Serving Evergreen
Snowmelt & Runoff Flooding Evergreen, CO
A winter of snow melts in a few weeks. Frozen or saturated ground sends it toward the lowest point, which is often a basement. Melt water follows the snowpack's calendar rather than the weather's, and the source usually keeps running for weeks. The entry point is found and the lower walls and floors are opened where water reached them.
Shut the water off first, then call
Often needed alongside
- 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.
- Sewage & Septic Backup Cleanup
A septic system that cannot drain - frozen lines, thawing ground - sends water back to the lowest drain in the building. It is sewage whatever it looks like.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a pre-1940 Evergreen house hard to keep from freezing?
Its plumbing often runs through spaces that were never insulated for a mountain winter, because many houses of that age were plumbed after they were built. Crawl spaces, porches and additions are the usual weak points. Finding where the lines run, and keeping those spaces warm, is the first step.
How should an Evergreen second home be left between visits in winter?
With the heat at a steady, moderate setting and someone checking inside regularly, or with the water shut off and the lines drained. Freezing nights run from October into April here, so a home left without heat or checks is exposed for months.
When does winter really end for Evergreen plumbing?
Later than the calendar suggests. Freezing nights continue into April, and May brings the most precipitation of the year. Keeping the heat on and the crawl space closed until late spring prevents most of the damage that shows up after a false start to warm weather.
Where these answers come from: the Evergreen page.