Residential Water Damage Restoration in Northern Colorado

Many Northern Colorado homes are newer than they look from the street. Fort Collins and Greeley both have median build years in the early 1990s, and the subdivisions in Windsor, Timnath, Johnstown, Severance, Firestone and Frederick are newer still. New construction tends to put laundry rooms and bathrooms on the second floor, right over kitchens and living rooms, so a burst washer hose or a cracked toilet supply line sends water straight through the ceiling below. Finished basements are common too, and water that reaches carpet, pad and the bottom of the drywall needs extraction and drying fast to keep it from spreading.

Older neighborhoods in Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley and Evans, and the farm towns across Weld County, bring a different set of problems. Aging water heaters, worn supply lines and drains, and basements finished long after the house was built are frequent sources of water. Rural homes may sit on long driveways with outbuildings and shops that also get wet. Across the region the Colorado Geological Survey maps swelling soils, and foundation cracks can let snowmelt and heavy rain seep into basements, especially where downspouts or lawn sprinklers soak the soil next to the wall.

Hail is the signature Northern Colorado risk. It is a roof and window problem first, but water damage follows when cracked shingles, dented vents and broken skylights leak during later storms, sometimes weeks after the hail. Freeze-thaw cycles add frozen pipes in garages and exterior walls. Rural homes on the plains face the same freeze and hail risks with fewer neighbors nearby to notice trouble. A local restoration pro can find the wet areas with moisture meters, dry what can be saved and remove what cannot, so repairs start on a dry structure.