I have a Hot Water Slab Leak =(

[Triple J]

$2k is a lot of money.

Why not just repair it youself?  If they found the leak then you know where to jackhammer, which sucks but is fairly easy.  Fixing the copper pipe shouldn't be too tough.  Just practice a couple times if you've never sweated copper fittings on before...it's not too tough.  The replacement concrete can just be hand mixed from a few bags if it's slab on grade.  The only issue I can think of is if your slab is post tensioned and you have to worry about hitting the tension strands.

This happened in the house I gew up in...leak under the tub even.  We just fixed it and never had another problem in 10 years.

I also jackhammered a hole in my basement floor last summer to re-route some plumbing (as part of a total basement remodel).  It wasn't all that tough.

[Grio]

Once you have water in the line, sweating copper can be a little tricky.  The drained stuff is easy to sweat though.  Let the insurance pick up the plumbing...slab repair is an easy home job.

[ROBsS4R]

$2k is a lot of money.

Why not just repair it youself?  If they found the leak then you know where to jackhammer, which sucks but is fairly easy.  Fixing the copper pipe shouldn't be too tough.  Just practice a couple times if you've never sweated copper fittings on before...it's not too tough.  The replacement concrete can just be hand mixed from a few bags if it's slab on grade.  The only issue I can think of is if your slab is post tensioned and you have to worry about hitting the tension strands.

This happened in the house I gew up in...leak under the tub even.  We just fixed it and never had another problem in 10 years.

I also jackhammered a hole in my basement floor last summer to re-route some plumbing (as part of a total basement remodel).  It wasn't all that tough.

Well if its a post-tension slab which they think it is I rather not kill myself 

http://www.hgtvpro.com/hpro/bp_foundation/article/0,,HPRO_20146_3745450,00.html

I will let them take care of it.

[Triple J]

Well if its a post-tension slab which they think it is I rather not kill myself 

http://www.hgtvpro.com/hpro/bp_foundation/article/0,,HPRO_20146_3745450,00.html

I will let them take care of it.

Ya...I wouldn't mess with a PT slab either. 

[ejw24]

Ya...I wouldn't mess with a PT slab either. 

If you cut a tendon it really isn't a big deal.  There is almost always a few sacrificial tendons in each slab and at least one always gets broken when they tension it.

[Popeye the Sailor]

If you cut a tendon it really isn't a big deal.  There is almost always a few sacrificial tendons in each slab and at least one always gets broken when they tension it.

You're basing this on what?

[Triple J]

If you cut a tendon it really isn't a big deal.  There is almost always a few sacrificial tendons in each slab and at least one always gets broken when they tension it.

The sudden release of tension isn't a big deal?  That's what I would be worried about...I figure the slab would be OK without it, as quite a few PT slabs are unnecessary (at least in my experience).

[ejw24]

You're basing this on what?

I'm a PM for a commercial GC, have done several PT high rise buildings.  We've cut through tendons or broke them when stretching them, there are always a few extra tendons in the slab.  The relese in tnesion is negligible if one tendon snaps - but if you break enough or cut through a large bundle of then you can have problems.  Any time you cut a tendon you need your structual PE to evaluate it.