Emergency Plumber in Lakewood, CO

Lakewood's patchwork of providers

Lakewood is unusual even by metro Denver standards. Denver Water sells water to nearly 20 providers inside the city, and the City of Lakewood's own water utility is just one of them. Others include Consolidated Mutual Water Company, Green Mountain, Bear Creek, Alameda and Bancroft-Clover water and sanitation districts. Sewer is split the same way among the Lakewood Water and Sewer Utility and districts such as Northwest Lakewood, East Lakewood and Wheat Ridge sanitation districts. The city's My Neighborhood tool shows which provider serves an address, and your water bill names it too.

On the city's own system, Lakewood maintains the main, the line to the meter pit and the pit itself, while the owner is responsible for the line from the meter pit to the building. Districts may draw that line differently. About 55.8% of Lakewood homes were built before 1980 (median year 1977), so original valves and drain lines are common in neighborhoods off West Colfax and Wadsworth.

Utility problem or plumber problem?

Signs it is a real emergency

• Water spreading across a floor or dripping through a ceiling
• Toilets or floor drains gurgling up wastewater
• A water heater pooling water around its base
• No water at any tap while nearby homes are fine
• A sudden drop in pressure with a hissing sound in a wall

Timing and the seasons

Hard freezes and quick temperature swings are when pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and garages tend to split, often showing up as a leak once the line thaws in the afternoon. Night and weekend calls usually carry a higher service charge. Most plumbing work in Lakewood needs a permit from the city's Building Department, and a plumber can handle that after the immediate damage is stopped. No arrival time is promised; it depends on the hour and the plumber's workload.