Multi Unit Housing | Rain Leak Testing
When rain starts leaking in your high-rise, condominium, or town home there are few places one can turn to locate where the water intrusion originates. Property managers, builders, and homeowners here in los Angeles can find themselves desperate for answers when water leaks into their building. How much does water intrusion testing cost? Who is qualified enough to diagnose these issues?
There are very few companies here in Los Angeles who understand that buildings with multiple individual dwelling units can make locating water infiltration difficult. Unlike single family homes, water has the ability to travel down multiple levels to reach its final destination or exit point.
How much does it cost to rain leak test in Multi unit housing?
Typically, rain leak testing for multi unit housing can cost as little as $600 and as much to $1500 per day of testing. The differences in the prices is usually dictated by the complexity of the testing to locate the leak. Because our company specializes in multi unit housing water infiltration rain leak testing, we can usually get pretty close when estimating a rain leak detection test.
We possess the necessary equipment to locate rain leaks quickly and efficiently whereas most contractors know little about water testing on multi unit complexes and choose to use a water house and randomly spray hoping to locate the water intrusion issue, however, this method is not suggested for use for multiple reasons.
Do Not Use A Water Hose For Rain Leak Testing
Water hoses used for water intrusion testing is not suggested for one, the water coming out of a water hose is significantly more powerful than just about any rain event and dish out. Secondly, the amount of volume is also more significant than what most rain events can produce. Furthermore, water hoses can only spray within a small area whereas a professional spray system can spray across 12 feet at one time.
