Your water service line is the pipe that carries fresh water from the city meter at the street to your home — and the supply lines that run through the yard and under the slab. When it springs a leak or breaks, you see it as a soggy patch in the yard, a water bill that jumped overnight, whole-house low pressure, air sputtering at the taps, or, in a full break, no water at all. It's different from an interior repipe or a dripping fixture: this is the buried line feeding the whole house.
In Cibolo, two things drive water-line trouble: aging polybutylene, poly, or galvanized service lines that finally corrode or split, and the expansive clay soil that shifts and shears buried pipe over the seasons. We locate the failure precisely, then give you honest repair-versus-replace options — including trenchless methods that pull a new line through with minimal digging so your driveway and landscaping stay intact.
Signs your water line needs repair
- A soggy, sunken, or unusually green strip of yard between the meter and the house
- A water bill that jumped with no change in how much you use
- Low water pressure across the whole house, not just one fixture
- Air spitting or sputtering from faucets when you turn them on
- Rusty or discolored water from an old galvanized or poly service line
- No water at all — a sign the main line has broken or fully failed
What's Included When You Book Water Line Repair
Every water line repair & replacement job in Cibolo comes with the same standard of care — no vague “we'll take a look” and a surprise bill. Here's exactly what you get:
- Leak-locating and a pressure test to pinpoint the break before any digging
- An honest repair-vs-replace recommendation with the condition of your line
- Trenchless pull-through replacement where the run qualifies — minimal digging
- A new PE or PEX service line and code-compliant meter and house connections
- The Cibolo residential underground waterline permit pulled (about $15)
- Pressure testing and restoration of the surface we disturbed
How we repair or replace a water line
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Locate the failure
We pressure-test and use leak-locating equipment to pinpoint exactly where the service line is leaking or broken — so we dig in one spot, not the whole yard.
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Repair-vs-replace options
A single break in an otherwise sound line is often a spot repair. An old, failing poly or galvanized line is usually better replaced end to end. We give you both with clear pricing.
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Trenchless where possible
When the run is a candidate, we pull a new PE or PEX service line through with minimal digging, protecting your driveway, sidewalk, and landscaping instead of open-trenching the whole path.
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Permit, connect & restore
We pull the Cibolo residential underground waterline permit (about $15), make the connections to code, pressure-test, and restore the surface we disturbed.
What Affects the Price
Water-line cost depends on the length and depth of the run, the failure type, and whether you spot-repair or replace the whole line via trenchless or open trench.
- Length and depth of the service line from the meter to the house
- Spot repair of one break vs. full end-to-end replacement
- Trenchless pull-through vs. open-trench digging
- Pipe material and size, and the meter/house connection work
- Surface restoration where a driveway, sidewalk, or landscaping is crossed
- Cibolo residential underground waterline permit is about $15 (we pull it)
Why trust us with your water line
We locate before we dig
Pinpointing the break first means one small excavation, not a torn-up yard.
Trenchless options
Where the ground allows, we replace the line with minimal digging to protect your driveway and landscaping.
Clay-soil experience
Cibolo's expansive clay is hard on buried pipe — we repair and replace service lines here every week, to code.
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Water Line Repair FAQs
Water line repair deals with the service line that brings water from the street meter into your home, plus the buried supply line in the yard or under the slab. A repipe replaces the interior distribution lines that run through your walls to each fixture. We do both, and we'll tell you which one your symptoms point to.
Generally the city owns the main in the street and the meter; the homeowner owns the service line from the meter to the house. So a leak or break in your yard is typically your responsibility. We can confirm where the line crosses onto your property when we locate the failure.
Usually not. When the run is a candidate, trenchless replacement pulls a new line through from two small access pits, sparing your driveway and landscaping. We only open-trench the full path when the line's condition or route rules trenchless out — and we tell you which up front.
A soggy yard, a meter that spins with everything off, and whole-house low pressure point to the buried service line. A warm floor spot and running-water sounds inside point to an under-slab leak. We pressure-test to confirm which it is before recommending any work — see our slab leak repair if it's under the slab.
It varies with the length and depth of the run, whether it's a spot repair or a full replacement, and trenchless vs. open-trench. Surface restoration (crossing a driveway or sidewalk) adds to it. We locate the failure first, then give you a written, line-item price — so you're comparing real numbers, not a guess.
A located spot repair is often done in a day. A full trenchless replacement is commonly one to two days depending on the run; an open-trench replacement across a long or deep path takes longer, plus restoration time. We give you the timeline with the written estimate.
Water Line Repair Across the Metrocom
We provide water line repair & replacement throughout Cibolo and nearby communities including Schertz, Selma, Universal City, Converse, Live Oak. From our Cibolo base we cover the whole Metrocom and out across Guadalupe County and the surrounding Comal, Wilson, Bexar, Hays, Caldwell, and Gonzales county communities — with prompt scheduling that works around your day. See every community on our service areas page, or, not sure if we reach you? Call (831) 290-4327 and we'll tell you straight.
