Homes around the historic Hill Country Mile along South Main sit on shallow soil over limestone along Cibolo Creek, and Boerne is everything from 1900s limestone cottages to 2020s subdivisions. That combination is exactly why leak detection calls here cluster the way they do — older supply lines under a foundation that never stops moving.
Boerne, Texas deals with galvanized and cast-iron lines still in service in the older core, which is the practical consequence of shallow soil over limestone along Cibolo Creek under slab-on-grade construction. The leak itself is usually small; the water damage by the time it surfaces rarely is.
If the same line has leaked before, a repipe usually beats another patch. Homes in Boerne that are everything from 1900s limestone cottages to 2020s subdivisions often reach that point, and we would rather tell you now than come back in eight months.
What we handle in Boerne
- Electronic and acoustic leak location under slabs
- Thermal imaging for hot-water line leaks
- Pressure testing of supply and gas lines
- Slab leak repair, and rerouting when repair is the worse investment
- Wall, ceiling and under-sink leak tracing
- Water meter verification for unexplained bill spikes
Boerne at a glance
- County
- Kendall County, Texas
- ZIP codes
- 78006, 78015
- Housing
- Homes everything from 1900s limestone cottages to 2020s subdivisions — German-heritage limestone buildings beside modern hill-country builds
- Ground conditions
- Shallow soil over limestone along Cibolo Creek
- Water
- Hard Hill Country water from municipal and well sources
- Most common issue
- Galvanized and cast-iron lines still in service in the older core