Bob Larson Plumbing

I have had Bob Larson’s company to do and entire house repipe, replacing the galvanized pipes with pex, I have had them install a tankless hot water heater, I have had a recirculation pump installed, a booster pump installed and have spent a great deal of money having what I thought was a reputable and well respected company do all the work.
I received what I felt was an overly high estimate on some additional work today and when question the cost I was informed it was due to permitting. When I question the technician Bob Larson sent to my home I was told they «don’t always get permits» when they do a job.
I was very alarmed to find this out and placed a call to the city permitting office and have found that over the past 2 years Bob Larson has done all the above mentioned work and collected a considerable amount of money from my family only to find out now none of the work was permitted.
Avoid this company at all cost.
Ric Miles

Had a pipe for my hydronic heating system leak. Called Bob Larson Plumbing on a Friday night. They made sure (by phone) that I had the supply to the leak stopped and then suggested they come out the next day, as that would cost me less than an emergency visit. I agreed.
The next morning, bang on time, they showed up. Quickly found the cause of the leak — a wallboard nail placed poorly 48 years ago, had finally worn a hole through the expanding and contracting copper pipe. Bob quickly replaced the broken section. He then showed me how to bleed my system and stayed until he was sure we had everything up and running. Took the time to educate me on how my heating system works. Never acted like I was bothering him with questions. Even fixed a crushed gasket another heating contractor had installed badly which had been leaking.
I was also impressed that he had everything for the job with him, including the fitting gasket.
I would and will call these folks again for plumbing and heating needs.

Came home to a steadily leaking water heater on a hectic monday evening. Since I live alone and know nothing about plumbing to even mitigate the leak I didn’t have a whole lot of choice but to call after hours for emergency service. The operator connected me to the on call tech (Wayne) very quickly and after hearing the description of the problem he right away explained that it would be a lot more expensive than it should be because it was after hours and suggested I wait if possible until the following morning. Due to my own schedule and just for general peace of mind i went ahead with the service that night, and he was able to come out to my location within a half hour of our phone call. After arriving, he very quickly assessed the problem, explained exactly what he would be doing, gave me his card and an estimate, and went to work. I couldn’t ask for better service, and he helped bring the price down as much as possible. I’ll definitely be going back to Bob Larson when I replace the whole unit in a couple months.

I worked with Bob Larson for a clog that had the whole house backed up. The first time, they located and scoped the problem, and cleared it. I was happy it wasn’t the side sewer and hoping it would stay clear and I wouldn’t need to replace a section of pipe running through the foundation… but the day before my child’s birthday party we were backed up again. I had them clear it again so we could go on with the party– no time to dig up the yard. Since they knew the situation, I scheduled them to come out and replace the pipe– about 12 feet or so. They gave me a quote of $ 1400 but said I could knock a few hundred off if I busted up the concrete and dug a trench to expose the pipe, which I did. Busted my ass. Still came to over $ 1200, which seems to be par for the course apparently for any sewage pipe job– either because industry wide they know they have you over a barrel, or because it’s nasty, or because of some wildly high overhead like permitting which is not itemized on the bill… I don’t know. Plastic pipe doesn’t cost much. They were done in 2 hours. Even with 50% overhead, that’s still a couple hundred an hour– guess I’m in the wrong profession. Maybe ask for an itemized bill, and maybe keep your eyes on the younger guns. Bob is a pro– but Wayne and Kevin could slow down and ensure better customer service. When I pay over a grand for a job, I shouldn’t find my garden hose left running– good thing I walked the site when they left. And when I agree they can leave the dug-​up poop pipe in the yard a day or so because they have a busy schedule, I shouldn’t have to call them back to remind them to come get it. It’s inconvenient and nasty and we have a small child. Bottom line– competent and knowledgeable, you can trust these guys if you can afford them. If they hadn’t been sloppy the last time, 4 stars.

First time calling on this company… Needed repair on cracked pipe running exterior of the house. Arrived on time, courteous, and replaced the cracked pipe with better material. I would call on them again.

Very reputable company. I think I’ve called on them three times and on one occasion they didn’t charge me for the service or for the call because I had had them out 2+ years prior and they felt that there was a chance they could have done the job better those years before so they covered the repair for me – and I would have gladly paid them, so this was all on their initiative. I would definitely recommend them.

Courteous, knowledgeable, and efficient service by plumber Kevin and his assistant Wayne. Galvanized steel waste line from my kitchen sink has rusted through. The guys repaired that, swapped out some sporadically-​leaky shut-​off valves, and removed and replumbed a dead insta-​hot tank while they were already there. Kevin also pointed out some warning signs that my water heater is on its last legs. I plan on having them back to work on that next, a sure sign that I trusted the work.

I’ve hired Bob Larson a few times, Kevin is my plumber, they do excellent work, find whatever way they can to help bring the costs down for you, Kevin had worked on the house before I lived there so he helped me plan my work based on the plumbing history of the house too.
When I had a weekend emergency and couldn’t afford an after hours service call, he explained how I could manage it for the weekend without having to pay the after hours fees and walked me through it by phone.
This is an excellent company that I am very happy to know and to do business with. I already have a year membership with them and am very glad that I do.

I have had Larson’s out to my house a couple times. Kevin was the tech that help us with our mystery leak in the garage ceiling. The original contractor for my 7-​year old house installed the dryer duct wrong and we were getting a ton of condensation buildup. He shimmied his way into tight places i don’t go and cleared the blockage noting that this will need done properly and we discussed multiple options for a solution, work was quoted and successful. The other work was fixing a leak on our dishwasher line — I’d tried to fix that thing for a year — called into the pro’s at Bob Larson Plumbing and it done!
Thanks Kevin & Bob.
— Leah