Does an old slab repair establish where a new leak is?
No. Treat the earlier repair as a record to review, not a current leak location. Identify what was repaired, what was tested and which symptom has appeared since then.
What to establish first
Locate any invoice, sketch or photo from the earlier job. Write down the room, approximate date and whether the record describes a repaired pipe or merely an inspection. If the route was not recorded, avoid drawing it from memory as a confirmed fact.
Describe the present change separately. A newly damp floor, a renewed meter concern and a stain that never disappeared are different observations. A timeline helps a new inspection address the current question without assuming the original repair failed.
Agree the inspection scope
Ask whether the proposed inspection will examine the old repair area, another part of the supply or both. If a broader search is recommended, ask what evidence justifies it and what parts of the system are outside the visit.
Keep the detection result separate from the repair choice. Before another floor opening, ask for its proposed location, reason and size, and what happens if the suspected section cannot be reached as planned. Do not remove the old patch yourself to look for water.
Local checks and the next decision
FPUA’s high-consumption guidance includes under-slab lines as one possible source among several. Bring any relevant consumption change to the review, while keeping the earlier invoice as separate evidence. Neither the utility’s general list nor an old repair establishes the cause today.
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority
Make a better record this time
For a Village address, check repair authorization with St. Lucie Village before assuming the same jurisdiction or requirements as the earlier work. Ask the provider to distinguish what was found from what was left inaccessible. Preserve the new findings alongside the old record so later work is not planned from guesses.
St. Lucie Village