Cottonwood Heights Plumber | One Repair or the Whole Remodel

Repairs, replacements & the next big project

What needs
taking care of?

A single worn valve or plumbing for the whole remodel. Find your service below, then call us or book a visit.

01Water heatersRepair, replace or go tankless

02Pipes & pressureLeaks, shutoffs and repiping

03BathroomsToilets, showers, tubs and faucets

04Kitchen & laundryClogs, disposals and appliance hookups

05Water treatmentSoftening, filtration and backflow

06Remodels & outdoorsNew plumbing and outdoor repairs

All services & guides ↗Underground guides: Water lines · Sewer linesLet’s get it fixed ↗

Cottonwood Heights, underneath it all

A young city.
Established homes.

The city incorporated in 2005. The houses, water lines and sewer district were here long before that. We looked through county records and utility maps to put numbers to the difference.

Original analysis · County property records

Most of these homes
came before City Hall.

10,422 of the 11,157 residential parcels in our Cottonwood Heights sample have construction years before 2005. The biggest building decade was the 1970s, with 3,947 parcels.

The age mix changes across town: parcels with an 84121 address have a median build year of 1974 in our city sample. For those with an 84093 address, it is 1989.

Call us for the shower that needs rebuilding, the water heater that quit or the bathroom you’re ready to update. We handle the repair you need now and the plumbing for larger projects.

Shower & tub repairs ↗Remodel plumbing ↗Utah’s city history ↗

Our residential parcel sample

93%

Built before Cottonwood Heights
became a city in 2005.

Median construction year: 1976
Largest building decade: 1970s
Parcels from the 1970s: 3,947

How we counted

We joined 2025 Salt Lake County assessor records to county address points inside the mapped Cottonwood Heights boundary, using one address per parcel and preferring the primary address. We counted parcels with housing units and a valid construction year; two invalid years were excluded.

10,422 ÷ 11,157 = 93.41%. Parcels are not individual apartments or people. A construction year does not tell us which plumbing has since been replaced.

County data ↗Our aggregate results ↗

Two providers · Different source water

Canyon water
still has minerals.

Salt Lake City’s 2026 water-quality report, using 2025 data, lists total hardness of 136 ppm at the Big Cottonwood treatment plant and 152 ppm at Little Cottonwood. Its wells and springs have a wider range.

These are source-water results, not a hardness test at your house. We can test your incoming water and help you choose and set up a softener, or discuss filtration for the water you drink.

136 ppmBig Cottonwood plant

152 ppmLittle Cottonwood plant

Water softeners ↗Filtration options ↗See the source results ↗

What about sprinkler backflow?

The city’s water-planning document says outdoor irrigation uses culinary water because secondary water is not available. That makes the connection to the sprinkler system a drinking-water protection issue. Salt Lake City’s report describes annual testing of those assemblies. Certified testing and testable assemblies go to a backflow specialist; Mountain Man services non-testable devices and their plumbing connections.

Backflow devices & testing guidance ↗ · City water-planning document ↗

Our map overlay · Residential parcels

Your ZIP doesn’t
pick the provider.

Salt Lake City Public UtilitiesJordan Valley retailOutside either mapped provider area

Our 84121 sample inside city limits includes 8,722 parcels in the SLC area and 279 in the Jordan Valley retail area. Check the name on your water bill before choosing a utility report.

Map source & counts

We overlaid the county parcel sample on Utah’s 2024-reporting-year culinary service boundaries. Across Cottonwood Heights: 10,262 parcels in the SLC boundary, 892 in Jordan Valley’s retail boundary, three outside both; no overlap. The drawing clips those provider areas to the city boundary.

Geographic coverage only, not customer accounts or a live address lookup. Boundary records can lag service changes.

City’s provider map ↗Our counts & sources ↗

From the district’s audited records

The sewer district
predates the city by 50 years.

Cottonwood Improvement District was created in 1955. Its 2024 annual report describes a regional system that also receives sewage from both Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons.

Mountain Man handles drain cleaning, toilet repairs and the drain, waste and vent plumbing inside the home. For a public sewer-main problem, Cottonwood Improvement District is the utility contact.

Planning a basement bathroom or moving a kitchen? We can look at the existing drain connections and go over the plumbing scope before the remodel starts.

Drain cleaning ↗Toilet repairs ↗Basement & remodel plumbing ↗

From the local water archives

Getting water uphill
took a wooden pipe.

1924 The higher bench joins the water exchange.

Salt Lake City built a pumping plant at 2080 East and 6200 South and a 30-inch wood-stave pipe running east toward today’s I-215 crossing of Big Cottonwood Creek.

