SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Water is an everyday necessity, and with temperatures expected to reach the single digits, it could be taken away at a moment’s notice if your pipes freeze and burst.
In that emergency scenario, the problems could expand beyond having no water.
“Oh, it can definitely do some damage depending where it’s at — like we see them a lot of times in crawl spaces, so it definitely will damage wood and the contents within a crawl space. It’s just a huge nuisance more than anything not having water,” said Tom Orcutt with Mullen Plumbing Heating and Cooling. He says taking preventive measures with your pipes could save you the headache of a massive winter cleanup…