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Licensed, 24/7 plumbing. The incorporated city itself, which runs its own building department. Plenty of addresses that read Las Vegas in the mail are actually unincorporated county, so the jurisdiction is worth confirming per address.
On the ground
What is different in Las Vegas
Las Vegas sits in Clark County, and your plumbing permit goes through City of Las Vegas Department of Building and Safety, which is set by your address rather than the city on your mail. Your water is billed by Las Vegas Valley Water District.
The City of Las Vegas runs its own Department of Building and Safety, and this is where the single most common jurisdictional mistake in the valley happens. A great many addresses that read Las Vegas in the mail sit in unincorporated Clark County and are permitted by the county, not the city. We confirm which applies against the parcel before anything that needs an inspection, because being wrong about it costs a re-submittal.
Water here comes from the Las Vegas Valley Water District, which publishes valley supply at roughly 291 parts per million, about 17 grains per gallon. That is officially very hard, around two and a half times the national norm, and it is the single number that explains most of what fails in a home in this valley: scale on the floor of a water heater, cartridges that stiffen and drip, dishwashers and ice makers that die before their rated life.
The city spans nearly every build decade the valley has, so there is no single answer to what is in the walls. It runs from pre-war stock through the polybutylene window to current PEX construction, and the age of the house drives the work more than the address does.
Our Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas
Everything, in proportion to the age of the street. Repipes and drain replacement in the older core, heaters and treatment in the newer north and west.
What we do here
Plumbing services in Las Vegas
Most Las Vegas calls come in for garbage disposal repair, sump pump installation and replacing old pipework. Everything below is dispatched to Las Vegas the same day where we can.
Coverage
Serving Las Vegas 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 finding a leak?
There can be. The Southern Nevada Water Authority runs a Leak Detection Assistance Program that gives qualifying single-family customers a voucher worth up to $250 toward leak diagnosis or the first hours of repair. You apply as the account holder before work begins and use a participating plumber, and it is one voucher per property per calendar year.
Need a plumber in Las Vegas?
Free inspection, flat-rate price before we start, dispatch open 24 hours a day.