Home repair help in Holland, IN

What tends to go wrong in Holland 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.

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 & CoolingFurnaces that won't start or keep running, no heat, heat pumps and air conditioning. This links to the general guide for now.
  • 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 HollandAverage number of nights each month when the low in Holland reaches 32°F or colder. January has the most, about 24 nights. Freezing nights typically run from January through December. Values are in the table below the chart.OctONovNDecDJanJFebFMarMAprAOct: 0.70.7Nov: 9.99.9Dec: 19.820Jan: 2424Feb: 21.121Mar: 13.113Apr: 2.22.2
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station Stendal, IN (USC00128442), monthly normals
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Freezing nights in Holland
MonthNights at or below 32°F
Oct0.7
Nov9.9
Dec19.8
Jan24
Feb21.1
Mar13.1
Apr2.2

Good to know about Holland

  • Electric - Holland. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission's electric service territory map places Holland in the territory of Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (now CenterPoint Energy). Source
  • Water system. EPA records list Holland Water Works (PWS IN5219006) as a local-government community water system that buys surface water, serving a population of about 1,200, with no violations recorded from April 2023 through March 2026 and a 90th-percentile lead level of 0.0024 mg/L (2.4 ppb) for 2023-2025. Source
  • Purchased water. In 2018 The Herald reported that Holland no longer treats its own water and buys it from Patoka Lake Regional Water and Sewer District and St. Henry Water Corp., serving about 300 Holland customers plus about 160 in the Stendal area and 120 rural customers. Source
  • Town water and sewer. Holland's town government runs both a water utility and a wastewater (sewer) utility, according to the State Board of Accounts audit for 2018-2019. Source
  • Mine subsidence insurance. Dubois County is one of the 26 southwestern Indiana counties covered by the state's Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund; the coverage is not automatic and can be added to a homeowners policy through your insurance agent. Source

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