Water Damage Restoration in Franktown, CO
Franktown sits at the crossroads of Highways 83 and 86 east of Castle Rock, about 400 people at 6,198 feet, where Cherry Creek comes out of Castlewood Canyon. It was Douglas County's first county seat in 1861 before the courthouse moved to Castle Rock in 1874, and the Pike's Peak Grange hall from 1908 still stands. The homes are ranch acreage along the creek, older farmhouses, and 1980s-to-2000s custom houses on five-acre lots in the pines, nearly all on wells and septic.
The creek made history on August 3, 1933, when the Castlewood Dam above town gave way at 1:20 in the morning and sent a fifteen-foot wall of water down Cherry Creek to Denver. Today's water problems in Franktown are quieter: a well line that freezes in a pump house, a pressure tank that lets go, or a walkout basement that seeps in spring.
This site connects Franktown homeowners with an independent local water damage provider by phone. You describe what you found, and the provider works out what to meter first.
Franktown water damage on a well and a septic
A pressure tank or a well line that failed in a utility room is burst pipe water damage, with the pump breaker in place of a main valve. Water along a walkout's uphill wall after the melt is basement flooding cleanup. Standing water on a slab is water extraction before drying starts.
The canyon above town and the dam that gave way
Castlewood Canyon State Park preserves the ruins of the dam and 2,600 acres of the canyon south of town, and the Colorado Encyclopedia tells the story of the 1933 failure and the Cherry Creek Dam built in 1950 to make sure it never happened again. Franktown is unincorporated, so rebuild permits go through Douglas County.
Call (303) 647-9733 and tell us what you found. We put you through to a local water damage provider serving Franktown.
Services Available in Franktown
Basement Flooding Cleanup
Water pumped out of a finished Castle Rock basement, then carpet pad, drywall, and framing metered to see what dries and what comes out.
Sump Pump Failure Cleanup
Cleanup after a pit overflowed during snowmelt or a power outage, with the basement floor, walls, and stored contents dried on a plan.
Frozen Pipe Cleanup
Water cleanup after a supply line froze and split in a garage wall, an attic run, or a hose bib, then dried what the thaw soaked.
Water Extraction
Standing water pulled off basement slabs, wood floors, and carpet with truck-mounted extractors before the drying equipment goes in.
Structural Drying
Air movers and dehumidifiers run by moisture readings until subfloor, studs, and drywall reach their dry target in thin Front Range air.
Burst Pipe Water Damage
The floors, ceilings, and finished rooms a failed supply line reached, extracted and dried once the main is closed.
Roof Leak Water Damage
Wet attic insulation, ceilings, and walls dried out after hail, wind, or a spring snow load opened a path through the roof.
Water Heater Leak Cleanup
A tank that let go in a basement utility room or garage, and the flooring, drywall, and stored boxes it soaked.