Kitchen & bath plumbing in Minneapolis – St. Paul

A drip is a worn cartridge; water pooling at the base means the O-rings or the mounting seal have given up — and that water is finding its way into the countertop and cabinet below. Either way it's a quick fix now, or a swollen cabinet floor later.

A hum with no spin usually means a jam or a seized motor — please don't reach in; there's a proper way to free it. Persistent smell after cleaning often means food trapped under a worn splash guard. Disposals last about 8–12 years, and we'll tell you honestly which side of that line yours is on.

Rocking means the wax seal is likely broken and flush water may be seeping into the floor — that one shouldn't wait. Running or weak flushing is usually a worn flapper, fill valve, or mineral-clogged rim jets. All fast fixes when they're caught early.

That discoloration is water getting behind the surface, and behind the surface is where the expensive problems live — subfloor, framing, the ceiling below. We'll figure out whether it's a seal, a drain connection, or a shower valve, before it becomes a carpentry project.

A clogged showerhead is a five-minute fix. But if the temperature lurches when a toilet flushes or the pressure never recovers, the pressure-balancing valve behind the wall is wearing out — a job you want done right, once, by someone comfortable working behind tile.

That smell is a slow leak — a weeping supply connection, a drain joint, or a dishwasher line. Slow leaks are sneaky: they don't puddle, they just quietly swell the cabinet floor and feed mold. Two minutes with a flashlight now beats a cabinet replacement later.

Happily — plenty of our customers pick their own fixtures, and we'll never make you feel funny about it. One honest courtesy: if the fixture you bought has a known weak point, we'll tell you before it goes in, while you can still exchange it.

We're the plumbing side of the remodel — moving supply and drain lines, setting new valves, roughing in for the new layout, and installing the finished fixtures. We work smoothly alongside your contractor or tile installer. We don't do cabinets, tile, or design ourselves, and we won't pretend to.

Usually one to two hours, done the same day you call in most cases. That includes new supply lines and shutoff valves if yours are past their prime — we won't reconnect a new fixture to failing parts and call it done.

Because the work is behind the wall. Getting there means opening tile or an access panel, cutting the old valve out of the pipe, and soldering or pressing the new one in — carefully, so the finished wall goes back together clean. It's honest work to do right, and it's priced upfront like everything else.

The ones whose parts you'll still be able to buy in ten years. We'll install what you love, but if you ask our opinion you'll get a straight answer about which brands we see fail young — not whichever one happens to be on the truck.

Straight swaps — new faucet or toilet in the same spot — generally don't. Moving drains, vents, or supply lines during a remodel generally does, and we pull the permit and meet the inspector under our MN Master Plumber license. It's included in the price you approve.