Hose Bib and Outdoor Spigot Replacement in Denver, CO
The outdoor spigot is the most common freeze casualty in a Colorado house. The break happens inside the wall in January and nobody finds out until they turn the hose on in April and water pours into the basement.
- Frost-free sillcocks installed at the correct downward pitch
- Vacuum breakers added where code requires them
- Interior shutoff added when the line has none
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What it is
Hose bib (outdoor spigot) A hose bib, also called an outdoor spigot, is the faucet mounted on the exterior of a house that supplies water to a garden hose or outdoor equipment.
Denver winters bring hard freezes, and a hose bib that is not a freeze-resistant frost-free type or that was not shut off and drained in the fall can crack and flood a wall from the inside.
Frost-free only works if it is pitched and the hose is off
A frost-free sillcock shuts off well inside the heated wall, so the exposed section drains empty. Leave a hose attached and the water cannot drain, the stem freezes, and the pipe splits behind the siding. That is the single most common outdoor failure we see each spring.
- Frost-free stem length matched to the wall thickness
- Slight downward pitch so the barrel self-drains
- Anti-siphon vacuum breaker for hose connections
- Interior shutoff and drain for full winterization
Replace the spigot when
- Water runs down the outside wall or into the basement when the hose is on
- The handle turns but flow is weak or erratic
- It drips constantly after shutoff
- The spigot is a standard compression style, not frost-free
- It leaks only when a hose is attached, which points at the vacuum breaker
What the replacement includes
- Interior inspection to find the break point and check for hidden damage
- Frost-free sillcock sized to the wall depth
- Downward pitch set so the barrel drains fully
- Vacuum breaker installed where the code and use case require it
- Interior shutoff valve added when the branch has none
- Full pressure test with the hose on and off
What to expect and how the work gets done
- 1
Find the failure
Confirm whether the split is at the stem, the barrel, or in the interior pipe.
- 2
Access
Usually from inside the rim joist or basement ceiling, not through the siding.
- 3
Replace
New frost-free unit, correct length, pitched to drain, sealed at the exterior.
- 4
Winterize walkthrough
Show you the shutoff and the fall routine that prevents a repeat.
Credentials, reviews, and company proof
- Colorado Master PlumberFixture and appliance work is permitted and code-compliant, not handyman work.
- Plumbing Contractor license 2110Licensed to pull permits and pass inspection on gas, water, and drain work.
- Serving Denver since 2006Two decades of Front Range water chemistry, altitude, and inspection practice.
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Hose bib replacement cost factors
The part is cheap. Getting to the pipe behind a finished wall is what varies.
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- Access, since a finished basement ceiling adds drywall work
- Wall thickness, which sets the sillcock stem length
- Adding an interior shutoff where none exists
- Repairing interior pipe damaged by the same freeze
- Brick or stone exterior versus siding
- Number of spigots being replaced at once
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Licenses, credentials, and company proof
- Colorado Master PlumberLicense MP-18927
- Colorado State Plumbing ContractorLicense 2110
- Family Owned & OperatedServing Denver since 2006, 20 years
- Better Business BureauAccredited Business, A+ rating
- Angie's List Super Service Award2012 through 2017
- Serving Denver since 2006Residential and commercial properties across the metro
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Fix the spigot before spring finds it
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