Wylie sits on the south side of Lake Lavon, mostly in Collin County with edges in Dallas and Rockwall counties. It grew from a small town into a suburb quickly, so most homes are from the last twenty-five years, with a smaller older core around the historic downtown on Ballard Avenue.
What we help with in Wylie
We connect callers with companies that handle water damage inside homes and businesses: water extraction, drying, burst pipes, water heater and appliance leaks, storm water and mold after a leak. We don't handle well drilling or well pump repair. For a private well, contact a well service company. If a well line or pressure tank leaked into the house, we can connect you with someone to dry it out.
Common causes
- Water heaters in garages and attics leaking or failing.
- Burst pipes in attics and exterior walls during hard freezes.
- Upstairs bathroom and laundry leaks into ceilings below.
- Slab leaks on expansive clay soil.
- Hail-damaged roofs leaking into attics and ceilings after spring storms.
Getting the water out quickly
The sooner water is extracted and drying equipment is running, the more of the house can be saved. Shut off the main, turn off power to wet areas, move rugs and furniture off wet floors, take photos and call.
Lake Lavon and the creeks
Wylie sits just south of Lake Lavon, a flood-control reservoir on the East Fork of the Trinity. Muddy Creek and other small creeks run through the city toward the East Fork. Most Wylie flooding is local, with heavy rain overwhelming streets and drainage, rather than lake flooding.
Housing in Wylie
Most of Wylie was built after 2000, so homes tend to be slab-on-grade with modern plumbing. The issues that come up are typical of newer construction: supply line and fitting failures, water heater leaks in garages, attic AC condensate overflows and upstairs leaks into ceilings. The older homes around downtown have the problems of age instead: original plumbing, older sewer lines and pier-and-beam foundations in some cases.
Wylie through the year
- Spring storms bring hail, high wind and heavy rain. Roof and window leaks follow.
- Summer heat and drought dry the clay, which can shift slabs and stress water lines.
- Fall rain can be heavy and overwhelm local drainage.
- Winter freezes occasionally burst pipes.
Local resources
The City of Wylie provides water and sewer service in most of the city. Contact the city if the leak is on their side of the meter or in the public sewer. Collin County publishes floodplain information.
A typical Wylie call
One example: a family returns from a weekend away to find water across the garage and into the kitchen. The water heater tank has failed. The crew extracts the water, checks the kitchen cabinets and the wall shared with the garage for moisture, removes the swollen cabinet toe-kicks and wet baseboards, and dries the area while a plumber replaces the water heater.
ZIP code
We connect callers in Wylie, ZIP 75098.