Freeze, Thaw, Then the Leak
Water Damage Restoration La Junta, CO
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- Frozen lines, thaw leaks and failed heat
- The first question is how long it ran
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No closing time, because a thaw does not keep business hours.
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How long water runs before anyone knows: the four things that set that clock, laid out once for the whole state.
La Junta: what fails while nobody is home
Found on a return visit or after a cold night, a leak anywhere in La Junta reaches an independent contractor who works the area on one call. About a quarter of La Junta's houses were built before 1940, and a third of its households rent their homes.
The housing, by age
Just 16.1 percent of the homes in La Junta are newer than 1989, with the median dating to 1960, the era that decided where these buildings' pipes run, including any that pass through unheated space. Old houses let to tenants carry plumbing added long after their walls, and occupants who may never have been shown where the water shuts off.
Cold months and wet months
A pipe in La Junta faces freezing nights 5 months of the year, down to a normal 16.5-degree low in January, and a split usually leaks on the thaw rather than the cold night itself; July carries 2.21 of the 13.62 inches in a normal year, both figures recorded at LA JUNTA, 0.3 miles away. December and January sit within a degree of each other at night, near 17, so the deepest cold here lasts about eight weeks rather than a few days.
The weak points here
- Houses built before 1940, about a quarter of the town, with plumbing along cold outside walls
- Rented homes, about a third, where tenants may not know where the shutoff is
- Mobile homes, about one in twelve, with supply lines under the floor behind skirting
Water Damage Restoration services in La Junta
Choose by cause. Water Damage Restoration connects La Junta callers with independent contractors for each failure below and the water it left.
- Emergency
Emergency Water Extraction
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Frozen & Burst Pipe Damage
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Vacant & Second-Home Water Damage
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Snowmelt & Runoff Flooding
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Ice Dam & Roof Leak Damage
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Sewage & Septic Backup Cleanup
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Structural Drying
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Areas covered around La Junta
For a building outside this town, use the Colorado index.
Frequently asked questions
What should a La Junta landlord show a new tenant before winter?
Where the main water shutoff is and how to close it, what setting the heat should stay at when the house is empty, and whom to call if a pipe splits. Those three things turn a potential flood into a small repair.
Why do La Junta's older houses freeze along the outside walls?
Because their plumbing was added after they were built, often along exterior walls or under floors. Those lines cool first in a January cold snap. Opening cabinet doors under sinks on outside walls and keeping the heat steady prevents most freezes.
What should La Junta mobile home owners look at before the first freeze?
The skirting, for gaps and loose panels, and the heat tape on the supply line, to make sure it still works. Both fail quietly over the summer, and the supply line under the home is the first part to freeze.
La Junta, CO
Found water in La Junta?
Call now, even if it has been running for days. One free call reaches an independent local contractor.
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If water is still running, find the main shutoff or, on a well, switch off the pump at its breaker before calling.