If water use in your Byers home won't stop, or part of a floor is warm or damp, a supply line under the concrete may be leaking. We could not verify Byers' water or sewer provider, so check your bill or ask Arapahoe County, but the plumbing in and under your house is yours to repair either way. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Byers.
Byers is a farming and ranching town about 40 miles east of Denver on I-70, platted in 1889 and known for its Fourth of July parade and rodeo. Its housing is older than most of the eastern I-70 corridor: census survey figures put the median home at 1983, with about 44.7% built before 1980. In those older homes, copper under a slab can wear thin where it rubs against gravel. Newer houses are more likely to have plastic lines that fail at fittings. Because Byers is unincorporated, permits go through the Arapahoe County Building Division.
What to do first
- Know your supply. If you get a water bill, use the meter; if you run your own pump, watch the pump and pressure tank.
- Do a no-use test. Close every fixture. Read the meter twice an hour apart, or listen for the pump starting on its own.
- Check easy causes. Toilets that refill silently and dripping outdoor faucets.
- Isolate the water heater. Close its cold inlet and see if the loss stops.
- Protect the house. Shut the main or switch off the pump if water surfaces.
- Get it pinpointed. Pressure tests and acoustic listening before any concrete is cut.
Symptoms and likely causes
| Symptom | Likely cause |
|---|---|
| Warm strip on tile | Hot line leaking beneath |
| Pump starting with taps closed | Leak somewhere between supply and fixtures |
| Meter creeping, floors cool | Cold-side leak or yard line leak |
| Damp basement carpet | Water rising through the slab |
| Electric bill up, nothing else changed | Pump or water heater replacing lost water |
Cost factors
- Time to confirm the leak is under the house rather than in the yard
- Spot repair through the slab versus a reroute above the floor
- Floor finishes and any finished basement
- Drying wet drywall or carpet pad
- Arapahoe County permit requirements for the scope of work
With nearly half the homes here built before 1980, ask the plumber how the rest of the buried pipe looks before choosing a spot repair. If it is thin or pitted, a reroute through walls or ceilings usually saves a second trip into the same floor. If you do not get a water bill, mention that too, so the plumber can plan to check the pump and the buried line from your supply.
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