Lambertson Lakes is a 1980s and 1990s subdivision in central Thornton built around the ponds it is named for, with two-story and ranch houses on full basements and a share of walkouts on the lots that face the water. The ponds are part of the city's storm drainage, and the lots nearest them share a water table that rises after every big rain. The houses are now thirty to forty years old, past the age when the original water heater, the first roof, and the earliest copper fittings give out.
This site connects Lambertson Lakes homeowners by phone with an independent local water damage provider.
On a lot that faces one of the ponds, note the water level on the day of the loss and whether the pond was above its normal line. That one observation tells the provider whether the basement took groundwater from below or storm water from a window well, and the two are dried differently and often insured differently.
A walkout basement that took groundwater along the pond-facing wall is a basement flooding cleanup. A copper pinhole in the wall behind the upstairs tub that drips into the kitchen is burst pipe water damage. A ceiling stain after the May hail is roof leak and hail water damage.
Runoff from this part of the city works its way to Grange Hall Creek and then the South Platte, and the U.S. Geological Survey has been measuring how fast these suburban basins shed water since the early 1980s. Rebuild permits for the lower level go through the City of Thornton.
Call (720) 735-3725 and say which pond-side wall of the lower level is wet. An independent local water damage provider serving Lambertson Lakes picks it up from there.
Water pumped out of a finished or unfinished Thornton basement, then the bottom of every wall and the slab metered to see what stayed wet.
Standing water pulled off carpet, tile, wood, and concrete on any floor of the house, with the first moisture readings taken the same visit.
Air movers and dehumidifiers set from daily readings until subfloor, studs, and drywall reach their dry target in a dry-climate house.
Cleanup after a supply line froze in a garage wall, crawl space, or north-facing wall during an arctic night and split when it thawed.
A failed supply line, a cracked fitting, or an old galvanized run in a 1950s ranch let go, and the rooms it soaked get pumped out and dried.
The tank in the basement utility corner rusted through overnight, and the floor, framing, and stored boxes it soaked get dried out.
Wet attic insulation, ceilings, and walls dried after a hailstorm, a wind-torn shingle, or an ice dam let meltwater into the house.
A high Thornton Water bill, a warm patch on a slab floor, or a damp spot with no visible source tracked to the pipe behind it before walls open.