley, including every village between the town and Pontardawe, Resolven and Glynneath at the head of the valley, and the coastal strip down through Briton Ferry towards Baglan.
Postcode areas covered: SA10 · SA11
Our methods
Every Neath survey starts with the evidence — meter movement, pressure loss, damp mapping — before we choose the right tools. On the town's older stone terraces we lean on acoustic listening and tracer gas, which find escaping water through thick walls and solid floors without a single lifted flagstone. Thermal imaging picks out heating leaks under screeds, and a borescope lets us check floor voids through a drilled hole smaller than a two-pence piece.
A safe hydrogen-nitrogen mix escapes through the smallest defects — traced above ground to pinpoint the leak.
Non-toxicInfrared surveying reveals temperature anomalies behind floors, walls and ceilings.
Non-contactAmplifies the distinctive sound of pressurised water escaping from mains, copper and MDPE pipework.
UndergroundA flexible camera inspects wall cavities, floor voids and boxing-in through the smallest access point.
Minimal accessComparative readings across plaster, timber and concrete map water migration and confirm findings.
Evidence-gradePricing
Many leak detection companies charge £100+ per hour with no way of knowing the final bill. Our Trace & Find survey is a fixed £480 + VAT — however long it takes to find your leak.
A complete leak detection survey with the right equipment for your property.
no hourly rates · no hidden costs
Once located, repairs are quoted separately — every repair varies by leak type, pipework and access.
Priced individually to reflect the size, complexity and requirements of each project.
Answer a few quick questions and we will point you to the right fixed price.
Neath FAQs
Answers specific to Neath properties and how we work in the area.
We are based in Neath, so we can usually attend the same or next working day. If water is actively flowing, turn off the internal stopcock and call us on 01639 999 999 — we will talk you through limiting the damage before we arrive.
Yes — this is the most common call-out in Neath. A hidden leak on a supply pipe or heating circuit often shows in the bill before it shows in the house. Tracer gas and acoustic detection locate the escape point without any exploratory digging.
No. Our survey is non-invasive: we locate the leak first using tracer gas, thermal imaging, acoustic equipment, a borescope and moisture meters. Any excavation only happens afterwards, at the confirmed leak position, and is quoted separately.
Yes. Every £480 + VAT survey includes a detailed report with thermal images, moisture readings and photographs. Most buildings policies include trace and access cover, which typically reimburses the cost of locating the leak.
We do — Tonna, Aberdulais, Resolven and Glynneath are all covered at the same fixed price, along with every SA10 and SA11 address.
Book a non-invasive Trace & Find survey for a fixed £480 + VAT — we locate the source fast, with a full report for your records or insurer.
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