What is going wrong at your Berthoud house
Start with the symptom. Most Berthoud calls fit one of these patterns, and the right-hand column points to the page that covers it in detail.
| Symptom. | What is usually behind it. | Read this page. |
|---|---|---|
| Spray or a steady drip from a pipe. | A split or failed joint on a supply line. | Burst pipe repair. |
| Gurgling drains, sewage smell, a backed-up tub. | A main line blockage or tree roots in the sewer. | Sewer line cleaning. |
| Cold showers or a puddle by the tank. | A worn heating element, a burner fault or a leaking tank. | Water heater replacement. |
| Wet spot in the lawn or a spinning meter. | A break in the line running from the meter to the house. | Water line repair. |
| Water bill climbs with nobody home. | A hidden leak under a slab or behind a wall. | Leak detection. |
Emergency plumber in Berthoud, CO, dispatched from Johnstown
Call (970) 708-6013 any hour and a person answers. Berthoud is southwest of our Johnstown dispatch point, so the plumber who takes your call is already on the way here instead of starting from another county. Holidays and weekends use the same number.
The town sits at 5,033 feet and counted 10,332 residents in 2020. It spans Larimer and Weld counties, which matters if a neighbor mentions a different county office. For the plumbing itself it makes no difference, and the dispatcher only needs your street address.
Before We Arrive: first five minutes of a Berthoud leak
Water moves fast, so take these steps in order while the plumber drives over.
- Turn the main water valve clockwise until it stops. Look where the line comes through the foundation wall or floor, often near the water heater.
- Switch off breakers that serve the wet room. If the panel itself is damp, do not touch it and tell the dispatcher.
- Pull valuables, rugs and boxes away from the spreading water, and keep kids and pets out of the room.
- Run the lowest tap in the house until it stops flowing so the pipes drain down.
- Call the line, give your Berthoud address and describe what you see. A quick phone photo of the break is useful.
If you smell gas at any point, leave the house first and call the gas utility or 911 from outside.
A downtown that was carried up the bluff, and what that means for you
Berthoud grew around the Colorado Central Railroad in 1877, and in 1883 and 1884 its buildings were moved to the bluff north of the river. The town was incorporated on August 28, 1888. Streets that old have seen decades of repairs, so a house near the center can hold a mix of pipe from several eras.
The practical step is to look before you guess. Find the pipe where water enters your house and note whether it is copper, gray threaded steel or flexible plastic. If you find steel and the water has gone brown, ask for repiping advice before the next failure picks the time for you.
Where your tap water starts, and when to call someone else
Berthoud's water comes from purchased Little Thompson water plus Carter Lake and Berthoud Reservoir supplies delivered through the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, according to the town's 2022 report, and it is treated with chlorine. That is a source description and not a promise about how your water tastes or what it does to a fixture.
If the water looks cloudy or odd at every tap, call your water provider before a plumber. If it is odd at just one fixture, the problem is probably inside the house and belongs on our line.
Berthoud pipe burst or drain backing up? Call now. Say your address, what is leaking and whether the water is stopped.
Call (970) 708-6013Outdoor taps, irrigation and the Garden Spot habit
Berthoud was long called the Garden Spot of Colorado, with sugar beets among the crops that built the town. Plenty of yards here still carry hose bibs, sprinkler zones and garden taps. Each one is a spot where water sits in a pipe that can freeze.
Before the first hard freeze, disconnect hoses and shut off any indoor valve feeding an outside spigot. A cracked hose bib often shows itself only when you turn it on in spring, so a wet wall or ceiling near an outdoor tap is worth a call to leak detection.
Berthoud ZIP code and the roads around it
Berthoud uses ZIP code 80513, and every address in it is in our service area. Calls also come in from nearby 80538 and 80537 in Loveland and from 80534 in Johnstown, so a house on the road between those towns reaches the same dispatcher.
US-287 was rerouted around town in 2007, which changed how people drive in and out. If your street is hard to find from the highway, say so on the phone and name the nearest cross street. Neighboring Milliken and Mead get the same line.
Berthoud on the map
Carter Lake lies west of town and Johnstown sits to the northeast. The map shows the distance from our dispatch point.
Berthoud plumbing answers
Yes. The 24/7 line takes calls through the night, on weekends and on holidays, and a plumber is dispatched from Johnstown. Call (970) 708-6013, state that you are in Berthoud and say whether water is running.
Berthoud has a single ZIP code, 80513, and the whole of it is covered. We also take calls from 80538 and 80537 in Loveland and 80534 in Johnstown.
No. County lines affect which office handles records, not where the plumber goes. Give the dispatcher your street address and they will route the call.
The town's 2022 report names purchased Little Thompson water, Carter Lake and Berthoud Reservoir supplies, with chlorine as the disinfectant. For the mineral level at your tap, buy a home test kit or ask the water provider for its report.
Shut the indoor valve that feeds it if you have one, or close the main if not. Then call, because a split spigot can soak the wall behind it.
Yes. Colorado 811 is free and must be called at least two full business days before any digging. The plumber will usually confirm this with you before a buried line job starts.