A $595 Freeze-Ready Package done before the October 5 average first frost: hose bibs, self-regulating heat tape, door sweeps, caulk, and a written report with photos. Palmer Divide homes $695, booked in September. Spring post-winter inspection $245. Free written estimate, flat-rate pricing.
Home winterization services in Colorado Springs with us start at $595 flat for the Freeze-Ready Package, and the work has to happen before the average first frost on October 5 (about two to three weeks earlier on the Palmer Divide, where Monument and Black Forest sit above 7,000 feet). This page is for homeowners who want one person to shut off, wrap, seal, and photograph everything in the house that freezes or leaks, instead of snapping a foam cover on a hose bib and hoping. The key qualification is timing: Palmer Divide homes are $695 and get scheduled in September, and a house that has already been through a hard freeze starts with a damage check before it starts with prevention. We work in Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas, including Monument, Black Forest, Fountain, and Woodland Park. I price this in the upper part of the market on purpose, and the cost section below says exactly what the extra money buys. We do not do roofing, HVAC or furnace service (a filter swap only), gas work, or electrical beyond plugging heat tape into an existing GFCI outlet. Every job starts with a free written estimate and flat-rate pricing, so the number you agree to is the number you pay.
Colorado Springs sits at 6,035 feet, with an average first frost around October 5 and an average last frost around May 8 (that is our own number from the October freeze guide; the longer record at the High Plains Regional Climate Center puts the 32°F average at October 1 for 1895–2012, so treat it as a one-week window, not a date). Daily temperatures swing 40°F or more, and winter indoor humidity falls to 10–20% RH, which shrinks wood trim and door frames and opens the small gaps where cold air gets in (the whole-home humidifier guide covers that side). The El Paso County frost line is 30 inches (PPRBD), and 48 inches in Teller County, but the frost line governs buried work like footings. What freezes in a winterization job is the plumbing above it: hose bibs, supply lines in crawl spaces and exterior walls, and anything in an unheated garage or utility room. Freeze-thaw, the 100+ cycles a year of water working into a joint, freezing, and thawing, is an outdoor problem only. It explains cracked caulk and failed exterior seams, not anything inside a heated house. Our frost line guide explains the depth rules.
The Freeze-Ready Package is one visit, $595 flat, and it covers seven things. The materials are in the price, up to the caps noted below.
Hose bibs: Every exterior hose bib is shut off at its interior valve, drained, and covered, with the covers included. Closing the valve and opening the outside faucet is the order that works, and a hose left attached is what splits the bib.
Pipe protection: Self-regulating heat tape and foam insulation go on exposed supply lines in the crawl space, garage, and utility room, with up to 40 feet of tape included (more is at the per-foot rate below). Self-regulating tape raises its heat output as the pipe gets colder and backs off as it warms, and the manufacturer says it can be overlapped without overheating. Constant-wattage tape cannot be, so crossing or touching it is a burnout and fire risk. That is why I only install the self-regulating kind. It plugs into an existing GFCI outlet. If a run needs a new outlet or circuit, a licensed electrician does that part, and the written estimate says so.
Doors: Door sweeps (the strip along the bottom of a door) are replaced on up to two exterior doors, and the weatherstripping is checked on every exterior door. Weatherstripping on doors is one of the simple air-sealing fixes ENERGY STAR names, and our door weatherstripping guide shows the cheap fixes to try before you replace anything.
Furnace filter: The filter is replaced, with the filter included. That is the whole furnace job, because furnace and HVAC service belong to an HVAC company. If you are not sure which filter to buy, the MERV rating guide walks through it.
Exterior caulk: Caulk touch-up at the worst joints, meaning the gaps around windows, doors, and exterior penetrations that I can reach safely. The silicone vs. caulk guide explains which product goes where.
Attic and crawl-space look: I get into the attic and the crawl space, check insulation, vents, and the plumbing and wiring I can see, and write it up.
Written report with photos: You get the findings in writing, with photos, and a flat-rate estimate for anything that needs more than the package covers.
The Palmer Divide package (Monument, Palmer Lake, Woodmoor, Black Forest) is the same visit plus 60 feet of heat tape included, an ice-dam check at the eaves, and scheduling in September. The ice-dam check is a look from the ground and attic side at where heat escapes and where meltwater could refreeze; we do not do roofing.
