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KYLE NEIGHBORHOOD · PLUM CREEK
Plum Creek Water Damage
An AC drain line overflowing in the attic, or water under the laminate in a Plum Creek home? Get the water damage assessed.
- Restoration, mitigation & drying
- Local restoration companies
- Kyle & Hays County
Plum Creek at a Glance
- Built: in phases over two decades, so build ages vary from section to section
- Foundation: slab-on-grade on clay
- What fails first: attic AC drain lines and pans, original supply lines and water heaters in the older sections
Kyle's Biggest Master-Planned Neighborhood
In Plum Creek, the age of the house decides the water damage. Plum Creek is Kyle's flagship master-planned community, with more than 3,000 lots east of I-35 along Kohlers Crossing and Center Street, a golf course and trail network, and homes built across many years. In the older sections, original water heaters, supply lines and AC drain pans are reaching the age when they let go. In the newer ones, it's more often an installation detail: a drain line without enough slope, or a fitting behind a vanity. Either way, the leak usually starts in the attic or inside a wall.
Homes in Plum Creek
Plum Creek homes are mostly single-story and two-story slab-on-grade houses, many with the air handler in the attic and some with the water heater there too. Two-story plans put bathrooms and laundry rooms over living space, so ceiling stains are a common first sign.
Water Damage Help in Plum Creek
Calls from here usually involve ceiling water damage, walls, drywall & floors, burst pipes & slab leaks, attic AC & water heater leaks, flood cleanup or the full restoration & mitigation process. The same number covers all of it.
Water damage in Plum Creek?
Tell a Kyle restoration company what you're seeing: (737) 265-3450.
Call (737) 265-3450If your Plum Creek home is more than about ten years old, the water heater and the AC drain pan are worth a look before the next summer.
Answers for Plum Creek Homeowners
Water Damage in a Newer Home
Why houses only a few years old still leak, and what to check.