Walking into your dream home on possession day is a very exciting time for purchasers, unless of course you discover the floors are covered in two inches of water. With Calgary winters not uncommonly reaching -30⁰C comes an important issue many home owners have to deal with, prevalently in vacant properties. This issue is frozen pipes. Frozen pipes are not a simple leak. The water expands as it turns to ice causing the pipes to burst, potentially spilling several hundreds of gallons of water per hour.
Here are some things to keep in mind:
- In-flooring heat can take up to 24 hours to reach the desired temperature.
- Keeping the window open and the door closed in the bathroom at very cold temperatures can cause the toilet tank and pipes to freeze, burst, and cause water damage in your home.
-Outside walls, under sinks against outside walls, and unheated crawl spaces are pipe locations most susceptible to freezing.
-Check your policy. Many insurance companies don't offer coverage for homes that have been vacant after a couple of days.
- As a seller DO NOT cancel your home insurance until the money from the sale of your home is in your bank account.
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