Quick answer
For water damage in Fielding, UT, shut off your main valve first, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. For culinary water problems, call UKON Water at 435-279-0245. Then call a water damage restoration company; drying should start within 24 to 48 hours. A Utah insurance rule gives insurers 15 days to acknowledge a claim.
Do this first
Local water and sewer lines.
The town office at 150 South 100 West is open Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For homes on septic, the Bear River Health Department line is on the North Logan page.
- Shut off the water. Shut off the main valve where the line enters the house. For a culinary water problem, the town lists UKON Water at 435-279-0245.
- 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. Fielding's town office keeps short hours, Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For a culinary water problem on other days, go straight to UKON Water at 435-279-0245.
Nearly a quarter of Fielding homes went up before 1960. Galvanized supply pipes, common in homes of that age, rust from the inside.
What to know about water damage in Fielding
1911
The year Fielding incorporated. Settlers had moved in to the north and east, an area called Hessville, in the late 1870s and early 1880s.
Source: Box Elder County, Fielding
Freezes and precipitation
The NOAA weather station at Cutler Dam, about 3.4 miles away, averages 129.7 nights a year at or below 32°F and 48.4 at or below 20°F. In half of years the first freeze comes by October 12 and the last one after May 3. Pipes in outside walls, unheated basements, and crawlspaces are the first to split. It also averages 16.91 inches of precipitation a year, counting melted snow, with about 1.3 days of an inch or more.
From Hessville
Settlers spread north and east of today's Fielding in the late 1870s and early 1880s, in an area called Hessville. The present townsite was negotiated in 1890.
Source: Box Elder County, Fielding
Renamed and incorporated
The area was known as South Plymouth before it was renamed Fielding. The town incorporated in 1911.
Source: Box Elder County, Fielding
UKON Water
Fielding Town lists UKON Water as its culinary water utility.
Source: Fielding Town services
Homes in Fielding
The median home dates to 1983. About 43% were built before 1980, 12% are mobile homes, and the median value is near $396,700.
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Cost and insurance in Fielding
How much does water damage restoration cost in Fielding?
Most jobs run $450 to $16,000 (Angi). Canal or storm water that comes in from outside is a flood claim, which needs separate flood insurance. Pre-1960 farmhouses often have plaster over lath; it holds water inside the wall, so a restorer should drill weep holes or open the base of the wall to dry it.
Water removal and restoration in Fielding
The company that answers handles galvanized pipe failures in older farmhouses, septic tank backups, pipes that freeze in crawlspaces, and water heater leaks, plus burst pipes, appliance leaks, drying, and septic backups.
Fielding questions
Who supplies water in Fielding?
UKON Water, at 435-279-0245.
When is the Fielding town office open?
Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 435-458-3682.
What was Fielding called before?
South Plymouth. Earlier settlers to the north and east called their area Hessville.
When is the last freeze in Fielding?
At the Cutler Dam station, the last freeze comes after May 3 in half of years.
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