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Freeze, Thaw, Then the Leak

Water Damage Restoration Platteville, 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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Before anything else: where the water came from, and how long ago.

How long water runs before anyone knows: the four things that set that clock, laid out once for the whole state.

Platteville: what fails while nobody is home

Found on a return visit or after a cold night, a leak anywhere in Platteville reaches an independent contractor who works the area on one call. Nine in ten Platteville households own their homes, and about one home in seven is a mobile home rather than a site-built house.

The housing, by age

In Platteville, 46.5 percent of the homes predate 1990 and the median one was built in 1992; a building's age decides where its water lines run and how much of them sits outside the heat. In a town of owners, a house left for a winter trip has no landlord checking on it, and in a mobile home the supply line under the floor is the part most likely to freeze.

Cold months and wet months

Over a normal year Platteville spends 5 months with lows below freezing, bottoming out at 14.4 degrees in January, while July, at an average 73.1 degrees, is the month furthest from that risk; 14.44 inches fall in a normal year, 2.63 of them in May, rain recorded at MILLIKEN 1.3 WSW 6.2 miles away and temperatures 13.4 miles away. The gap between a January night and afternoon here is about 30 degrees, from 14.4 to 44.5, enough to freeze and thaw an exposed line in a single day.

The weak points here

  • Mobile homes, about one in seven, with supply lines under the floor behind skirting
  • Owner-occupied houses left for winter trips, with no landlord or manager looking in
  • Duplexes and small buildings, about one home in ten, where a leak in an empty unit reaches the neighbor

Water Damage Restoration services in Platteville

Choose by cause. Water Damage Restoration connects Platteville callers with independent contractors for each failure below and the water it left.

Areas covered around Platteville

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Frequently asked questions

Who looks in on a Platteville house when its owners travel in winter?

Only whoever they ask. Most homes here are owner-occupied, so there is no landlord or manager checking. A neighbor with a key who looks inside every few days, and a thermostat left at a moderate setting, prevent most frozen pipes.

What should Platteville mobile home owners do before winter?

Check the skirting for gaps, make sure the heat tape on the supply line is working, and close any vents under the home. The supply line where it rises from the ground is where most freezes start, and a gap in the skirting is usually why.

How does a leak spread in a Platteville duplex?

Through the shared wall and floor, so a frozen line in an empty unit can reach the occupied one quickly. The neighbor usually notices first. Exchanging phone numbers and a key with the neighboring owner or tenant is the fastest protection.

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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.

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