Sewer & Water Line Repair in Masonville, CO
Sewer, septic and water line repair in Masonville, CO: foothills lots, deep wells, Little Thompson meter pits and frozen lines.
- Camera inspection first
- Written, itemized quotes
- Licensed and insured
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Fort Collins Sewer Line Repair repairs and replaces sewer lines, including the pipe from a house to its septic tank, and water lines at homes in and around Masonville, the foothills community about 9.5 miles from both Fort Collins and Loveland. Masonville differs from the towns in three ways: no sanitation district serves it, so septic systems are common; water may come from Little Thompson Water District or a deep private well; and foothills ground can make any dig slower.
Call (970) 999-1365 for a camera inspection and a written quote in Masonville.
Call nowMasonville and the foothills, by the numbers
Masonville is not a census place. The census tract that contains it covers 832 square miles, with 1,320 housing units and 1,471 residents, so these figures describe the wider foothills:
- Median year built: 1987
- Built before 1980: 41% of homes
- Built in 2010 or later: 22%
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.)
Within a mile of Masonville’s mapped center, records show 170 address points, 111 parcels with septic records and 55 domestic and household wells. Buckhorn Creek and Redstone Creek both run within that mile, and the nearest shore of Horsetooth Reservoir is 3 to 4 miles away. In a straight line, Masonville is about 9.5 miles southwest of Fort Collins and northwest of Loveland.
Is there sewer service in Masonville?
No sanitation district covers Masonville, and septic is common. On a septic home, the sewer line is the building sewer from the house to the tank, and that pipe is what we repair and replace. We do not pump tanks, build drain fields or drill wells.
County specifications call for cleanouts within 5 feet of the building and every 100 feet along that pipe. A long run without them is hard to clear or inspect, so adding a sewer cleanout can be part of the repair.
Water: a Little Thompson meter pit or a deep well
Masonville sits inside Little Thompson Water District’s boundary, but a boundary does not prove a main reaches every lot, so check your bill.
- Little Thompson customers: the district “maintains the public water system and the service line between the water main and the meter pit,” and “Property owners are responsible for plumbing and service lines on the customer’s side of the meter.” A leak on your side is yours to fix, and we repair it.
- Well owners: the 55 wells within a mile of Masonville have a median depth of 300 feet, against 22 feet near LaPorte, and Larimer County’s Code of the West warns that drilling and pumping costs “can be considerable.” We do not drill wells or work on pumps, but we repair and replace the buried line from the well to the house.
Digging in the foothills
Our technicians plan for a few foothills realities before anyone digs:
- Rock. On some foothills lots, rock can sit close to the surface, which can slow digging and limit how deep a line can go.
- Long runs. Some homes sit well back from the road or far from the tank, so a line can be long.
- Private lines. 811 locates mark utility lines, not usually the private pipe to your tank or from your well, so our camera and locator trace those first.
Where a septic system itself needs work, LCDHE requires an engineer to design it if bedrock or high groundwater is 4 feet or less below the surface.
National guides put excavated sewer replacement at about $50 to $200 per foot and trenchless methods at about $60 to $250 per foot (This Old House, 2026), so on a long run, length can drive much of the price. Every quote is written and itemized after the camera inspection.
When foothills lines freeze
Larimer County’s minimum frost depth is 30 inches. A water line laid shallower, for example where rock kept a trench shallow, can freeze and split in a hard cold snap. The pipe to a septic tank only has to be buried 12 inches; it drains between uses, but a sag that holds water can freeze.
If a line freezes, never thaw it with an open flame, and if it splits, shut off the water to limit the damage. Our guide to frozen water lines and how deep lines are buried has more.
Pipe from several eras
With 41% of the tract’s homes built before 1980 and 22% since 2010, pipe here spans several eras:
- Older homes: vitrified clay, cast iron or Orangeburg fiber pipe (commonly installed from the 1940s to the early 1970s), prone to roots, scale or flattening.
- Late 1970s to mid-1990s: polybutylene water lines, known for cracking.
- Newer homes: PVC sewer pipe, which resists roots but can sag where trench backfill settled.
Permits and selling a Masonville home
Septic permits go through the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment (LCDHE), as they do across unincorporated Larimer County. State and county laws require a permit before building or fixing a septic system. For a repair limited to the pipe from the house to the tank, we check with LCDHE whether one is needed, and we pull the permits, request the locates and schedule the inspections.
When a home with septic sells, the county requires an inspection by a certified inspector, with the report sent to LCDHE before closing, unless the transfer is exempt. An Agreement to Repair allows repairs within 180 days after closing. Buyers should also confirm whether the water comes from Little Thompson or a well.
Our services in Masonville
Every job is done by licensed sewer technicians and covered by liability insurance. See our main sewer line repair page for causes, repair methods and costs.
Other areas we serve
Nearby places we also cover:
Masonville FAQ
Is there city sewer in Masonville?
No sanitation district covers Masonville, and septic is common: within a mile of its center, 111 parcels have county septic records.
Who fixes a water line leak on Little Thompson water?
The district maintains the line from the main to the meter pit. Property owners are responsible for the customer’s side of the meter, and that is the part we repair.
Can you work on the water line from my well?
Yes. We repair and replace the buried line between the well and the house, but we do not drill wells or service pumps.
Why do water lines freeze in the foothills?
A line laid shallower than the county’s 30-inch frost depth, for example where rock kept a trench shallow, can freeze in a long cold snap.
Does rocky ground make a repair cost more?
It can, because rock slows digging and can limit how deep a line goes. You get a written quote after the camera inspection, before any work starts.
Sewer or water line trouble?
Call for septic line and water line work in Masonville.
Camera inspection first, written and itemized quotes, and trenchless options where they fit.
Sewer and water line repair for Fort Collins, Loveland and Larimer County. Camera inspection first, written and itemized quotes, licensed sewer technicians.
Call (970) 999-1365