When the temperature drops, the water freezes everywhere no matter if it is in your pipes or outside when it snows. Cold weather is naturally inevitable because of the way the world works. Though you cannot control the weather, you can control the way your home reacts to the cold weather. There are a few things you can put in place that can protect your home’s water pipe system from freezing. Keep in mind that when the water freezes in the pipes, it makes the pipes expand, which causes it to burst the pipes.