Serving Pitkin
Structural Drying Pitkin, 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.
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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 should a Pitkin cabin be left between visits?
Drained, in almost every month of the year. With a stove as the only heat, a cabin is cold as soon as its owner leaves. Shut the water off, open the faucets, empty the water heater and traps, and leave the lines dry. Filling them again on the next visit is far easier than repairing split pipes.
Can pipes freeze in Pitkin during the summer?
In June and September, yes. Only July and August reliably stay above freezing at night here. A cabin opened in early June or left filled after a September weekend can meet a frost with nobody there, so the same draining routine applies outside the height of summer.
What should be checked when opening a Pitkin cabin for the season?
Every line, slowly. Turn the water on gradually and walk the cabin, looking under sinks, around the water heater and at any pipe along an outside wall. A line that froze while filled may have split and will only show it once pressure returns.
The Pitkin page sets these questions next to the local figures.