Leak Detection In Higgins, TX

Local leak detection

Leak Detection For Higgins Homes And Businesses

From a slow drip under a slab to a burst line in the yard, Higgins homeowners call us when water is going somewhere it should not. The city is in Lipscomb County, the Panhandle and South Plains, and is home to about 499 people.

About 82% of homes here are detached single family houses, and the typical home was built around 1974. That mix shapes the leaks we see most often, which is why this page focuses on the problems that actually come up in Higgins rather than a generic checklist.

Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019 to 2023 five year estimates and the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Homes In Higgins And What That Means For Leaks

According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023, 32% of homes in the Higgins area were built before 1960, 37% between 1960 and 1979, 13% between 1980 and 1999, and 18% since 2000.

Homes from the 1960s and 1970s make up the biggest share in Higgins. Most were built on slabs with copper supply lines running underneath, and after fifty years of hard water and soil movement those lines are prime candidates for pinhole slab leaks.

About 87% of occupied homes are owner occupied, so most callers are homeowners deciding on their own repairs.

Ground And Weather In Lipscomb County

Ground conditions around Higgins follow the pattern of the Panhandle and South Plains: the High Plains have deep loams with a hard caliche layer below, and the region sits on the Ogallala Aquifer. For Lipscomb County homeowners, this is the coldest part of Texas, so freeze damage to exposed lines, crawl space plumbing and irrigation backflow preventers is a regular winter concern.

The Higgins area is in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, which means the coldest night of a typical winter drops to about 0 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Hard freezes are a routine part of winter here, so exposed pipes, crawl spaces, hose bibs and irrigation backflow preventers need protection every year.

Winters are cold with frequent hard freezes, summers are hot, and the wind is constant. Along US Highway 60 and the rest of the Higgins area, outdoor taps, attic lines and irrigation backflow preventers take the brunt of it.

Who Supplies Water In Higgins

Depending on the address, water in the Higgins area can come from a city system, a municipal utility district or a water supply corporation. The provider's name is printed on your water bill.

There is also 1 other community water system registered with a Higgins address, including Higgins Municipal Water System, so neighbors on different streets can have different providers and rules.

For a typical Higgins home, your provider looks after the meter and the pipe on the street side, while the service line from the meter to the house belongs to the owner. If water is bubbling up at the meter box, report it to your provider first. If the dial moves with every tap off, the leak is on your side, and a meter leak test is where we start.

Getting Around Higgins

Main numbered routes through the Higgins area include US Highway 60, and we cover addresses along all of them.

Nearby communities we also serve include Booker (about 37 miles), Spearman (about 65 miles), Wellington (about 88 miles), Clarendon (about 95 miles), Dumas (about 110 miles).

Higgins ZIP Codes We Cover

• 79046