How Can Homeowners Avoid Frozen Pipes and Achieve Ice Damming Prevention in Nashua?

12/5/2021 (Permalink)

When frozen pipes burst and affect your family home, team SERVPRO can help. Contact our technicians for remediation and for help in your home.

Mastery of Water Migration Theory and Effective Avoidance of Cold Weather Pipe Bursts and Ice Dam Build Up are Why SERVPRO is a Reliable Resource for Nashua Residents

In late autumn, frozen pipes and ice damming prevention tops Nashua home maintenance chores. Plummeting temperatures plus sleet and snow can spell disaster for vulnerable residences. Fortunately, homeowners have a range of preemptive strategies that can avert the conditions that lead to cold weather water damage.  

What Can Nashua Property Owners Do to Prevent Frozen Water Lines?

The pipes in your plumbing system, freshwater supply, and waste, can freeze and crack when temperatures drop below freezing. Inadequate or absent insulation allows the moisture inside pipes to freeze and swell, exerting enough pressure to split the casing. This is why SERVPRO urges owners to know where cold and moisture enter a home, stopping the water damage and basement flooding in Nashua by:

• Purchasing and wrapping affected lines with inexpensive pipe insulation
• Closing exterior garage doors to trap warmth near pipes
• Opening bathroom and kitchen cabinets to enhance warm airflow
• Keep interior thermostats at warmer levels, even at night or when away (55 degrees is the bare minimum)
• Allow water dripping from a faucet to keep water moving throughout the system

Why Does SERVPRO Focus on Gutter Cleaning and Roof Inspection?

When called to evaluate an attic leak, our IICRC-certified crews seek icicles as a sign that an ice dam is present. Just like the pressure of frozen water in a pipe, the moisture trapped by an ice dam swells, causing gaps at the roofing edge, resulting in ceiling leaks after it flows into an attic. Clogged gutters and downspouts you failed to clean during the fall allow water to pool during daytime thawing and freeze at night. Maintaining gutters and adjusting drainage avoids the creation of ice dams. Sealing joints between roofing materials and attic structures stop the thawing of gutter ice as warm air from your home stays inside.

Thorough training and on-the-job experience are why SERVPRO of Nashua is ready to help homeowners minimize frozen pipes and ice dams damage. Call (603) 889-2311 for winterization insulation and repair suggestions and assistance if water damage does occur.