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Ice Dam & Roof Leak Damage Central 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
During a power outage, which Central City homes lose heat first?
Those heated by electricity, about two in five here, lose it immediately, and many gas furnaces stop too, since their controls and fans need power. In a larger building, an outage affects every unit at once, including empty ones where nobody will notice the temperature dropping.
Can Central City pipes still freeze after the first warm weeks of spring?
Yes. Normal nights stay below freezing into April here, and May is the wettest month of the year. A home whose owner turns the heat off at the first mild weekend may meet a hard frost weeks later.
Where does a pre-1940 Central City house tend to keep its water lines?
Often along exterior walls or through unheated spaces, since many houses of that age had plumbing fitted after they were built. Those runs are the first to freeze when the heat drops. Knowing where they are, and keeping those rooms warm, matters most in the older houses.
Where these answers come from: the Central City page.