Frozen Pipes and Ice Damming Can Cause Costly Water Damage to Your Milton Property

12/10/2021 (Permalink)

Frozen pipes and ice dams can leave a path of damage in your property. SERVPRO is standing by to restore your home.

SERVPRO Offers Water Damage Restoration in Milton to Help Reverse Issues from Frozen Pipes and Ice Dams

When you find that you have frozen pipes on your Milton property, it may seem as though there is no hope of getting to the heart of the matter. Once the temperatures drop during the winter months, know that you are not alone, and other property owners face the same issue. It is all a matter of locating the source, implementing water removal services, and getting your home back to pre-emergency condition. SERVPRO is there whenever you need us, 24/7, to make it "Like it never even happened."

Frozen pipes and ice damming in Milton may cause water damage, but SERVPRO has skilled technicians on staff to address it for you. If a frozen pipe does burst, follow these steps until we arrive:

• Turn off your home's water supply as quickly as possible.
• Contact SERVPRO to address the flood cleanup – we arrive within hours of your call.
• Only begin mopping if it is safe to do so – this means ensuring there is no live electricity nearby or other hazards. If you are unsure, wait for our crew to arrive.

Once our crew arrives, we will begin the water extraction and drying part of the water mitigation plan. These measures include careful moisture detection to ensure no moisture pockets remain, leading to mold or mildew growth.

You can try to avoid burst pipes in the future:

• If the pipes have frozen, shut off the water at your primary connection.
• Open all of the working faucets, leaving the water running.
• Turn on the faucet closest to the frozen pipe and start thawing it slowly and carefully with a heat pack or portable heater.
• Install insulation on vulnerable pipes.
• Open up bathroom and kitchen doors to allow warm air circulation around the pipes.

Handling Ice Dams

An ice dam may form once heated air melts snow on your roof, but the water dams behind the ice. Once the trapped water cannot flow into your gutter system, it could cause backflow under the roofing and into your structural elements or interior. SERVPRO is available for moisture detection and controlled demolition to help handle any damage caused.

Call SERVPRO of Sullivan and South Ulster Counties at (845) 791-7647 if you require assistance with frozen pipes, ice damming, and the water damage that occurs. We're Faster to Any Size Disaster!