Emergency
Frozen & Burst Pipe Damage Olney Springs, 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.
Say when the building was last checked
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
Why do the old houses in Olney Springs freeze so easily?
Because their plumbing came after the walls. Water lines in houses of that age were added where they could fit, often along an exterior wall, through an unheated porch or down in a cellar. Those are the places the cold reaches first, so keeping those rooms warm and the cellar closed off does most of the work.
What should be done with an empty house in Olney Springs before winter?
Shut off the water at the main and drain the lines, unless someone will be keeping it heated and checking inside every few days. In a very old house, an unnoticed freeze can split several lines at once, and without anyone living there the water can run until the next visit.
How are mobile homes in Olney Springs protected from freezing?
With skirting that closes in the space under the home and heat tape on the supply line where it enters. Both need a look each fall. A missing skirting panel on the windward side or a heat tape that has stopped working is how most mobile home lines freeze.
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