Water Damage Restoration in Littleton, CO
Littleton is the Arapahoe County seat, settled in 1862 by an engineer named Richard Little who came to build irrigation ditches, and incorporated in 1890 with 245 people. It has about 45,700 now, in 13.8 square miles along the South Platte River at about 5,400 feet. The town grew fast in the 1950s and 1960s when Martin Marietta built its aerospace plant to the south, and most of the housing is from those decades: brick ranches and split-levels with full basements in the neighborhoods east and west of Broadway, with 1970s and 1980s two-stories farther out and a historic downtown of brick storefronts along Main Street.
The river is the water story. On the evening of June 16, 1965, a flood that started with fourteen inches of rain near Palmer Lake came down Plum Creek and the Platte and destroyed 26 bridges, wrecked or damaged 80 houses and 72 trailers in Littleton, and knocked out nine of the city's fifteen wells. Chatfield Dam, finished in 1975, was built because of it. The flood is why so much of the river corridor is now parkland rather than houses.
This site puts Littleton homeowners through by phone to an independent local water damage provider. Before anything is decided, the provider meters the basement wall by wall.
Littleton water damage in a split-level from the Martin Marietta years
A split-level whose lower level took ground water along the downhill wall in a wet spring is a basement flooding cleanup. A 1960s copper line that split in a garage wall during a cold snap is frozen pipe cleanup. A water heater that let go in a lower-level utility room and soaked the family room carpet is a water heater leak cleanup.
The permit center downtown and the museum that keeps the flood record
Rebuild permits for plumbing, drywall, and electrical go through the city's Building Permit Center at the Littleton Center on West Berry Avenue. The Littleton Museum keeps the photographs and the account of the 1965 flood, which is worth a look before buying a house on the low side of Santa Fe Drive.
Call (720) 807-5901 and describe what is on the floor. We put you through to an independent local water damage provider working in Littleton.
Services Available in Littleton
Basement Flooding Cleanup
Groundwater, a failed pit pump, or a broken line in a finished Cherry Hills basement pumped out, then carpet pad, drywall, and framing metered.
Water Extraction
Standing water pulled off hardwood, tile, and basement concrete on any level of the house, with the first moisture readings taken the same visit.
Structural Drying
Air movers and dehumidifiers run against daily readings until plaster, studs, subfloor, and slab reach their dry target in a mile-high house.
Frozen Pipe Cleanup
Cleanup after a supply line, hose bib, or sprinkler backflow froze in a January cold snap and split, then drying of everything the thaw soaked.
Burst Pipe Water Damage
A failed supply line, boiler fitting, or radiant loop on an upper floor, and the ceilings, walls, and floors below it, dried from the top down.
Leak Detection
A high Denver Water bill, a warm patch on a slab, or a musty wall traced to its source before anyone opens plaster or cuts tile.
Water Heater Leak Cleanup
A tank that let go in a basement mechanical room or a garage closet, and the flooring, drywall, and storage around it dried out.
Roof Leak Water Damage
Wet attic insulation, ceilings, and walls dried after a summer hailstorm or a wind-lifted shingle let water into the house.