INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It’s a problem that plumbers say they see every winter, especially when temperatures stay below freezing: frozen pipes bursting and causing costly damage.

Experts say to close valves, open cabinet doors, and turn on the heat to keep water flow consistent, even if you aren’t home.

Chris Baker, a service technician with Hope Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, says the biggest issue is insolation. “Sometimes it could be grout missing in the brick siding of the house; other times it could be a crawl space cover that, like the door that was left open, or a crawl space vent that was not covered with insolation. Usually that doesn’t cause a huge issue whenever ...