Quick answer
For water damage in Grand View, ID, shut off your main valve first, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. For a city water or sewer emergency after hours, call 208-834-2571. Then call a water damage restoration company; drying should start within 24 to 48 hours. Report the claim to your insurer as soon as you can.
Do this first
Local water and sewer lines.
Public works is open Monday to Thursday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. City Hall is at 425 Boise Ave. and is open Monday to Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Shut off the water. Close the main valve where the line enters the house. For a city water or sewer emergency after hours, call 208-834-2571.
- Make it safe and document it. Cut power to wet rooms from a dry spot, photograph the damage, then report the claim.
- Start drying within 24 to 48 hours. About 39% of Grand View homes are mobile homes, and the median home dates to 1979. Check lines under the floor and the water heater first.
The Grand View water and sewer line, 208-834-2571, is also the after-hours emergency number.
What to know about water damage in Grand View
6.68 inches
Average yearly precipitation at the Grand View 4 NW weather station, which means most water damage here starts inside the house, not with storms.
How often it freezes
The NOAA weather station at Grand View 4 NW, about 4.8 miles away, averages 132.6 nights a year at or below 32°F and 37.0 at or below 20°F. In half of years the first freeze comes by October 6 and the last one after April 28. Pipes in outside walls, unheated basements, and crawlspaces are the first to split.
A ferry town
Dave Dorsey built a ferry here about 1875. Hiram Pixley and John Henry ran it upriver from 1880, Henry Dorsey bought it in 1883, and it became the Grand View ferry in 1887. It ran until the Grand View Bridge opened in 1921.
Source: Idaho State Historical Society
On the Snake River
Grand View is on the Snake River, which forms the border with Elmore County. State Highway 167 links it to Mountain Home.
Source: Wikipedia
Desert crossroads
State Highway 78 runs northwest from Grand View to Murphy and Marsing and southeast to Bruneau. The city had 440 people in the 2020 census.
Source: Wikipedia
Homes in Grand View
About 53% of homes were built before 1980, and about 17% in 2010 or later. About 40% are owner-occupied, with a median value near $173,900.
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Cost and insurance in Grand View
How much does water damage restoration cost in Grand View?
Most jobs run $450 to $16,000 (Angi). River water that flows in from outside is a flood loss, which needs a separate flood policy. In a mobile home, ask the crew to check the belly wrap and subfloor, which hold water out of sight.
Water removal and restoration in Grand View
The company that answers handles mobile home plumbing leaks, water heater failures, frozen pipes, swamp cooler leaks, and sewer backups, plus burst pipes, appliance leaks, drying, and septic backups.
Grand View questions
Who do I call for a Grand View water or sewer emergency after hours?
208-834-2571.
What is the Grand View City Hall number?
208-834-2700.
When is Grand View public works open?
Monday to Thursday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
When did the Grand View Bridge open?
In 1921, replacing a Snake River ferry that had run since about 1875.
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