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Water damage goes beyond physical destruction – it’s emotionally devastating.
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Frozen & Burst Pipe Repair in Columbus, OH
A single frozen pipe can crack open and release hundreds of gallons of water into your walls, ceilings, and floors before anyone realizes what happened. In Columbus, where winter temperatures regularly dip below freezing, burst pipe water damage is one of the most common — and most destructive — emergencies we respond to. Operation Restoration provides 24/7 emergency frozen and burst pipe damage restoration across Greater Columbus. Our IICRC-certified technicians arrive fast, stop the damage from spreading, and restore your property to pre-loss condition. With 30 years of experience and a 4.9-star rating from homeowners across the area, we know exactly how to handle the aftermath of a frozen pipe disaster.
What Is Frozen & Burst Pipe Damage?
When temperatures drop below 20 degrees Fahrenheit, the water inside your home's plumbing can freeze solid. As ice forms, it expands with enough force to split copper lines, crack PVC joints, and rupture supply pipes hidden behind walls and beneath floors. The real damage starts once the ice thaws. Water floods through the break and soaks everything in its path — drywall, insulation, subflooring, cabinets, and personal belongings.
What makes frozen pipe damage especially dangerous is how quickly it escalates. A burst supply line can release several gallons per minute, and if the break happens while you're away or asleep, you could return to inches of standing water. Without fast, professional water restoration, that moisture seeps deeper into building materials, weakens structural components, and creates the conditions for mold growth within 24 to 48 hours.
Turning on a faucet and getting only a trickle or nothing at all is the most common indicator that a pipe has frozen somewhere in the line.
Banging, clanking, or whistling noises when you run water can signal ice restricting flow and building pressure within the pipe.
Discoloration, bubbling paint, or damp patches may indicate a pipe has already cracked and is leaking behind the surface.
Standing water on floors, especially near exterior walls or in basements, is a sign that a pipe has burst and needs immediate attention.
A noticeable change in pressure across multiple fixtures suggests a partial freeze or an active leak somewhere in the system.
Our Frozen Pipe Damage Restoration Process
We deploy truck-mounted and portable extraction equipment to remove standing water from every affected area, including water trapped under flooring and behind walls. Learn more about our water removal services.
Furniture, documents, electronics, and personal items in the affected area are moved, inventoried, and dried or cleaned as needed through our content restoration process.
Burst pipes create the exact conditions mold needs to grow: moisture, warmth, and organic material. We treat affected areas with antimicrobials and monitor for mold development. If growth is already present, our mold damage remediation.
Once the property is dry and clear, we repair or replace damaged drywall, flooring, baseboards, insulation, and cabinetry. Our reconstruction services restore your space to its original condition — or better.
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