Olalla: A Water Line Burst and Water Is Everywhere

Why this happens in Olalla

The most common cause we find in Olalla is old pipe that finally gave out. Galvanized at a thread, polybutylene split along its length, brittle poly at a rock. On waterfront on Colvos Passage with bluff clay on Colvos Passage underneath, that's where we look first.

We also check ground movement, because in Olalla it explains a real share of water line burst calls. Clay on Bainbridge and the bluffs shifts rigid pipe until a joint lets go.

Don't overlook damage from digging. A fence post, a tree stake, a landscaper's shovel, an excavator that didn't have the private line marked. On Olalla properties from 1970s-to-2000s farms and acreage homes it comes up more than you'd think.

Before you call

Colvos Passage waterfront lots are older and tighter and hand-dug.

Before we arrive in Olalla, three things you can do: keep everyone off the wet ground. Clear valuables and electrical devices from a flooding crawlspace. Call (206) 354-9906. None of it requires tools, and all of it helps us locate the break faster on wooded acreage on Banner Road.

What happens next

Fixing water line burst here usually ends with emergency water line repair near Burley: locate the break with mini excavator on the, secure and pump on small farms near Burley, backfill and follow up. One crew, one visit, outwash that drains and hides leaks put back the way it was.

We've handled water line burst near Colvos Passage where the cause was 300-foot poly lines from well to farmhouse, and near the Olalla Bridge where hardpan on Banner Road was hiding a drain failure. About forty minutes down Highway 16; we schedule Olalla so you aren't waiting a whole day.