Home repair help in Boonville, IN

What tends to go wrong in Boonville houses, when it happens, and how to reach an independent provider who works here. The numbers come from public data, and each one links to its source.

The yellow brick Warrick County Courthouse with a columned front and a clock tower, seen across the courthouse lawn
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

What do you need help with?

  • Pest ControlMice and rats moving indoors, wasps, ants, spiders and termites. This links to the general guide for now.
  • PlumbingFrozen or burst pipes, water heaters, leaks, clogged drains and sump pumps. This links to the general guide for now.
  • Heating & Cooling in BoonvilleFurnaces that won't start or keep running, no heat, heat pumps and air conditioning.
  • Water DamageFlooded basements, burst-pipe cleanup, sump pump failures and drying out. This links to the general guide for now.

Freezing nights

Pipes in crawl spaces, garages and outside walls are most at risk on these nights, and it's also when mice start looking for a way indoors.

Freezing nights in BoonvilleAverage number of nights each month when the low in Boonville reaches 32°F or colder. January has the most, about 22.8 nights. Freezing nights typically run from January through December. Values are in the table below the chart.OctONovNDecDJanJFebFMarMAprAMayMOct: 2.32.3Nov: 11.512Dec: 2020Jan: 22.823Feb: 18.518Mar: 1212Apr: 2.52.5May: 0.10.1
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station Boonville 1S, IN (USC00120852), monthly normals
Show the numbers
Freezing nights in Boonville
MonthNights at or below 32°F
Oct2.3
Nov11.5
Dec20
Jan22.8
Feb18.5
Mar12
Apr2.5
May0.1

Good to know about Boonville

  • Water source. All of Boonville's water comes from groundwater: Veolia operates 6 wells drawing from an aquifer in Spencer County, and water is treated at the plant at Bullocktown and New Hope roads. Source
  • Water treatment. Boonville's water treatment includes aeration, iron and manganese removal, filtration, fluoridation, disinfection and phosphate addition; the report does not list a hardness value, so check with Veolia (812-897-2118). Source
  • Lead service line inventory. The City of Boonville works with 120Water on its lead service line inventory, viewable at pws-ptd.120wateraudit.com/boonvillein. Source
  • City building/zoning office. Boonville's Building Department (Sara Bowman, 812-897-6557, zoning@boonville.in.gov) takes permit applications online through the city's iWorQ permit portal. Source
  • City floodplain administrator. Boonville has its own Floodplain Administrator at City Hall, 135 South Second Street (812-897-1230). Source
  • Courthouse square historic district. The Boonville Public Square Historic District, bounded roughly by First, Sycamore, Fourth and Walnut streets, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 23, 1987. Source
  • City history. Boonville, named for Ratliff Boon, was chosen as the Warrick County seat site in 1818, incorporated on August 7, 1858 and became a city in 1906; its first courthouse stood on the public square from 1851 to 1905. Source

Sources

Last updated