Frozen Pipe Burst Cleanup in Athens, IL

Frozen Pipe Burst Cleanup in Athens, IL

A frozen pipe does not burst where it froze. Ice expands and pressure builds between the blockage and the closed fixture, so the split usually appears downstream of the frozen section, which is why people look in the wrong place.

Athens, IL Burst Pipe Water Damage Cleanup responds across Athens, IL through winter. Extraction and drying run the same as any clean water loss, but there is one extra step that matters: identifying why that section froze in the first place.

An uninsulated run in an exterior wall, an unconditioned crawl space, or a pipe on the cold side of insulation will do exactly the same thing next winter. We tell you which one you have so the repair is not just a patch on the split.

Water from a frozen burst also tends to run a long time before discovery, because it often happens while a building is empty or overnight.

Call Athens, IL Burst Pipe Water Damage Cleanup at (888) 517-0318.