Abington water damage restoration, near Whitman

Abington up close

Abington is a Plymouth County town of 17,008 residents, and 64% of its homes were built before 1980. Census figures put 27% before 1950. Houses that old often keep galvanized supply lines and a water heater on the basement floor. A slow leak there spreads under stored boxes long before anyone sees it.

Winter sets the pattern. NOAA climate normals show 129 nights a year at or below 32 degrees and 47 at or below 20. Pipes in outside walls and unheated porches split on those nights, and burst pipe cleanup often starts behind old plaster. Abington also averages 34 inches of snow.

About 18% of homes sit in buildings with 5 or more units, and 26% are rented. In those buildings, a split line upstairs soaks the unit below. Flash flood or flood reports came on 23 days in Plymouth County from 2016 to 2025. FEMA's records show 4.0 flood insurance claims per 1,000 homes in the county, against 1.2 statewide. Basements here take spring melt and heavy rain first. Calls from Abington reach the restoration company that serves the Taunton area.

Before the crew arrives in Abington

Abington averages 129 nights a year at or below 32 degrees and 47 at or below 20, according to NOAA climate normals, and 27% of its homes were built before 1950. In an older house, the main shutoff is usually in the basement where the line comes through the foundation, and it may be stiff. Turn it slowly. If a frozen pipe has split, more water may come when it thaws, so stay close. Next, cut power to wet rooms at the breaker from a dry floor. Photograph the burst, the water line on plaster or drywall, and each damaged item. Move boxes and furniture off a wet basement floor. Then call. The phone is answered 24/7, even on the coldest nights.