Burst Pipe Repair in Morrison, CO

Signs of a broken pipe

• Water spraying or dripping in a cellar, crawl space or under a sink
• Plaster or drywall staining and sagging
• Pressure suddenly weak at every faucet
• Running water heard inside an old stone or frame wall
• Wet ground between the street and the foundation

Spraying water means close the main now. A slow drip can wait for a plumber, but not for long.

Morrison homes and water

Morrison is a tiny historic foothills town known for its stone buildings, dinosaur fossil history and neighboring Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Its housing is old: the median home dates to 1954, and about 91% were built before 1980. Houses that age have often been replumbed in pieces, so galvanized, copper and plastic can all meet in one wall, and those transitions are where a freeze tends to break through. Cold air sliding down from the foothills along Bear Creek makes crawl spaces and exterior walls especially vulnerable.

The Town of Morrison runs its own water system, drawing from Bear Creek and treating it at a town membrane filtration plant, and Public Works maintains water and sewer service in town. Denver Water does not serve Morrison. For a leak near the street, call Town Hall at 303-697-8749. The Town's pages don't spell out where its share of a service line ends, so ask before anyone digs. The 80465 ZIP reaches well beyond town limits, and homes outside town may have a different provider; check your bill.

What affects the price

• Access through plaster, stone or finished walls
• Older pipe that may need a longer replacement so new fittings hold
• More than one crack along the frozen run
• Digging for a buried line, often in rocky ground
• Permit questions through the Town's Building Department (building@morrisonco.us)
• After-hours timing

When the plumber arrives

Your call reaches an independent plumber who serves Morrison. Describe where the water is, whether the main is closed and what the pipe looks like. The plumber locates the break, removes the damaged length, installs new pipe and brings the water back slowly while checking nearby joints. In a house this old, ask for an honest read on the rest of the exposed pipe; a corroded run may be worth replacing now instead of patching it again next winter. If you smell gas, leave first and call 911 and your gas utility from outside.