Service area
Plumber in the Marina District for 1920s homes, flats and high-end fixtures
Residential plumbing and heating service in the Marina.
Lutz Plumbing Inc., San Francisco's oldest plumbing company (since 1929), repairs water heaters, drains, side sewers and steam showers in the Marina District's 1920s and 1930s homes, flats and apartment buildings.
The Marina District lies between Cow Hollow and the bay, north of our 17th Street shop, and Lutz Plumbing services its houses, flats and apartment buildings.
Lutz Plumbing serves Marina District for residential and commercial plumbing, HVAC and heating, hydronic and radiant systems, and wellness work, water filtration, steam, sauna, and hydrotherapy. We are the oldest plumbing company in San Francisco, family-owned and licensed since 1929 (CA Contractor License #503971), and our trucks are dispatched from our shop at 3123 17th Street.
Whether it's an emergency, a planned replacement, or a full bath or kitchen remodel through Lutz Bath & Kitchen, we handle it. Call for same-day scheduling where we have availability, or request service online and we'll follow up within one business day. After hours, leave a voicemail and we'll call you back.
Marina District plumbing in 1920s and 1930s homes and flats
Much of the Marina was built in the 1920s and 1930s: Mediterranean-style houses, two- and three-unit flats and larger apartment buildings on level streets near the bay, many with garages at ground level. Many have been renovated or rebuilt since, but the original supply lines, drains and side sewers (the line to the street) are often still in service beneath the newer finishes.
Water heaters are a frequent call. In a Marina house the heater usually lives in the garage or a ground-floor closet, and a building of flats may have several of them. Lutz Plumbing repairs and replaces tank, tankless and heat pump units, including the permit on every gas replacement.
Drains and side sewers are frequent calls too: cast iron drains that keep clogging, clay side sewers under pre-war buildings, both checked by camera. Heating calls often involve the steam and hot-water radiators in older apartment buildings, and leak detection, toilet repair and the fixtures in renovated baths fill out the list. When a water heater fails and floods a garage, call (415) 621-4292; after hours, a voicemail reaches a dispatcher who calls back for genuine emergencies.
ThermaSol, MrSteam and TOTO service in the Marina District
In a renovated Marina bath the call is often a steam shower, a smart toilet or a European shower system, fitted into a house or flat from the 1920s or 1930s. Lutz Plumbing installs and services ThermaSol and MrSteam steam showers and TOTO NEOREST and WASHLET toilets in Marina District homes, as an Authorized Service Representative for all three brands.
- ThermaSol and MrSteam steam showers: service for no-steam, slow-steam, control and drain problems, and planning, sizing and installation of new steam showers as an Authorized Service Representative for both, with service on most common steam brands too.
- Steam in a flat or a shared building: generator location, power, water, drain and service access planned for the enclosure before walls, waterproofing and tile are finalized.
- TOTO smart toilets: NEOREST and WASHLET installation and service in Marina baths, from the site check before purchase to the walkthrough after.
- European shower systems in a remodel: Dornbracht, VOLA and Grohe thermostatic valves and shower systems serviced, with matching replacement parts.
Lutz Plumbing is an Authorized Service Representative for TOTO, Kohler, ThermaSol, MrSteam, Duravit, Rinnai, Navien, and Viessmann. Lutz Bath & Kitchen, our showroom in the same building as the plumbing shop, was established in 1990 and carries 80+ fixture brands. Our technicians know these products, and because the showroom works directly with the manufacturers, we can reach their technical support teams when a repair needs it.
Services we do often in Marina District
From a water heater in a garage to a drain shared by two flats, these are six services Lutz Plumbing does often in the Marina District.
Why Marina District neighbors call Lutz
- Water heaters in garages and ground-floor closets replaced with the permit pulled and tank units strapped
- Flats and multi-unit buildings served alongside single-family homes
- Licensed and insured, CA License #503971
- Plumbing, HVAC, and wellness under one roof
- SF's only Factory-Trained Authorized Service Rep for TOTO
- Family-owned San Francisco shop since 1929
- Zone-based dispatch, no hidden travel fees
Common questions
Do you install and service ThermaSol and MrSteam steam showers in the Marina?
Yes, Lutz Plumbing plans, sizes, installs and services steam showers in the Marina, with ThermaSol and MrSteam preferred for new installations and service available for most common steam brands. For an existing system, send the brand, model, symptom and photos of the generator and shower so we can prepare before the visit.
Why does the drain in my Marina flat keep clogging?
Repeat clogs usually point to a deeper cause: scale or corrosion inside an old cast iron drain, grease, a sagging section, or roots in the clay side sewer. Every Lutz drain service includes a camera inspection, so we find the real cause instead of clearing the symptom.
Do you work on multi-unit buildings and flats in the Marina?
Yes, Lutz Plumbing serves multi-unit residential buildings and single-family homes, for scheduled maintenance and emergencies; in a Marina building of flats that can mean several water heaters and drains serving more than one unit. Owners and property managers call (415) 621-4292, staffed Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM; after hours, leave a voicemail and a dispatcher calls back.
Does replacing a water heater in a Marina garage need a permit?
Yes, gas water heater replacement in San Francisco requires a permit, and Lutz Plumbing pulls it, installs to current plumbing, mechanical and seismic code with two seismic straps braced to the structure on a tank heater, and hands you the signed paperwork when the job is finished. The old unit is removed and disposed of with every install.