Port Coquitlam, Metro Vancouver
Strata leak detection in Port Coquitlam
Leak.ca has been serving Port Coquitlam industrial facilities since 1999. Our certified technicians use advanced non-invasive technology — thermal imaging, acoustic correlation, ground-penetrating radar, and tracer gas — to locate hidden water and process leaks without unnecessary damage to your property. Established suburb with older single-family homes and growing commercial sector.
Common strata leak issues in Port Coquitlam
- Inter-unit water damage — The single biggest source of strata insurance claims in BC. Locating the source unit (and whether the leak is common property or unit-owner responsibility) is our most-requested service.
- Rising insurance deductibles — Strata insurance deductibles in BC have multiplied since 2019. Preventive leak surveys are now a budgetable line item to keep claims (and renewals) down.
- Depreciation report deadlines — SPA requires periodic depreciation reports. Current building-condition data from a leak survey strengthens the report and the CRF planning.
- Form B / Form K supporting docs — Buyers' lawyers increasingly ask for leak-history disclosure. We provide formal certifications that go into the disclosure package.
Why Port Coquitlam property managers choose Leak.ca
- Strata Property Act fluent — We understand common property vs. limited common property, Section 116 disclosure, Form B / Form K, and how leak findings affect chargebacks. Reports are written with that framework in mind.
- Insurance-claim ready — Reports formatted for BC's major strata insurers (BFL, Wawanesa, Aviva, Intact, Co-operators, Northbridge) — including moisture maps, thermal imagery, equipment manifests, and findings narratives that satisfy adjusters on first review.
- Subrogation evidence packages — When a leak crosses unit boundaries or vendor responsibility, we deliver evidence packages that hold up to subrogation review — preserving the strata's recovery position.
- Depreciation report support — We work with BC's depreciation report providers (Normac, RDH, RJC, Morrison Hershfield, etc.) to provide leak-history and current-condition data for 10-year/5-year updates required under the Strata Property Act.
- Tenant- and AGM-aware scheduling — Off-hours, low-occupancy windows, AGM-deadline turnarounds — we work around your meeting calendar and tenant comfort.
- Property-manager workflow integrated — We know your management software, your maintenance ticketing, and your AGM cycle. PMs get one point of contact, simple invoicing, and reports formatted for council distribution.
- Non-invasive technology — Thermal imaging, acoustic correlation, ground-penetrating radar, tracer gas. Most jobs require zero drywall removal — critical when 200 owners are watching.
- Multi-building portfolio pricing — Volume pricing for property managers and REITs running multi-building annual leak survey programs. Predictable cost line item for your CRF.