Water Damage Restoration in University Hills, CO
University Hills was farmland in Arapahoe County until Denver annexed it in 1944 and 1946, and in 1951 the developers Ted Hutchinson and Lou Carey started building ranches there for returning veterans on the GI Bill. By 1953 they had put up 2,200 houses in four floor plans, at about 10,000 dollars apiece, between Colorado Boulevard and the High Line Canal south of Yale Avenue. The University Hills Shopping Center opened in 1955 as Denver's first postwar regional shopping center, and Eisenhower Park went in along the canal in 1956. Most of those 1950s ranches are still there, many with a basement finished in the 1970s and a pop-top added in the 2000s.
The canal is the water story on the south edge of the neighborhood, where the ground along it stays wet all summer. Everywhere else it is age: 1951 galvanized supply lines, clay sewer laterals that back up, and water heaters in basement utility rooms that have been replaced four times.
This site puts University Hills homeowners through by phone to an independent local water damage provider. Every decision waits until the provider has metered the basement.
University Hills water damage in a 1952 ranch with a pop-top
A basement that took water through the floor drain in a July downpour is a basement flooding cleanup, and drain water is treated as contaminated. A galvanized line that finally rusted through behind the kitchen wall is burst pipe water damage. A tank that let go in the utility room next to the finished rec room is a water heater leak cleanup.
The neighborhood association that keeps the 1951 story
The University Hills Neighborhood Association keeps the history of the Hutchinson-Carey subdivision, the shopping center, and the park along the canal, and it is the place to ask which of the four original floor plans a house started as, which tells a crew where the original plumbing runs. Rebuild permits go through Denver's Community Planning and Development desk downtown, and Denver Water sends the bill.
Call (720) 807-5901 and describe what is on the floor. We put you through to an independent local water damage provider serving University Hills.
Services Available in University Hills
Basement Flooding Cleanup
Groundwater, a failed pit pump, or a broken line in a finished Cherry Hills basement pumped out, then carpet pad, drywall, and framing metered.
Water Extraction
Standing water pulled off hardwood, tile, and basement concrete on any level of the house, with the first moisture readings taken the same visit.
Structural Drying
Air movers and dehumidifiers run against daily readings until plaster, studs, subfloor, and slab reach their dry target in a mile-high house.
Frozen Pipe Cleanup
Cleanup after a supply line, hose bib, or sprinkler backflow froze in a January cold snap and split, then drying of everything the thaw soaked.
Burst Pipe Water Damage
A failed supply line, boiler fitting, or radiant loop on an upper floor, and the ceilings, walls, and floors below it, dried from the top down.
Leak Detection
A high Denver Water bill, a warm patch on a slab, or a musty wall traced to its source before anyone opens plaster or cuts tile.
Water Heater Leak Cleanup
A tank that let go in a basement mechanical room or a garage closet, and the flooring, drywall, and storage around it dried out.
Roof Leak Water Damage
Wet attic insulation, ceilings, and walls dried after a summer hailstorm or a wind-lifted shingle let water into the house.