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Licensed, 24/7 plumbing. A small incorporated city with its own building department and utility, plus a lot of mid-century housing.
On the ground
What is different in Boulder City
Boulder City sits in Clark County, and your plumbing permit goes through City of Boulder City, which is set by your address rather than the city on your mail. Your water is billed by City of Boulder City.
Boulder City runs its own building department, so permits are the city's rather than Clark County's. It is a small department for a small city, which in practice means the process is straightforward once you are talking to the right counter.
Boulder City is one of the few places in the valley that runs its own water utility rather than buying through the Valley Water District. The source is still the Colorado River, so hardness and scale behave the same way; the billing and the shutoff responsibility are simply the city's.
Boulder City was built for the men who built Hoover Dam, and a great deal of mid-century housing survives. That is the era of galvanized supply and cast iron drains, both of which fail in ways that look like something else: galvanized closes up from the inside and reads as low pressure, cast iron scales shut and reads as a drain that keeps clogging.
Boulder City sits appreciably higher than the valley floor, which means cooler nights and a real, if short, freeze risk in winter. Exposed hose bibs and irrigation lines are worth protecting here in a way they are not down in the basin.
Our Boulder City visits start with a free inspection and a flat-rate price agreed before any work begins.
The same crew covers every part of the valley: who we are and how we work does not change with the postcode, and neither does the guarantee on every call.
What we get called for
The usual jobs in Boulder City
Repipes and drain work driven by the age of the housing, plus the heater and fixture work everywhere on this water eventually needs.
What we do here
Plumbing services in Boulder City
Most Boulder City calls come in for pool line leaks, irrigation and outdoor lines and a whole-home softener. Everything below is dispatched to Boulder City the same day where we can.
Coverage
Serving Boulder City and nearby
Questions
Common questions
How hard is the water in Las Vegas?
Las Vegas Valley Water District publishes valley tap water at roughly 291 parts per million, about 17 grains per gallon, and classifies it as very hard, around two and a half times the national norm. The minerals come from the Colorado River through Lake Mead. It is the single biggest reason water heaters, fixture cartridges and dishwashers wear out faster here than their rated life suggests.
Do I need a permit to replace a water heater in Las Vegas?
Yes. Clark County, the City of Las Vegas and the City of North Las Vegas all require a permit for a replacement as much as for a new installation. Which of the three you deal with depends on your address rather than your mailing city, because a Las Vegas postal address can sit in unincorporated Clark County. We pull the permit and meet the inspector as part of the job.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. Monkey Wrench Contractors LLC holds Nevada State Contractors Board license 0092999 and trades as Monkey Wrench Plumbing. We are a BBB accredited business with an A plus rating, and every technician is background checked. About thirty minutes before your appointment you get a text with the assigned technician's photo, name, license number and live ETA.
Do you charge for an estimate?
No. The inspection is free and you get a flat-rate price before any work begins, so the number you approve is the number you pay. If the scope changes once something is opened up, we stop and re-quote rather than adding to the invoice at the end.
Are you actually available 24 hours a day?
Yes, dispatch runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on (702) 900-5992. If water is actively running and you cannot stop it, shut off your main first and call second, because that one step is the difference between a wet floor and a flooded one.
Is there help with the cost of a leak repair?
Yes. The Las Vegas Valley Water District reimburses qualified homeowners up to 50 percent of the cost to repair a leak, capped at $2,000, once the leak is repaired and a paid invoice is submitted. It is for single-family owners rather than tenants, the repair has to come to at least $200, and it is one reimbursement per rolling 365 days. We give you the itemized paid invoice to send in.
Need a plumber in Boulder City?
Free inspection, flat-rate price before we start, dispatch open 24 hours a day.