Licensed · Insured · Based in Truckee
About Truckee Plumber
Not Reno. Not Sacramento. Truckee.
Serving 96161 and Greater North Lake Tahoe
10100 Pioneer Trl Unit 100, Truckee, CA 96161 · (530) 291-4380
CA C-36 Plumbing License — verify at CSLB · Fully Insured · Based in Truckee, CA 96161 · 24/7/365
CA
Insured
Liability + Workers Comp
Local
Based in Truckee 96161
24/7
Live Answer, Every Day
Who We Are
We are a licensed plumbing contractor based in Truckee, California. Not Reno. Not Sacramento. Truckee.
We live the same winters you deal with. We know what -15°F does to crawl space pipes in a 1974 Tahoe Donner A-frame. We know how Truckee-Donner PUD hard water at 118 mg/L TDS shortens a water heater’s life. We know the difference between a sewer call in Glenshire (check for pine roots) and a sewer call in Downtown Truckee (check what era the pipe is from). That local knowledge is what we bring to every job — it’s not something you can get from a Reno plumber making the 90-minute drive.
Truckee Plumber is owned and operated by a California-licensed master plumber with years of plumbing experience spent working specifically in the Truckee and North Lake Tahoe area. We are not a franchise. We are not a large company with a dispatch centre in another city. When you call us, you reach someone who works here, lives here, and knows this market.
We built this business around one specific realisation: the homeowners who need the most reliable plumbing service in Truckee — vacation property owners managing remotely from the Bay Area, property managers responsible for dozens of rentals, full-time Glenshire families who need a plumber they can actually trust — were consistently underserved by plumbers who either weren’t local or weren’t transparent about their process and pricing. We built the service we wished existed.
How We Operate
Why We Operate the Way We Do
Everything about how we run our service — the written quotes, the photo documentation, the 24/7 answering, the published price ranges — comes from one core belief: homeowners deserve to know what they’re getting before they get it.
Written quotes before any work
We’ve heard too many stories from Truckee homeowners who were quoted one number verbally and billed a different number. We don’t do that. You get a written quote. The invoice matches it. If something changes mid-job, we stop and tell you before proceeding.
Photo documentation on every job
When we work in a vacation cabin whose owner is in San Francisco, that owner deserves to see what was done in their home. The photo report is not a premium add-on — it’s part of every job, for every client, regardless of the size of the call.
24/7 live answering
Plumbing emergencies in Truckee don’t happen during business hours. They happen on ski weekends, at 2am in January, during storms. We answer the phone because those are the moments that matter most to our clients.
Hyperlocal knowledge as a standard, not a selling point
We don’t mention Tahoe Donner crawl spaces or Truckee-Donner PUD water hardness to sound local on a website. We mention them because they’re the actual reasons Truckee plumbing fails the way it does — and because knowing that leads to better diagnosis and more durable repairs.
Credentials
Our Credentials — Verified and Displayed
| Credential | Detail | Verification |
|---|---|---|
| California C-36 Plumbing License | CA C-36 Plumbing License — verify at CSLB | CA C-36 Plumbing License — verify at CSLB |
| General Liability Insurance | Certificate available on request | Certificate of Insurance available on request |
| Workers’ Compensation | Current and active | Required for all employees |
| Nevada County Business License | Current | Town of Truckee and Nevada County |
| Placer County Work Authorization | Permitted work in Placer County | Placer County Building Dept on file |
| EPA Lead-Safe Certified | For work in pre-1978 homes | Required by federal law for older structures |
Service Area
Where We Work — Truckee and Greater North Lake Tahoe
We serve all of Truckee, CA 96161 and the surrounding Greater North Lake Tahoe region. Our service area includes:
- Tahoe Donner — 7,300 acres, 6,500 properties, 80%+ second homeowners
- Glenshire / Devonshire — full-time community, 6 miles northeast of downtown
- Donner Lake — lakeside cabins and homes, historic Truckee area
- Northstar California — four-season resort community, Placer County
- Olympic Valley / Palisades Tahoe — Placer County, 450+ in annual snowfall
- Kings Beach — North Shore Lake Tahoe, Placer County (ZIP 96143)
- Downtown Truckee / Commercial Row — historic district, Nevada County
- Prosser Heights / Sierra Meadows / Prosser Lakeview
- Lahontan Golf Community / Martis Camp / Gray’s Crossing / Schaffer’s Mill
- Tahoe City, Carnelian Bay, Tahoe Vista — North Shore corridor
- Truckee River corridor to Hirschdale
Nevada County permitted work (incorporated Truckee, Tahoe Donner, Glenshire, Donner Lake, Prosser Heights) and Placer County permitted work (Northstar, Olympic Valley, Kings Beach).
Contact
Contact Truckee Plumber
- Phone: (530) 291-4380 (24/7/365 — real person answers)
- Based in: Truckee, CA 96161 · 10100 Pioneer Trl Unit 100
- CA License: CA C-36 Plumbing License — verify at CSLB
- Hours: 24/7 emergency response
Call or text anytime. Written quote before any work · Photo documentation every job · Invoice matches the quote · 24/7
What Truckee Homeowners Say
What Our Clients Say
“I’ve owned vacation property in Tahoe Donner for 12 years and have used Truckee Plumber for the past four. Before them, I went through three different plumbers — two drove from Reno, one never showed up when promised. Truckee Plumber answer every call, send photos of every job, and the invoice has never been a surprise. That track record is rare in this market.”
— Tahoe Donner vacation homeowner
“The team have been our go-to plumber for Glenshire for six years. They’ve done everything from clearing a blocked drain to a full repiping of our 1982 supply lines. They explain things clearly, they price fairly, and they show up when they say they will. For a full-time Truckee family, that’s everything.”
— Glenshire full-time resident
“I’m a property manager handling 16 vacation rentals across Tahoe Donner and Northstar. Truckee Plumber is my only plumber for all 16 properties. The photo documentation, the HOA awareness at Northstar, the October winterization scheduling across the full list — they’ve built their service around exactly what property managers in this market need.”
— Truckee vacation rental property manager
Our Services
Other Plumbing Services in Truckee, CA
Emergency Plumbing
Frozen & Burst Pipe Repair
Water Heater Repair
Pipe Winterization
Vacation Home Plumbing
Drain Cleaning
Sewer Line Inspection
Leak Detection
24/7 Emergency Service
Call or Text Anytime
Written quote before any work · Photo documentation every job · Invoice matches the quote · 24/7. CA C-36 Plumbing License — verify at CSLB.
10100 Pioneer Trl Unit 100, Truckee, CA 96161 · (530) 291-4380 · Licensed & Insured · Nevada County & Placer County
Meet the owner
A named plumber, not a dispatch center
Zain
Owner / Truckee-based plumber
Zain owns and operates Truckee Plumber from Truckee, CA — not Reno, not Roseville. He works the same winters homeowners here deal with: Tahoe Donner crawl spaces, TDPUD hard water at 118 mg/L TDS, and vacant vacation cabins that sit unheated from October to April. When you call (530) 291-4380, you reach the people who actually do the work.