Water Line Repair in Arvada: Service Lines, Breaks and Low Pressure

Every Arvada home gets its water through a single buried service line that runs from the city connection at the curb to the shutoff valve inside the house. In neighborhoods built during Arvada's big growth years in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, that line may be galvanized steel or early copper that has been underground for decades.

When to Suspect the Service Line

• Water pressure has dropped everywhere in the house at once
• A section of lawn stays wet or grows faster than the rest
• The water bill rose although your habits didn't change
• You hear water moving in the basement near where the line enters
• Water comes out cloudy, rusty or with air spurts
• Pavement or a walkway over the line has cracked or settled

Our Water Line Services

• Leak location: listening equipment and line tracing to find the break without trenching the whole yard.
• Spot repairs: replacing a damaged length with modern pipe and approved couplings.
• Full service line replacement: a new line from the curb stop to the house when the old one is corroded, undersized or leaking in more than one place.
• Burst and frozen pipes: fast repair of lines that split during a deep freeze, inside or outside the home.
• Main shutoff valves: replacing old gate valves that won't close fully.

Cold Weather and Shallow Lines

Pipes running through garages, crawlspaces or outside walls are exposed every winter, and a service line that was buried too shallow or disturbed during landscaping can freeze where it comes up to the house. When we repair a frozen line we look at why it froze and suggest insulation, heat tape or a reroute so it doesn't happen again next January.

Digging Safely

Before any excavation we request utility locates through 811, so gas, electric and communication lines are marked. If the problem turns out to be on the city side of the curb stop, we let you know so the City of Arvada can handle it. For leaks inside the walls, see leak detection.