Serving Grand Junction
Structural Drying Grand Junction, CO
Water that ran unnoticed reaches further than it shows. Drying brings walls, floors and framing back, measured point by point. Moisture is read at marked points each day and compared with unaffected material in the same building. In a building that froze, heat comes back first, because drying equipment cannot work below freezing.
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.
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
How are water lines on a Grand Junction mobile home protected from freezing?
Usually by skirting that closes in the space under the home and by heat tape wrapped on the supply line where it rises from the ground. Both fail quietly. A skirting panel knocked loose or a heat tape that stopped working in a mild winter only shows itself in the first hard cold spell, which is why they are worth checking each fall.
If winters here are mild, why do pipes still freeze in Grand Junction?
Because mild winters make it easy to leave lines unprotected. Most nights in the valley stay above the point that threatens plumbing, so garage runs and lines under mobile homes go unwrapped. Then a January cold spell brings several hard nights in a row, and the exposed lines are the first to go, often in homes whose owners are away.
What should a Grand Junction renter know before leaving for the holidays?
Where the water shutoff for the home is, whether the heat should be left on and at what setting, and whom to call if a neighbor reports water. Many renters have never been shown the shutoff. Asking the landlord before leaving takes a few minutes; finding it in the dark after a pipe has split takes much longer.
Return to Grand Junction for what these answers rest on.