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Hi Everyone. I am so hoping that someone will have some advice for us. My husband and I had our house built seven years ago and last week we started hearing running water that sounded like it was coming from our kitchen. Well, to make a long story short we have determined that a hot water pipe has burst in our slab foundation. It was a very light sound so hubby and I went to Atlanta for business and my mom just called (who is watching our daughters) and said that she sees water on our kitchen floor, ok leak has just gotten to be a big problem. We are going to be home on Sunday so I am not sure what to do. Here is the big problem, hubby wants to put some kind of shut off and by pass the broken line, still leaving the line, but with no water flowing through it. I don't know what to do, but am thinking that this could be a HUGE deal if not fixed correctly, let alone ever trying to sell the house. Does anyone have any advice on what we should do? Will our homeowners policy cover this type of thing? Any help will be SO much appricieated.
You could bypass the broken pipe as long as you get it done to code. I'm assuming he wants to route around having to go into the slab in order to fix it. If this is the case, I'd completely re-route it instead of putting a shut-off valve (valves just beg to be turned by someone). I can't see how having a single unused pipe in the foundation would affect the house value - though I might make sure it was sealed off so as to not house rodents, etc. Make sure the new plumbing is hidden in the walls, or at least done neatly enough to not detract from your resale value.
You'd have to ask your insurance agent if your homeowner's will cover it. My guess is it will depend on the estimated cost of the repair and how big your deductible is.
Have your Mom or someone find and close the main shut-off valve to the house, and maybe turn off the water heater too. Homeowner's insurance should cover this, if not a home warrantee from the builder.
