If a pipe bursts in your Lewisville home, close the main shutoff, or turn off a well pump if you have one, and stay clear of wet outlets. A plumber can fix the break and check the line. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Lewisville.
Lewisville's pipes and water service
Most of Lewisville's housing dates from the 1970s through the 1990s. The median home was built in 1987, and about 35% are older than 1980. Houses from that era can have copper with aging solder joints, early CPVC that turns brittle, or the gray polybutylene used in some homes of the 1980s and 1990s. Any of those can fail in a hard freeze, especially in a crawl space or along an exterior wall.
The Town gets water and sewer through an agreement with the City-County Utilities Commission, so Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities serves most homes. Lewisville also has a Rural Overlay, and not every area has public lines, so some homes use private wells. WSFC doesn't publish where its side of the service line ends and yours begins. If water is pooling at the street or meter, contact the utility before calling a plumber to dig.
Repair options at a glance
| What the plumber finds | What usually happens |
|---|---|
| A single freeze crack in copper or PEX | Cut out the damaged section and join new pipe |
| Brittle CPVC cracking near the break | Replace a longer section back to solid pipe |
| Gray polybutylene that split at a fitting | Repair now and talk about replacing the rest |
| Wet soil over the line from the meter | Dig and repair or replace the private service line |
Signs to watch for
- A hissing or rushing sound behind a wall
- Water dripping through a ceiling light or vent
- Pressure dropping everywhere at once
- A soaked crawl space vapor barrier or insulation
- A water bill far higher than normal
Seasonal notes
In Lewisville, the riskiest nights are long cold snaps when lows stay well below freezing and wind hits the north and west sides of a house. Pipes that froze but held often start leaking after a thaw, so check the crawl space and attic the morning after temperatures rise. If a larger repair needs a permit, Lewisville is served by the joint Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Inspections Division.
Homes with in-ground irrigation on WSFC water usually have a backflow assembly outdoors, and under the utility's cross-connection program the property owner maintains it. Those brass assemblies sit above ground and crack easily, so shut off and drain the irrigation supply each fall and wrap the assembly before the first freeze.
Burst Pipe Repair questions in Lewisville
The taps are dry on a frigid morning. Is a pipe frozen?
After one burst, should an older house be repiped?
My home runs on a private well. How do I stop the flow?
Does fixing a burst pipe require a permit here?
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