Seasonal & Emergency Work in Lakewood, CO

Evaporative coolers are a genuinely Colorado thing — most of the country doesn't have them, and most general handymen elsewhere have never touched one. They work well in our dry air and cost a fraction of refrigerated air to run, but they need real seasonal attention. Pads mineralize and block airflow, pumps seize after sitting all winter, float valves stick, and belts glaze and slip. Startup in spring and a proper shutdown in fall is most of what keeps one running for decades.

Winterization is a small job that prevents an expensive one. A hose left on an exterior spigot through a hard freeze is one of the most reliable ways to split a pipe inside a wall, and Denver gets cold fast enough in the fall that people are caught out most years. Blowing out irrigation, disconnecting hoses, insulating vulnerable runs, and shutting the right valves takes a fraction of the time and money that a burst line in a finished basement costs.

Emergency board-up is about securing the opening tonight, not making it pretty. A broken window, a failed door, or storm damage leaves a house open to weather and to anyone walking past. I'll get it closed up properly and weather-tight so nothing gets worse, then come back and do the permanent repair once the glass or the door is available.