Serving Olney Springs
Vacant & Second-Home Water Damage Olney Springs, CO
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. A loss in an empty building is treated as having run for the whole time since the last visit until the building shows otherwise. The time between visits, not the size of the failure, is usually what decides how far water reached.
First question on the call: how long was it empty?
Often needed alongside
- 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.
- 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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