Serving Cañon City
Ice Dam & Roof Leak Damage Cañon City, CO
Snow melts over the warm roof and refreezes at the eave. The ridge of ice holds water back until it finds its way inside. Water held behind an ice dam enters slowly and keeps entering for as long as the snow and the ridge of ice remain. Ceilings and upper wall cavities near the eaves are opened where it collected, and wet insulation in the affected bays is removed.
Say when the building was last checked
Often needed alongside
- Structural Drying
Water that ran unnoticed reaches further than it shows. Drying brings walls, floors and framing back, measured point by point.
- Vacant & Second-Home Water Damage
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.
Frequently asked questions
Which Cañon City lines go unprotected because hard freezes are rare?
Hoses left on outdoor faucets, crawl-space vents left open from summer, and lines in garages and porches that come through most winters without trouble. When a January cold spell brings several hard nights in a row, those are the ones that split. Closing vents and disconnecting hoses in the fall covers most of them.
Where do the water lines usually freeze in an old Cañon City house?
Along outside walls, in unheated porches and additions, and under floors, because houses built before 1940 had plumbing added wherever it would fit. Those lines lose heat before the rooms do. Keeping those spaces warm and closed off in a cold spell protects most of them.
Which part of a Cañon City mobile home freezes first?
The supply line where it rises out of the ground into the underside of the home. It is protected by skirting and usually by heat tape, and when either fails, that short exposed run is the first to freeze. Checking both before the first cold night of the season prevents most problems.
The Cañon City page sets these questions next to the local figures.