Water Damage in Manufactured Homes
Belly-board leaks, skirting and why water spreads differently.
BURBANK · WA
Water Damage Cleanup in Burbank
Just across the Snake River from Pasco.
- Pipes, heaters, appliances & floods
- Tri-Cities restoration companies
- Benton & Franklin Counties
Where the Snake Meets the Columbia
Burbank sits in Walla Walla County across the Snake River from Pasco, near where the Snake joins the Columbia and beside the McNary National Wildlife Refuge. It's a quiet, mostly rural community with homes on larger lots, some on wells. Winter nights here can be long and cold, and the pipes that freeze are the ones in crawl spaces, garages and well houses. Inside, water heaters and appliance hoses cause the rest.
A Year of Water Risks in Burbank
- Cold snaps: crawl-space, garage and well-house lines
- Any season: water heaters rusting through and emptying onto the floor
- Laundry day: washing machine and dishwasher hoses splitting without warning
- Open ground: wind reaching plumbing under manufactured and older homes
About the Houses
Burbank homes range from older houses to newer builds and manufactured homes, many on rural lots. Plumbing in a crawl space or under a manufactured home's floor is the most exposed to winter cold, and a leak there soaks insulation and subfloor out of sight. Homes on wells add pressure tanks and supply lines in colder outbuildings. A contractor will usually check under the house first, since that's where the water collects and where drying takes longest.
If It Happens Today
- Stop the water at the main valve or the fixture's own shutoff.
- Stay clear of outlets and cords near the water, and switch off those circuits only if the panel is dry and easy to reach.
- Photograph everything before anything is moved or thrown out.
- Get the water out the same day. The longer it sits, the more has to be replaced.
Not sure what you're looking at? The water damage glossary explains the terms you'll hear.
A frozen pipe in the well house or under the floor can do a lot of damage before it's found. Check after every hard freeze.
The Usual Jobs
Most calls from Burbank fall into a few groups: standing water removal, cleanup after frozen and burst pipes, water heater and appliance leaks, and river or groundwater flooding. Each ends the same way, with drying and repairs.
Worth Reading
A Month-by-Month Water Damage Calendar for the Tri-Cities
What tends to go wrong each season, and the five-minute check that heads it off.