Emergency
Sewage & Septic Backup Cleanup Pueblo, CO
A septic system that cannot drain - frozen lines, thawing ground - sends water back to the lowest drain in the building. It is sewage whatever it looks like. Water that came back through a drain is handled as sewage whatever it looks like. On a septic property the system has to be carrying water away again before the building is used, or the backup repeats.
Found on a return visit? Call from the door
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.
- Snowmelt & Runoff Flooding
A winter of snow melts in a few weeks. Frozen or saturated ground sends it toward the lowest point, which is often a basement.
Frequently asked questions
Who should be checking on a vacant house in Pueblo during winter?
Whoever holds the keys, whether that is an heir, an out-of-town owner or a relative. A house that is not for sale or rent has no agent or landlord walking through it, so a split line can run until someone happens by. A visit every week or two, inside and down to the lowest floor, is what catches one early.
Why is December the month to watch in Pueblo?
Because the coldest normal lows here fall in December rather than January. A house emptied in October or November meets its hardest freeze within weeks, often before anyone has settled into a routine of checking on it. Turning the water off at the main, or keeping the heat on, before the first cold week is the safer order.
What should be shut off in an older Pueblo house that will stand empty?
The water at the main, and the water heater's supply, with the lines drained if the heat will be off. Older houses often have shutoffs in cellars or crawl spaces that are hard to reach or have not been turned in years, so it is worth finding and testing them before the house is left, not after a pipe has split.
Where these answers come from: the Pueblo page.