Longmont, CO
Plumbing in Longmont done right, start to finish.
Master plumber and licensed GC serving Longmont and all of Boulder County. Old homes, new builds, emergency calls day or night.
Plumber in Longmont
Old Town character, northern Boulder County.
Longmont sits at the northern edge of Boulder County where the Front Range foothills give way to the plains. The city has a real mix of housing stock: post-war neighborhoods near downtown, 1970s and 1980s subdivisions through the middle, and newer construction pushing out toward the I-25 corridor. Each decade of construction brings its own plumbing challenges, and Wes has worked them all.
That spread matters more than people expect. A house near Kimbark and 4th Ave was plumbed with materials and methods that had nothing in common with a house built off Clover Basin in 2004. The older place likely has galvanized supply, cast iron drain, and a main shutoff that has not been turned in thirty years. The newer place has PEX or copper, plastic drain, and a builder-grade water heater that was picked on price. When Wes walks in, the first thing he does is figure out which house he is standing in. Diagnosis before parts, every time.
Being both a master plumber and a licensed plumbing contractor means one person owns your whole job. When a pipe repair opens a wall, Wes patches it. When a water heater replacement involves gas line work, he handles that too. No coordinating multiple subs, no passing the buck when something is off.
That combination shows up most on remodels. A Longmont bathroom gut usually means moving a drain, resetting a closet flange, and reworking supply behind the wall, then framing, backer board, and finish. Most plumbers stop at the rough-in and hand you a phone number. Wes carries it through to the tile. If you want to see how that comes out, the work gallery has the real jobs, not renderings. Details on the remodel side live on the bathroom remodel plumbing page.
- Drain & sewer cleaning
- Water heater repair & install
- Leak detection & repair
- Fixture & faucet work
- Repiping
- Gas line work
- Main water line work
- Sewer camera inspection
What Longmont homes deal with
Old pipe and hard water, neighborhood by neighborhood.
Longmont has two common plumbing culprits. The older neighborhoods around downtown and east Longmont carry a lot of galvanized supply pipe from the 1950s through the 1970s. When that pipe rusts from the inside, pressure drops, water discolors, and eventually it starts to leak. A copper or PEX repipe is the permanent fix, and as a GC, Wes closes the walls back up clean.
Galvanized does not fail all at once, which is what fools people. It closes up slowly from the inside as rust builds against the wall of the pipe. You notice it first in the shower on the second floor, then in the kitchen sink, then everywhere. By the time a homeowner calls about pressure, the pipe has usually lost most of its inside diameter. Patching one section of a system like that just moves the weak point downstream. Wes will tell you straight whether you are looking at a spot repair or a real repipe, and he will not sell the big job when the small one holds.
The second issue is Front Range hard water. Longmont sits on the same mineral-heavy aquifer system as the rest of Boulder County. Hard water deposits shorten water heater life, clog fixtures, and over time reduces the efficiency of anything water touches. We service and replace water heaters, install softeners, and advise on the right solution for your Longmont home.
Scale is the quiet killer on water heaters here. Minerals drop out of the water when it gets hot and settle on the bottom of the tank, right over the burner. The rumbling or popping sound an older tank makes is that sediment layer boiling water underneath it. Once that starts, the heater is working harder for less hot water and the tank bottom is cooking. Flushing a tank once a year buys you real time. If yours is already loud and slow to recover, that is a conversation about repair versus replacement, and Wes will give you the honest read rather than the profitable one. A softener is worth discussing if you are on your second heater in ten years.
Winter adds the third problem. Longmont gets the classic Front Range swing: sun all afternoon, hard freeze overnight. That cycle finds every uninsulated line in a crawlspace, every hose bib somebody left a hose on, and every pipe run through an exterior wall in a garage. Most burst-pipe calls in this city trace back to one of those three. Shut off and drain your exterior spigots before the first hard freeze and you avoid the most common one entirely. If something already let go, burst pipe work and frozen line thawing are 24 hour calls. Reach us at (303) 883-9075.
- Bathroom & kitchen remodels
- New construction plumbing
- Sump pumps
- Water softeners
- Frozen & burst pipes
- 24/7 emergency service
- Boiler service
- Hose bib repair
One pro, the whole job
Every plumbing need in Longmont covered.
