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Loon Plumbing

Plumber in St. Louis Park, MN

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

Post-war ramblers and 1.5-stories on very hard city water, cast-iron drains, and clay soil that holds water. Same-day service with a flat price you approve before we start.

  • 5.0 on Google
  • MN License PM652496
  • Family-owned

Local knowledge

We're local to St. Louis Park — actually local

We're a family plumbing company, and St. Louis Park is a city we work all the time — the 1940s and '50s ramblers and 1.5-stories across most of the city, the '20s and '30s stock near Minneapolis and around Wolfe Park, the condos along Excelsior Boulevard and the West End, and the rebuilt homes going up on old lots.

St. Louis Park's plumbing is a mid-century story: copper with lead-solder joints, galvanized branches in the oldest homes, cast-iron stacks, and clay laterals under trees planted with the houses. And its water comes from the city's own deep wells — very hard, with a few footnotes the city's report spells out.

St. Louis Park City Hall
Photo: William Wesen (Appraiser at English Wikipedia) / Public domain

Know your city

What St. Louis Park throws at its plumbing

Very hard water from the city's own wells

St. Louis Park runs nine deep municipal wells and delivers water at about 19 grains per gallon — very hard. The city treats and disinfects with chlorine but does not soften, so softeners are standard equipment here, and a water heater without one shows it. The city's report is refreshingly thorough: trace PFOA, elevated lithium (an emerging, unregulated contaminant), sodium above the advisory level for restricted diets, and trace VOCs far below limits, a legacy of the area's industrial history the city has treated for decades. The service-line inventory is fully accounted for with zero lead.

Post-war houses on their second round of everything

Most of St. Louis Park went up between 1940 and 1960, and those houses are on a schedule: copper joined with lead solder, galvanized supply branches in the oldest ones closing down with rust, cast-iron drain stacks rusting from the inside, and shutoff valves that haven't been turned in decades. The 1.5-story homes add a specific quirk — plumbing squeezed into knee walls and unheated eaves that freeze in a cold snap. None of it is an emergency; all of it is worth knowing before the day it becomes one.

Clay soil, clay laterals, and sixty-year-old trees

St. Louis Park sits on heavy clay soil that holds water, which is why so many basements here got sump pumps after the fact — and why the ones without them get wet in a big spring melt. Sewer laterals are largely original clay tile under boulevard trees now sixty-plus years old; roots at the joints are the routine reason a floor drain backs up, and a camera inspection is how you learn whether it's a maintenance item or a repair.

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What we do here

Plumbing services in St. Louis Park

From our customers

5.0 on Google

“I was a big fan of how professional this team was. They were honest and affordable which I really appreciated. Got the job done in a timely fashion. I had to leave a review because great work deserves to be recognized. Highly recommend these folks.”

— Melvin A.

“Great service (bathroom - dual sink replacement and leaky valve replacement) and super fast service. Called Monday, service completed on Tuesday. Fair/clear pricing and excellent service. Trust this crew with all your plumbing needs!”

— Carl S.

Why St. Louis Park 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, Twin Cities based

Service area

All of St. Louis Park is our territory

Every neighborhood in St. Louis Park gets the same same-day service and flat-rate pricing — no corner of the city is out of the way.

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

Good to know

St. Louis Park questions, answered straight

Do you offer same-day service in St. Louis Park?

Yes — same-day service is the standard in St. Louis Park, 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 St. Louis Park?

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

Do I need a softener in St. Louis Park?

At about 19 grains with no central softening, yes if you want the water heater, fixtures, and appliances to live their full lives. We size it to your bathrooms and your actual test number, free.

How fast can you respond to a plumbing emergency in St. Louis Park?

Call us and we'll give you an honest arrival time. For a burst pipe, shut off the main water valve first (usually in the basement near the meter), then call. We offer same-day and emergency service.

What's the lithium in St. Louis Park's water report?

An emerging contaminant the city monitors ahead of any federal rule — St. Louis Park reports it openly, which is to its credit. There's no federal limit yet. If you'd rather not think about it, reverse osmosis at the kitchen sink removes it along with everything else.

My 1.5-story house has pipes in the knee walls. Should I worry about freezing?

In a deep cold snap, yes — those eaves are barely heated. Insulating the runs and sealing air leaks around them prevents most of it. If a line there has frozen before, it's a fixable routing problem, not weather.

Do you charge extra to come to St. Louis Park?

No. No travel surcharge, no service-call games — St. Louis Park is squarely inside our service area. You get a free estimate and a flat-rate price before any work starts, same as every city we serve.

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