Emergency
Frozen & Burst Pipe Damage Longmont, 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.
Shut the water off first, then call
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 should owners of Longmont's oldest houses do before January?
Find where the water lines run, close crawl-space vents, and plan to open cabinet doors under sinks on outside walls during cold snaps. Houses built before 1940 had plumbing added later, often in the coldest parts of the building.
Which neighbor usually discovers a leak in a vacant Longmont apartment?
Usually by the neighbors below, when water appears in their ceiling. The empty unit gives no warning of its own. Management that knows which units are vacant, and checks them during cold weather, catches these sooner.
Who looks after a Longmont rental between tenants?
The owner or property manager, who should keep the heat at a moderate setting and visit every few days in cold weather. A unit sitting empty in January with the thermostat turned down is the most common setting for a frozen line.
Read these beside the Longmont housing and climate notes.