Emergency
Frozen & Burst Pipe Damage Evans, CO
Pipes split while frozen and leak when they thaw. The water arrives on the warm day, often days after the cold that caused it. A frozen line usually splits during the freeze and leaks during the thaw, so the water arrives on a warmer day than the cold that caused it. Every line in the building is treated as possibly split until it has held pressure after thawing.
First question on the call: how long was it empty?
Often needed alongside
- 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.
- 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 happens to an Evans apartment left empty at the end of a lease?
Its heat is often set low and nobody runs its taps, so a line along an outside wall can freeze in a January cold snap without anyone knowing. Management should walk empty units every few days in cold weather and keep the heat at a moderate setting.
How do Evans residents in manufactured homes guard the supply line?
By checking the skirting for gaps and making sure the heat tape on the supply line is working before winter. The line where it rises from the ground is where most freezes start, and a loose skirting panel is usually why.
Who should an Evans tenant call if water appears from above?
The building manager, right away, with where and when the water appeared. The unit above may be empty, so its occupant will not be the one to notice. The sooner someone traces it, the less of the building it reaches.
Where these answers come from: the Evans page.