Oak Park Public Library (Main)
The main library at Lake Street adjoins Scoville Park.
Quick Answer
The blocks around Scoville Park combine older single-family homes, condo and apartment buildings and mixed-use properties on Lake Street. Common concerns include shared-plumbing leaks, older supply and drain lines, and roots affecting buried lines.

Scoville Park sits next to the main Oak Park Public Library on Lake Street. Within a few blocks you find older single-family homes, courtyard buildings, condos and mixed-use buildings. That variety means the right leak detection approach depends on what building you are in.
In multi-unit buildings, shared stacks and risers mean one leak can affect several units. In older single-family homes, the issues are aging supply and drain lines. In both, mature street trees can stress buried service lines and sewers.
For multi-unit properties, see commercial leak detection and in-wall and ceiling pipe leak detection. For service lines under mature trees, see underground water line leak detection.
Services most requested around the library and Lake Street.









Shared plumbing and older lines drive these.
Vertical lines affect multiple units.
Upper-unit leaks stain ceilings below.
Roots stress service lines and sewers.
Galvanized and early copper fail with age.
Basement and closet-installed heaters leak.
Can mimic plumbing leaks.
Common signs in this part of the village.
A stain that appears below a neighbor's unit
Likely a leak above.
Water hammer or noise in walls
May indicate loose pipes or pressure issues.
A high bill with no change in use
Check the meter.
Damp carpet by an exterior wall
Could be exterior or plumbing.
Mold odor
Hidden moisture.
Lawn wet spots in dry weather
Possible service-line leak.
Features that help place the area.
The main library at Lake Street adjoins Scoville Park.
A village green on Lake Street near Oak Park Avenue.
Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark nearby on Lake Street.
Shops and restaurants along the park's edge.
Service ZIP codes for the village are 60301, 60302, 60303 and 60304. Addresses around Scoville Park are covered along with the rest of Oak Park.
See all Oak Park service areas.
Shared buildings need shared vigilance.
Freezing risk in unheated corners and exterior walls.
Tip: Coordinate with neighbors on shut-offs.
Rain tests roofs and basements.
Tip: Check roof drains and basement floors.
Humidity and AC condensate.
Tip: Check condensate lines.
Heating season starts.
Tip: Check for leaks at radiator valves and boilers.
Leak detection information for the neighborhoods next to Scoville Park.
Nearby Area
Lake Street's core.
View Downtown Oak ParkNearby Area
Park to the east.
View Austin GardensNearby Area
Historic district nearby.
View Frank Lloyd Wright Historic DistrictNearby Area
Residential blocks to the south.
View Central Oak ParkQuick answers for local homeowners and property managers.
Call to be pointed to a professional who works in older and multi-unit buildings.
Tell us what you are seeing — a damp spot, a high water bill, a sound in the wall — and we will point you to a local leak detection professional who can look at it.
Phone
(708) 221-8167Address
439 Madison St
Oak Park, IL 60302
Service ZIP Codes
60301, 60302, 60303, 60304
Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois