If a pipe bursts in your Highlands Ranch home, close the main valve first, then turn off power to anything near the water. A plumber can remove the failed section, splice in new pipe and test the line. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Highlands Ranch.
What happens after you call
The number on this page connects you with an independent plumber who works in Highlands Ranch. Be ready to describe where the water is coming from, whether the house valve is closed, and what the pipe looks like. On site, the plumber finds the split, opens only as much drywall as needed, cuts out the damaged piece and joins in new pipe. Water comes back on slowly while the repair and nearby joints are watched, and lines on the same exterior wall get a look too.
What drives the bill
- Access: finished basements and vaulted ceilings take more opening and patching.
- Material: many Highlands Ranch homes use copper or PEX; matching the existing pipe is straightforward.
- Number of breaks: one cold night can crack a line more than once.
- Location: a leak on the buried line from the curb stop to the house needs digging.
- Permits: Douglas County issues permits here, and the Highlands Ranch Metro District signs off first on projects that need its approval.
- Time: nights and weekends cost more.
Highlands Ranch specifics
Highlands Ranch is a master-planned community built from the 1980s onward, so most bursts here come from lines in garages, attics, cantilevered floors and exterior walls rather than from worn-out pipe. Water and wastewater come from Highlands Ranch Water (Centennial Water and Sanitation District), which covers all of Highlands Ranch and Solstice.
The district maintains the service line from the main through the curb stop and owns the meter; the homeowner maintains the line from the curb stop through the building. During a private plumbing emergency, Highlands Ranch Water will help shut water off at the curb stop, which is useful if your indoor valve won't close. Its 24-hour emergency line is 303-791-2185. The district also says it has no lead service lines in its area, so a service line repair here is about age or damage, not lead.
Because Highlands Ranch is unincorporated, permits come from the Douglas County Building Division rather than a city.
Before the plumber gets there
- Close the house valve, or call the district for a curb stop shutoff
- Kill power to wet outlets and appliances
- Open a low faucet to drain the lines
- Photograph everything before cleaning up
- Move belongings away from the wet area
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