Plumber in Orchard Homes

Orchard Homes at a glance

Orchard Homes is a census-designated place bordering the city of Missoula, with 5,377 people at the 2020 census. It covers about 5.9 square miles, and downtown Missoula is about 3 miles east.

What that means for your plumbing

Homes here range from older properties on large lots to newer houses. Some lots still have wells for irrigation or household use, along with long buried lines. If your meter moves with everything off, our leak check helps narrow down where.

Between two rivers

Orchard Homes is bordered by the Clark Fork River to the north and the Bitterroot River to the west and south. Land between two rivers can carry a high water table, especially during spring runoff. Damp crawl spaces and wet basements are worth checking every spring.

Schools and the valley floor

The community is split between the Target Range, Missoula and Hellgate elementary school districts, with all of it in the Missoula High School district. U.S. Route 93 runs just to the east. The valley floor here was once the bed of Glacial Lake Missoula, which is why the land is so flat. Flat lots can make drainage tricky, because water has little slope to carry it away from the house. Make sure downspouts and sump discharge lines send water well clear of the foundation, and have any backups checked promptly.