Longmont homeowners and businesses have one number to call for anything plumbing related. That covers drain cleaning and sewer work, tank and tankless water heater service and replacement, leak detection, fixture installs, full bath and kitchen remodels, gas line work, water softener installation, sump pumps, and ground-up rough-in for new construction and additions. Take a look at our gallery to see the kind of work we do. Call (303) 883-9075 or reach out here.
The reason that list matters is scheduling. A homeowner who calls one company for the sewer line, another for the water heater, and a third for the remodel finish work ends up managing three calendars and refereeing when something goes wrong. Wes runs one calendar. If the camera inspection turns up a bellied lateral, the sewer repair gets scheduled by the same person who already knows the property. Longmont commercial work runs the same way, from restaurant grease trap service to tenant finish plumbing.
Around town
Where we work in Longmont.
We cover all of Longmont, from the historic streets of Old Town to the newer neighborhoods pushing toward the I-25 corridor. Drain and sewer calls come from the older east-side blocks; water heater and repipe work shows up across all of it.
The pattern is fairly consistent. Older Longmont blocks generate root intrusion and cast iron drain calls, because those laterals run under mature trees and have been in the ground long enough for the joints to open up. That is hydro jetting and camera work, sometimes trenchless replacement if the line is past cleaning. The subdivisions built in the eighties and nineties are hitting their second water heater and their first round of failed angle stops and supply lines. Anything east toward I-25 is newer and mostly fixture and finish work. Longmont sits inside our Boulder County coverage, so travel is routine, not a special trip.
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Questions we get in Longmont.
How do I know if my Longmont house still has galvanized supply pipe?
Look at the pipe coming out of the wall under a sink or where the main enters the basement. Galvanized is dull gray steel with threaded joints. Copper is obvious, and PEX is flexible plastic in red, blue or white. If it is gray steel and the house predates about 1975, you likely have some. Weak upstairs pressure and rusty water after the house sits unused are the other two giveaways.
My water pressure dropped all over the house. What causes that in Longmont?
Three usual suspects. A failing pressure regulator at the main, which is the cheapest fix. Corroded galvanized supply that has narrowed from the inside, which is the expensive one. Or a partially closed main shutoff somebody bumped. We check them in that order rather than assuming the worst. See low water pressure for how the diagnosis runs.
Do I need a permit for plumbing work in Longmont?
Water heater replacements, repipes, gas line work, sewer line replacement, and anything that moves a drain generally require a permit and inspection through the city. Straight repairs and fixture swaps usually do not. Wes pulls the permits on the jobs that need them. A permitted water heater install is also what protects you at resale.
How long does a water heater replacement take?
A straight tank for tank swap is usually a half day if the venting, gas line and connections are in decent shape. Add time when the old unit is in a tight basement corner, when the venting needs correcting, or when you are switching to tankless, which involves gas sizing and new venting. We tell you which one you are looking at before we start.
What does it cost to have you diagnose a problem?
We look at the job, tell you what is actually wrong, and give you a straight quote before anything gets taken apart. You will know the number and the plan before you commit. No sales pitch, no obligation to move forward. Call (303) 883-9075 or use the contact page.
My drain keeps backing up even after snaking. What now?
Repeat backups after a good cleaning usually mean the problem is the pipe, not the clog. Roots at a joint, a bellied section holding water, or cracked cast iron will all clog again on schedule. A camera run shows you the actual condition of the line so you stop paying for the same snaking twice a year.
Can you do the drywall and tile after the plumbing, or do I need another contractor?
Wes is a licensed general contractor as well as a master plumber, so the finish work comes with the job. Wall opened for a repair gets closed and patched. A bathroom remodel goes from rough-in through the finished fixtures with one person accountable for the whole thing. That is the main reason people call him for remodels.
What should I do first when a pipe bursts in the middle of the night?
Shut the main off. It is usually in the basement where the water line enters, or in a crawlspace access. Open a low faucet to drain the pressure out of the system, then call. We answer 24 hours, seven days a week. Knowing where your main shutoff is before you need it saves more water damage than anything else you can do.
Need a plumber in Longmont?
Call Wes for Longmont plumbing done right the first time, day or night.