Serving Sedalia
Vacant & Second-Home Water Damage Sedalia, 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.
Shut the water off first, then call
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
Does a Sedalia house on gas heat stay warm through a power outage?
Usually not. Most gas furnaces need electricity for their controls and fans, so an outage stops the heat even with gas available. In an old house with lines on outside walls, a long winter outage can freeze them. Draining the lowest faucet protects the lines.
What are the weak points in an old Sedalia house's plumbing?
Lines along exterior walls, under floors and in any addition, because houses of that age had plumbing fitted in after construction. Knowing where those runs are, and keeping those spaces warm in January, prevents most freezes.
How can an empty Sedalia house be protected in winter?
By keeping the heat on with a neighbor checking inside, or by shutting off the water and draining the lines. With so few homes nearby, a split pipe could run for days before anyone noticed.
Where these answers come from: the Sedalia page.