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Loon Plumbing

Plumber in Arden Hills, MN

Same-day service · Free estimates · Upfront flat-rate pricing

A green, low-density suburb of lakes and woods with a serious water history — the old army ammunition plant left one of Minnesota's longest-running groundwater cleanups here. Today's tap water is softened river water from St. Paul, and we quote a flat price before we start.

  • 5.0 on Google
  • MN License PM652496
  • Family-owned · 6 years

Local knowledge

We're local to Arden Hills — actually local

Not a national franchise, not a call center routing you to whoever's available. We're a family plumbing company, and Arden Hills is a city we work all the time — the wooded, large-lot neighborhoods around the lakes, the newer developments, and the streets near Bethel University and the old plant grounds.

Arden Hills is quieter and greener than its neighbors — lakes, woods, and low density, with a housing mix that runs from 1950s and '60s ranches to newer builds. Its next chapter is Rice Creek Commons, the huge redevelopment of the former ammunition-plant land. It's a city with more layers underground than most.

Rice Creek Parkway in Arden Hills, Minnesota
Photo: Gabriel Vanslette / CC BY 3.0

Know your city

What Arden Hills throws at its plumbing

Softened city water, over a famous cleanup

Here's the honest picture. Your tap water in Arden Hills is treated, softened surface water the city buys from Saint Paul Regional Water Services — drawn from the Mississippi and softened to around 5 to 10 grains per gallon, meeting drinking-water standards. Separately and underground, the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant left a solvent plume that's been under active state and federal cleanup for decades. The two aren't the same thing — but it's why this ground is among the most closely watched in Minnesota. For your house, the practical story is soft-ish river water, not well hardness.

Ranches, woods, and what's coming next

Arden Hills housing runs from 1950s and '60s rancheson generous wooded lots to newer construction, with the massive Rice Creek Commons redevelopment of the old plant grounds still unfolding. The older homes carry the usual mid-century watch-items — aging copper and galvanized, original valves, cast-iron drains — and we read each house on its own terms rather than by the year on the deed.

Lakes, Rice Creek, and a high water table

Arden Hills is laced with lakes and threaded by Rice Creek, on sandy, well-drained ground. Near the water and in the low spots, the water table sits high, so basements here rely on their sump pumps through wet springs and summer storms. And mature trees over older clay laterals mean roots and recurring backups are worth getting ahead of with a camera.

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What we do here

Plumbing services in Arden Hills

From our customers

5.0 on Google

“Our water heater died on a Sunday and they had a new one in Monday morning. The price he quoted on the phone walkthrough was the price on the invoice.”

— Angela M.

“Finally a plumber who didn't try to sell us a whole system. He fixed the valve, showed us what to watch for, and left the utility room cleaner than he found it.”

— Kevin T.

Why Arden Hills homeowners call us first

  • A clear, flat-rate price you approve before work starts
  • A clean home when we leave — floor mats, shoe covers, haul-away
  • Done right, or we come back and make it right
  • Licensed & insured — MN Master Plumber PM652496
  • Family-owned, 6 years in the Twin Cities

Service area

All of Arden Hills is our territory

The lake neighborhoods to Bethel to the Rice Creek Commons grounds — we cover every corner of Arden Hills with the same same-day service and flat-rate pricing.

Proudly serving Arden Hills and nearby: Shoreview, Roseville, New Brighton, Mounds View, Vadnais Heights.See the full service area →

Good to know

Arden Hills questions, answered straight

Do you offer same-day service in Arden Hills?

Yes — same-day service is the standard in Arden Hills, not the exception. Call and we'll give you an honest arrival window, not a four-hour guess that becomes eight.

Are you licensed to work in Arden Hills?

Yes. We hold Minnesota Master Plumber license PM652496, we're insured, and when a job needs a permit we pull it through the City of Arden Hills and meet the inspector ourselves. Permit costs are part of the flat-rate price you approve up front.

Is Arden Hills' water safe and hard, given the old army-plant history?

Two separate things, so here's the honest version. Your tap water in Arden Hills is treated, softened surface water the city buys from Saint Paul Regional Water Services — drawn from the Mississippi, softened to around 5 to 10 grains per gallon, and meeting drinking-water standards. Separately and underground, the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant left a solvent plume that's been under active state and federal cleanup for decades. They're not the same source — your municipal tap is the treated river water. Because it's on the softer side, many Arden Hills homes don't need a softener, and we'll tell you honestly.

We have an older ranch home. Is the plumbing a problem?

Not automatically — a lot of Arden Hills' mid-century ranches were built well. But the originals are decades old now, so we watch for aging copper and galvanized, tired shutoff valves, and cast-iron drains. We'd rather read each house on its own terms and fix the weak links than pitch a whole-house repipe you may not need.

Why does my basement rely so much on its sump pump?

Arden Hills is laced with lakes and threaded by Rice Creek, and near the water and low spots the water table sits high. That's exactly where basements take on groundwater in a wet spring or after a summer storm. A dependable sump pump — ideally with a battery backup — is the front line, and if backups come with it, a camera inspection tells us whether roots or a low spot are in play.

Do you charge extra to come to Arden Hills?

No. No travel surcharge, no service-call games — Arden Hills is home turf for us. You get a free estimate and a flat-rate price before any work starts, same as every city we serve.

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(612) 445-6346

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