Frozen Pipe & Water Damage Cleanup in Harrah, OK

Harrah is a small, mostly rural town in far eastern Oklahoma County, between Oklahoma City and Shawnee. Many homes here sit on acreage, and the area includes older farmhouses, manufactured homes and newer houses. Homes with crawl spaces or plumbing behind skirting are the most likely to have pipes freeze during a hard Oklahoma cold snap, because those lines are exposed to outside air.

A frozen pipe often doesn't leak until it thaws, so the trouble can start a day after the cold breaks. If water is running under the house, shut off the main or the well pump, and don't crawl under a home where there is standing water near wiring or a furnace. A restoration company can pump out the crawl space, dry the subfloor and check insulation that got soaked, which otherwise holds moisture against the wood for weeks. Before the next freeze, ask about insulating exposed lines and closing up gaps in the skirting.