Dripping Sound Under Floor

The drip drip drip goes on for maybe an hour.

Dripping sound under floor.

Fortunately not every water sound signals a problem sometimes the water is safely inside pipes. Before long the vinyl flooring or tiles begin to loosen. Although it may sound minor this leak causes major damage when water seeps into the subfloor where flooring meets the tub or shower. Even worse the plywood subfloor delaminates and rots requiring a huge expensive tearout and replacement project.

Leaking pipes often project a strange hollow hissing sound. I crawled under the house where i can eyeball the toilet drain pipe. Be sure to especially check the kitchen as there are many water sources and water pipes in that room. The sound is from a very area in the ceiling around 1ft radius circle.

I just moved into a 4 yr old house. After shutting off the water on the second floor the sound finally tapers off after 5 10 min. Dripping sound no visible leak worries homeowners real estate matters april 15 2016 we heard from nosy neighbors that they had planned to live there but plans changed so we don t believe it was a quick flip to mask problems. From there i can hear the dripping but can see no water leaking anywhere.

Interesting i noticed every time someone is talking shower on the second floor guest bath right below it on the first floor i could hear dripping or ticking sound. Listen carefully for this noise because if you detect it it can lead you right to the source of the leak. The conclusion is assumed to be a leak under the floor.