what type of repairs are neccessary when a water main bursts in ones own home?
2007-02-11 13:50:09 · 6 answers · asked by MARTHA A 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It depends on which side of the meter it occurs on. If on your side its your responsibility to make repairs. I suggest you call a plumber to handle it.
2007-02-11 14:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by rico3151 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are a little vague about your problem. Hope you found the shut off right away. You say a water main, but the main does not come near your house. A main is the big pipe that runs under the street in front or back of your house. You have a pipe from it to your meter and then into the house. If the pipes in your house are run in your attic or you have a two story home with pipes running up the wall, you can have plaster, electrical, flooring and carpet or tile damage. Water inside the walls will mildew and that is a health hazard. It can get nasty and expensive.
If you are on a slab and the pipes run through the concrete floor you will have a guy with a jack hammer in your house tearing up the cement. Lots of fun. If you are on a foundation and the pipes run under the house and up into the walls, it will depend on where the break is. If you have a basement, you may now have an indoor swimming pool. Plus a lot of other water logged items. Water at our fingertips if probably the most important thing in a home, but it can be the most distructive, too. Good Luck and call a plumber.
2007-02-11 22:25:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking main? usually the main doesn't run inside the house. It runes to the meter and from there it is no longer a main. Exactly where did it break.
I hope you know where the turn off is while we are waiting for an answer.
2007-02-11 21:55:05 · answer #3 · answered by ttpawpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replacement of the broken pipes... cut out the breaks and replace with new pipe.. be it copper galvanised or PVC.. it just has to be replaced... methods vary as copper is soldered, Galvinised is threaded (use a coupling on the final joint) and PVC is glued.. the copper and PVC are the easier to do..
2007-02-11 21:58:51 · answer #4 · answered by darchangel_3 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Insurance will cover all damage except the pipes themselves
2007-02-11 21:57:27 · answer #5 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry,,way too vague on info.????
2007-02-11 22:50:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