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Loon Plumbing

Plumber in Golden Valley, MN

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

A leafy first-ring suburb full of mid-century modern homes — and one of the few places around here where the city water shows up already soft. That changes what your plumbing actually needs, 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 Golden Valley — actually local

Not a national franchise, not a call center routing you to whoever's available. We're a family plumbing company, and Golden Valley is a city we work all the time — the mid-century moderns and ramblers off Highway 55, the wooded lots near Theodore Wirth, and the neighborhoods threaded along Bassett Creek.

Golden Valley built out mostly between the 1950s and '70s, and it did it with some money — this is one of the Twin Cities' great troves of architect-designed mid-century modern homes. Those houses are wonderful and particular, and their plumbing deserves a plumber who works with the design instead of tearing through it.

The Golden Valley library
Photo: McGhiever / CC BY-SA 4.0

Know your city

What Golden Valley throws at its plumbing

Your city water is already soft — a rarity around here

Golden Valley doesn't pump its own wells. Through the Joint Water Commission it buys treated Mississippi River water from Minneapolis, which arrives softened to about 5 grains per gallon — a fraction of what the well-fed suburbs live with. The upshot: most Golden Valley homes don't need a water softener at all, and we'll tell you so rather than sell you one. Where treatment still earns its keep here is taste and chlorine, not hardness.

A trove of mid-century modern homes

Golden Valley holds one of the metro's richest pockets of architect-designed mid-century modern houses, most built from the 1950s through the '70s. They're beautiful and specific — open plans, radiant slabs in some, mechanicals tucked where you'd least expect — and their original copper, cast-iron drains, and shutoff valves are now sixty-plus years old. We fix what needs fixing and leave the character alone.

Bassett Creek and a long fight with flooding

Bassett Creek winds across Golden Valley, and the city has spent decades — and built control structures like the Wisconsin Avenue gate — keeping it in its banks. Homes in and near the floodplain still feel it: basements that take on water when the creek runs high or a hard rain overwhelms the storm system. A dependable sump pump, ideally with a battery backup, is the front line, and backups in low-lying sewer laterals are worth getting ahead of.

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What we do here

Plumbing services in Golden Valley

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 Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley is our territory

Theodore Wirth to the Bassett Creek neighborhoods to the Highway 55 corridor — we cover every corner of Golden Valley with the same same-day service and flat-rate pricing.

Proudly serving Golden Valley and nearby: Plymouth, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, Crystal, Robbinsdale.See the full service area →

Good to know

Golden Valley questions, answered straight

Do you offer same-day service in Golden Valley?

Yes — same-day service is the standard in Golden Valley, 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 Golden Valley?

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 Golden Valley and meet the inspector ourselves. Permit costs are part of the flat-rate price you approve up front.

Is Golden Valley's water hard? Do I need a softener?

Probably not. Golden Valley doesn't pump its own wells — through the Joint Water Commission it buys treated Mississippi River water from Minneapolis, which arrives already softened to about 5 grains per gallon. That's a fraction of what the well-fed suburbs deal with, so most Golden Valley homes don't need a softener at all, and we'll tell you that instead of selling you one. Where treatment still helps is taste and chlorine, not hardness.

We have a mid-century modern home. Is the plumbing a problem?

Not automatically — plenty of it was built well. But Golden Valley's mid-century homes are now sixty-plus years old, so the original copper, cast-iron drains, and shutoff valves are aging, and some have radiant slabs or tucked-away mechanicals that reward a careful hand. We'd rather show you what's actually there and respect the design than tear through it or pitch a whole-house repipe you may not need.

Why does my basement take on water when the creek runs high?

Golden Valley has spent decades managing Bassett Creek, and homes in and near the floodplain still feel it when the creek rises or a hard rain overwhelms the storm system. A dependable sump pump — ideally with a battery backup — is the front line. If backups come with it, a camera inspection of your sewer lateral shows whether roots or a low spot are part of the story.

Do you charge extra to come to Golden Valley?

No. No travel surcharge, no service-call games — Golden Valley 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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