It carried irrigation water from the East Jordan Canal. That let higher-bench farmers trade their canyon water to the city while keeping their fields watered. Drinking-water service to the exchange partners helped open the farmland to homes.

Read the water department’s history ↗

Butlerville’s part in the story

A water trade brought
the drinking-water system.

The Butler Schoolhouse historical marker records a July 1931 agreement between Salt Lake City and the Brown & Sanford Irrigation Company. The city installed a culinary water system in exchange for company water.

The marker also records eight fire hydrants added in 1935, then five more in 1948.

See the marker and its transcription ↗

Before the trade: gravity. Later: pressure.

Big Cottonwood’s original conduit began delivering water in 1907. It followed the foothills for 7.23 miles to Parleys Canyon, flowing by gravity. In 1982, a larger pressurized pipeline replaced that original conduit.

The conduit and the wooden irrigation-exchange pipe were separate works. These dates describe public infrastructure, not the pipes in a particular house.

Conduit construction and replacement ↗

Tyler Nerdin · Founder & master plumber

Meet Mountain Man

Good people.
Careful plumbing.

Tyler Nerdin is the master plumber behind Mountain Man. Tell us what needs fixing, and we’ll talk through the work and price before getting started.

A repair should leave you knowing what was wrong and what changed. Take a look at our completed jobs, meet Tyler or read what customers say about working with us.

Meet Tyler ↗Customer reviews ↗Second opinion ↗

Utah Plumbing Contractor License #12992295-5501

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From our repair log

Take a look
at the work.

Mountain Man repairs in nearby communities. Each project is labeled with the city where we did the work.

4 project photos

Holladay · Nearby · May 10, 2026

Holladay shower valve replacement

Replaced the shower valve and connected the new body to copper piping with Viega ProPress fittings during a rental-property repair.

See the job & photos ↗

6 project photos

Holladay · Nearby · May 10, 2026

Holladay toilet flange repair

Removed a corroded toilet flange, checked the surrounding floor and secured the replacement before the bathroom remodel continued.

See the job & photos ↗

8 project photos

Sandy · Nearby · Sep 11, 2026

Rare Grohe shower valve teardown in Sandy

We got called out to Sandy, UT for an older Grohe shower valve. It’s a German design, very high-end, but not so common in Utah.

See the job & photos ↗

Salt Lake County Service Territory

Service Areas

Salt Lake City Sandy West Jordan South Jordan Draper Riverton Herriman Cottonwood Heights Holladay Murray Midvale West Valley City Millcreek Park City Alta Lehi

Verified Feedback

★★★★★ "Tyler is great. Reliable, reasonable, and knowledgeable. Always makes it up to Alta without issues." - Rion Martell

★★★★★ "Tyler was on time, fast and reasonably priced. Gave helpful info that was easy to understand." - Erin Sanislo

★★★★★ "Happy with the quality and affordable pricing for our water heater replacement. Booked quickly." - Cathy Allen

★★★★★ "Been using Tyler for the last 5 years. He is phenomenal at what he does." - Jared Smith

Cottonwood Heights plumbing questions

Before
you book.

Financing options ↗City permit questions: (801) 944-7062 SLC water information ↗

Can I book a small repair in Cottonwood Heights?

Yes. Call us for a leaking faucet, toilet repair, disposal, shower valve or shutoff. We also handle water heaters, water treatment, repiping and plumbing for kitchen, bath and basement remodels.

Can you help with an older home or a basement remodel?

Yes. We can repair the existing plumbing or plan new water, drain and vent connections. We will go over access, the work involved and the price with you. For a new basement apartment, check Cottonwood Heights’ ADU requirements as well as its building-permit process.

Does Cottonwood Heights have its own water department?

The city lists Salt Lake City Public Utilities and Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District as drinking-water providers. Cottonwood Improvement District handles the public sewer system. Check the provider on your bill; a Cottonwood Heights address alone does not identify it.

Does canyon water mean I do not need a water softener?

It still contains dissolved minerals. Salt Lake City’s 2026 report lists different hardness results for Big and Little Cottonwood treatment plants and for its wells. Those are source results, not a test of your faucet. We can check the incoming water and talk through whether softening fits your household.

Can you coordinate repairs with a property manager?

Yes. Tell us who can approve the work, how we can get access and whether a shared water shutdown needs to be arranged. We can discuss the repair with the owner or manager before the job starts.

Can I get a second opinion or use financing?

Yes. Send your written quote through our second-opinion tool, or contact us to discuss the work. Wisetack financing is available for eligible repairs and installations, subject to credit approval and varying terms.

Cottonwood
Heights
Plumber.

What needs
taking care of?

A young city.
Established homes.