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Leak detection for car showrooms and dealerships

Big slab floors, valet bays, workshops and glass frontages that show every damp patch. We find the leak with the stock still on the floor.

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A showroom floor is meant to be spotless, so a damp patch under a car is expensive in more ways than one. The slab hides the supply to the valet bay, the heating circuit that keeps the showroom warm and the drainage from the workshop, and the building often has a large flat roof and a glazed frontage that let water in from above. Moving stock and lifting a polished floor to look for the source is the last thing anyone wants.

We locate the leak from above the floor with thermal imaging, acoustic listening and tracer gas. Vehicles stay where they are, the workshop keeps working and the survey is timed around handovers and events. The report gives your insurer and your facilities contractor exactly what they need.

Where leaks hide in a showroom.

The usual suspects for this format, in the order we tend to find them.

Valet and wash bays

High-use hot and cold feeds, pressure washers and floor drains that take a beating every day.

Showroom heating

Underfloor or radiant heating circuits beneath the polished slab. Pressure loss with no visible water means a buried leak.

Workshop services

Compressed-air condensate, wash-down points and floor drains running under the workshop slab.

Glazed frontage and roof

Curtain-walling seals, flat-roof outlets and rooflights over the display area.

Customer lounge and staff areas

Coffee machines, kitchens and toilets in the same building as the display floor.

The incoming main under the forecourt

A long supply run beneath the outside display and customer parking.

How we work on your premises.

The same non-invasive methods as every job, planned for the way this kind of premises actually runs.

  1. Stock stays on the floor

    We survey around vehicles. Thermal imaging and acoustic listening work with cars in place; at most we ask for one bay to be kept clear.

  2. Agreed with the site

    We agree the visit with the showroom team in advance, so vehicles can be moved clear of the areas we need to test.

  3. The polished floor stays polished

    Detection is non-invasive. If an opening is needed it is small, agreed first and in the confirmed location.

  4. Reports for the group and the insurer

    Dealer groups get the same report format at every site, and it is written to support an insurance claim where there is damage.

What you get from a survey.

Every job ends with the same things: the location, the cause, the evidence and a report you can hand to someone else.

  • The leak located beneath the showroom or workshop floor without lifting it
  • A clear cause: heating, supply, drainage or roof
  • Thermal images and photographs for the insurance claim
  • A repair on the same visit where the job allows
  • One supplier for every site in the group

Car showrooms: your questions.

What managers in this sector ask before they book.

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Do we need to move the cars?

Rarely. We work around vehicles. If the leak turns out to be directly beneath one we will ask for that bay to be cleared.

The showroom heating keeps losing pressure. Is that a leak?

Almost always. A sealed heating system that needs topping up is losing water somewhere. Tracer gas and thermal imaging find the point on the circuit, including under the slab.

Can you work while the workshop is open?

Yes. We coordinate with the workshop manager and work a bay at a time. Acoustic work is easier in quieter periods, so we may schedule that part early or late.

Will there be any mess?

No. The equipment is handheld and non-invasive, and we leave the floor as we found it.

Do you cover dealer groups nationally?

Yes. Engineers across England, Scotland and Wales, one contact and one report format for the whole group.

Related services.

Under-floor & slab

Pipes buried in screed beneath tiles, vinyl and timber. Located from above, so the shop floor stays whole.

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Heating & pipework

Commercial central heating and underfloor systems losing pressure. Tracer gas and thermal imaging find the break with the floor still in place.

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Roof & ceiling leaks

Flat roofs, rooflights, box gutters and drips from the unit above. We trace the water back to where it gets in, which is rarely where it shows up.

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Water mains & underground

Supply pipes under car parks, service yards and slab floors. The usual suspect behind a water bill that has quietly doubled.

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Speak to the team about your leak.

One call gets a leak engineer moving. Our methods are non-invasive, so there is usually nothing to dig up, and you get a written report ready for your insurer.

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Engineers across England, Scotland and Wales. £5 million public liability insurance.