Leak Detection Guides & Advice

Practical guides from MCR Leak Detection: finding hidden water leaks, trace and access insurance, boiler pressure problems, and what Scottish homeowners, landlords and businesses need to know. New guides are added regularly.

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Leak Detection in Old Stone Houses: Why It’s Different

Solid stone walls soak up and spread moisture, so leaks in traditional Scottish homes rarely show where they start. How thermal imaging, moisture profiling and tracer gas adapt to mass masonry, and why period fabric should only ever be opened once, at the confirmed leak point.

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How Long Does Leak Detection Take?

Most home leak detection surveys are finished within half a day, and many take a couple of hours. Typical timescales scenario by scenario, where the time actually goes, and the preparation that genuinely shortens the visit.

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Rising Damp or a Water Leak? Stop Guessing

Rising damp is the most over-diagnosed condition in British housing, and plenty of condemned walls are hiding a plumbing leak. The visual differences, the tests that settle it and the real cost of the wrong diagnosis.

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