Lake County's Plumber.
Honest & Affordable. Family Owned. Based in Clearlake Oaks.
Family Owned & Operated · Northern California Branch of Staiger Plumbing
707-380-3619Our Services
Repipe (PEX-A)
Most of our repiping work is in Lakeport and Clearlake homes built before 1985 — galvanized supply rusted to near-closure. PEX-A flexes well for the freeze cycles up in Cobb.
New Construction Plumbing
New Install
Gas Line Repair & Installation
Water Line Repair
Sewage Repair
Well Maintenance
Pressure tanks, pump troubleshooting, sediment filters, softeners for hard well water. Everything downstream of the wellhead. We do not drill wells.
Septic Maintenance
Septic plumbing maintenance and root-intrusion inspection on lateral lines. We do not pump tanks — we handle the pipe work and coordinate with pumping companies.
Jetting & Snaking
Residential jetting and snaking for recurring drain backups across the Clear Lake basin. Not industrial-scale truck-mount jetting.
Camera Inspections
Sewer camera inspections for real-estate pre-purchase reports and drains that keep backing up. Especially useful for older Clearlake and Lakeport homes.
Water Heater Flushing
Filter Replacements
Dryer Vent Blowouts
About Us
Staiger Plumbing NorCal is the Northern California branch of Staiger Plumbing, headquartered in Corona, CA. The parent business has been licensed and operating since 2001 under CSLB #802197.
Run by Brad Staiger Jr., a Clearlake Oaks local and family man who believes in doing the job right — no shortcuts, no BS.
We're honest, affordable, and fully licensed & insured. When you call us, you get real plumbers who care about your home.
LIC. #802197
What Lake County Plumbing Actually Looks Like
Well Water & Pressure Tanks
Plumbing out here is not city plumbing. A big share of homes around Lake County run on well water, not municipal supply. We service pressure tanks, troubleshoot well pump problems, swap sediment filters, and set up softening for the hard well water that chews through fixtures. We don't drill wells. Everything downstream of the wellhead is our work, and well-side plumbing is one of the most common calls we take from Lakeport, Kelseyville, and the parcels off Hwy 20.
Septic Plumbing in Lake County
Septic is the other half. Most properties around Upper Lake and Kelseyville sit on septic, so we maintain the plumbing side and watch for root intrusion in the older buried lines out in the country. We don't pump tanks. We coordinate with the pumping companies and handle the pipe work — lateral lines, vent stacks, cleanouts, and the transitions where root-prone galvanized meets ABS. Near Clear Lake the water table runs high, which changes how a septic field gets handled.
Old Housing Stock, Freeze, and Sewer Camera
The housing around here is old. Pre-80s homes in Lakeport and Clearlake still run galvanized supply that rusts shut, and some newer rural tracts went in with polybutylene that fails at the fittings. Up in Cobb and Middletown the freeze is real, and long meter-to-house runs bring pressure-regulation headaches. Vacation cabins that sit empty take freeze damage, so we get steady dryer-vent blowouts and burst-line calls on rentals. Brad Jr. also runs a sewer camera for real-estate pre-purchase inspections and for drains that keep backing up across the Clear Lake basin.
Seasonal Demand & Vacation Rentals
Lake County's plumbing year runs to the lake's rhythm. Spring bass season fills cabins along Clearlake, Lucerne, and Nice from April into July, and rental turnovers spike water-heater calls — guests cycle through, fixtures get heavy short-burst use, and old tanks pick that month to give up. We answer a lot of "hot water's out, guests arrive Friday" calls between April and September.
The other shoulder is winter. Cobb, Hidden Valley Lake, and the higher Middletown elevations get real freezes — overnight lows in the teens are not unusual. Vacation cabins that sit empty take the worst of it: lines burst at exterior hose bibs, crawlspace runs split where insulation has dropped, and we get steady "dryer vent water damage" calls after the thaw. Out-of-town owners who can't do a walk-around themselves rely on a local who can dispatch, document with photos, and coordinate with property managers without a multi-day round trip from Santa Rosa. Brad Jr. lives in Clearlake Oaks — same-day response is the default, not the upcharge.
Water Quality: Hard Wells & the Geysers
Lake County sits on top of one of the most geothermally active stretches of California. The Geysers field, northwest of the lake, is the largest geothermal power complex in the world — and that volcanic geology shows up in the well water all over the basin. Hard water is the rule, not the exception. Mineral scale on faucets, sediment in tanks, iron staining on fixtures, and the occasional sulfur smell from wells closer to the geothermal corridor are all routine for us.
When we size a softener for a Lake County home, we're sizing for water that's harder than most of the rest of the state. Standard salt-based softeners work, but the regeneration cadence runs higher, and the brine tank gets refilled more often. Sediment pre-filters are not optional in this territory — they protect the softener resin, the water heater, and the household fixtures. For sulfur, point-of-entry oxidation or carbon filtration handles most of what we see; severe cases need a different rig. We size the system to the water, not to a generic gallons-per-day chart, because the input water here is not generic.
Why Call Brad Jr.
Brad Jr. lives in Clearlake Oaks. He drives this territory every day. He is not parachuting in from Santa Rosa or Ukiah and padding the bill for windshield time. Estimates get written down before any work starts. The number you approve is the number you pay, with no surprise add-ons once the wall is open. If a repair is the right call, we say so. If the fixture or line is past saving, we tell you that too, and we will not sell you a replacement you don't need.
We are the same family ownership as Staiger Plumbing in Corona, run by Brad Sr. Same license, #802197, and the same standard of work on both ends of the state. For an active leak or a no-water situation, we answer after hours — voicemail and text are monitored, so leave a clear message and we'll call you back. And when a job crosses into septic pumping or well drilling, we tell you straight where our work stops and the other trade's begins.
Service Areas
95423
95422, 95424
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95451
95461
95457
95458
95464
95485, 95493
95426
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