Serving Arvada
Vacant & Second-Home Water Damage Arvada, CO
A leak in an occupied house is found in hours. In an empty one it runs until the next visit, and that time is the size of the loss. A loss in an empty building is treated as having run for the whole time since the last visit until the building shows otherwise. The time between visits, not the size of the failure, is usually what decides how far water reached.
First question on the call: how long was it empty?
Often needed alongside
- Frozen & Burst Pipe Damage
Pipes split while frozen and leak when they thaw. The water arrives on the warm day, often days after the cold that caused it.
- Emergency Water Extraction
Standing water removed before it travels further into the building - the first step after any failure, and the one that shows how far the water went.
- Structural Drying
Water that ran unnoticed reaches further than it shows. Drying brings walls, floors and framing back, measured point by point.
Frequently asked questions
What becomes of an Arvada house that is empty but not on the market?
Often, nothing, until something fails. Without an agent or a landlord visiting, a split line can run for weeks. Owners of such houses should keep the heat on and arrange a look inside every week or so, or shut off the water and drain the lines for the winter.
Should Arvada homeowners brace for January or December?
December. The coldest normal nights here come before the new year, not after it, and they coincide with the weeks many people leave for the holidays. A thermostat left at a moderate setting and a neighbor who looks inside while you are away protect the house through the coldest stretch.
Which parts of a 1970s Arvada house are most likely to freeze?
The ones on the edges: laundry hookups and water heaters in garages, lines along exterior walls, and outdoor faucets with hoses still attached. Keeping the garage door closed, disconnecting hoses and opening cabinet doors on outside walls in a cold snap protects most of them.
Where these answers come from: the Arvada page.