The Freeze-Ready Package is $595 flat for a Colorado Springs home and $695 flat on the Palmer Divide, and that is in the upper quarter of what providers charge. Most whole-home winterization quotes in the Colorado Springs area come in below this number, and that is on purpose. We are not the cheapest winterization in town, and I would rather say that here than have you find it out from a second quote. When you compare winterization companies in Colorado Springs, ask each one what the number includes, because a $300 quote and a $595 quote are often different lists.
| Tier | Our price | Typical market | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeze-Ready Package, Colorado Springs home | $595 flat | $250–$700 | Hose bibs shut off, drained, and covered; heat tape and foam on exposed lines (40 ft of tape included); door sweeps on up to 2 doors and weatherstripping check; furnace filter; exterior caulk; attic and crawl-space look with written report and photos |
| Freeze-Ready Package, Palmer Divide (Monument, Palmer Lake, Woodmoor, Black Forest) | $695 flat | $250–$700 | Everything above, plus 60 ft of heat tape included, an ice-dam check at the eaves, and September scheduling |
| Spring post-winter inspection | $245 flat | Varies by scope | Sealant and caulk check at windows and doors, south-wall paint, weatherstripping, foundation and grading after snowmelt, deck and fence check, written report with photos and a flat-rate estimate for anything found |
Here is what the extra money buys. First, a written report with photos, so you have a record of what shape every line, bib, and door was in on the day. Second, self-regulating heat tape instead of the cheaper constant-wattage kind. Third, the materials are in the price (covers, door sweeps, the filter, and the first 40 or 60 feet of tape) up to a cap, so the number does not grow at the door. Fourth, Palmer Divide timing: I book those homes in September, before the early freeze, not in the crowd that calls the week the forecast turns. If you only need hoses off and one bib drained, the cheaper end of the market or your own afternoon is the right answer, and I say so in the DIY section below.
Homes outside Colorado Springs proper, such as Fountain and Woodland Park, get their tier confirmed on the written estimate. Add-ons are quoted flat on the same estimate. Typical market figures are next to ours so you can see the gap:
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To winterize a house in Colorado Springs, book it for September and no later than the first week of October, because the average first frost is October 5 and about half of all years it arrives earlier. On the Palmer Divide (Monument, Palmer Lake, Woodmoor, Black Forest) the first freeze comes two to three weeks sooner, so mid-September is the target there. Woodland Park sits at 8,465 feet in Teller County and freezes earlier still.
The record is wide. In the High Plains Regional Climate Center data for Colorado Springs, the earliest 32°F first fall frost was September 1 (1911) and the latest was October 31 (1963), which is why I treat the first week of October as a deadline, not a target. The same pattern shows up on my phone: the week of October 5 is the busiest of the year, as the October freeze guide explains. If you are past the date, call anyway. The order changes (damage check first, then shutoffs and drain-down), but a mild week after a first frost is still a good window to get the lines protected. Keep the interior bib valves closed until after the average last frost around May 8, and the spring home checklist covers the reopening.
You can do the hose bibs, the furnace filter, and a door-sweep swap yourself, and I would rather you did than skipped them. Disconnect every hose, close the interior shutoff for each bib, open the outdoor faucet so it drains, and leave it open. The step-by-step order is in our winterization checklist, and it costs a few dollars in covers and sweeps.
What people miss is the part they cannot see. A homeowner does the front and back bibs and never thinks about the supply line that crosses the crawl space, the bib on the side of the garage that has no interior shutoff, or the swamp cooler line on the roof. A sprinkler blowout takes a compressor with enough air volume and care with the pressure, which is why I schedule it rather than hand you a rental. And a crawl space is a poor place to find out you cannot tell the water supply from the drain line. Hire it out if you have a crawl space or an older house, if you will not climb into the attic, or if you want the written report with photos for your own records (or a buyer’s, later). If your house is newer and has a slab, the DIY version is a fine plan.
The most common finds in older Colorado Springs homes are uninsulated supply lines in the crawl space, hose bibs with no interior shutoff, and worn door sweeps. These are patterns by home age, not predictions for your house, which is why the report lists only what I actually see. Neighborhoods with 1920s to 1970s housing stock, like the Old North End, Old Colorado City, Manitou Springs, and Broadmoor’s mid-century ranches, are where I look hardest, and the winterization checklist names the same high-risk spots.
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The spring home inspection is a $245 flat visit in May, after snowmelt, that checks what a Colorado winter did to the outside of the house and ends with a written report. It is a handyman’s condition check of the exterior, not a real-estate home inspection (our home inspection report guide explains the difference).
After a winter with 100+ freeze-thaw cycles, heavy snow, and wind, the exterior takes a beating. I check the sealant and caulk at windows and doors, the paint on south-facing walls (UV at 6,035 feet is about 25% stronger than at sea level), the weatherstripping, the foundation and grading after snowmelt, and the deck and fence. Photos go in the report, and anything found comes with a flat-rate estimate, so you can spend money on the two things that need it now and leave the rest. The exterior maintenance page covers the decks, fences, and siding I fix when the report turns something up.
Every winterization or spring visit follows the same five steps, so you always know what comes next:
Winterization is one of the cheapest jobs of the year to get right and one of the most expensive to get wrong, and a split pipe on a January weekend costs far more than $595. Ready to get on the calendar? Request a free estimate or call (719) 243-9718.
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