Gas Line Services in Golden, CO

Symptoms worth acting on

• A sulfur smell. Treat it as a reason to leave, then call.
• Hissing at a valve, union or appliance connector
• Range burners with orange flames or uneven rings
• Soot or a sharp smell when the furnace starts
• Rust on exposed iron pipe in a basement or crawl space

Golden's housing and gas piping

Golden is one of the older cities in the metro, founded as Golden City in 1871 and built along Clear Creek between the Table Mountains and Lookout Mountain. In the 80401 ZIP code, city-data's year-built counts show about 56% of housing units were built in 1979 or earlier. Older houses here can carry iron gas pipe that has been extended over the decades, plus capped stubs where old appliances were removed. Newer homes and student housing near the Colorado School of Mines are more likely to have flexible tubing.

This page does not name a gas utility for Golden because none was confirmed from an official source. Your gas bill shows which utility serves your address and lists its emergency number; keep that number somewhere you can reach from outside.

The City of Golden Building Division issues plumbing permits over the counter: you apply by email, pay by phone and get the permit back by email, typically within one or two business days.

What the price depends on

• Condition of the existing pipe and how much of it has to be replaced
• Access through old plaster walls, stone foundations or tight crawl spaces
• Whether the main line can handle another appliance
• Run length and the number of fittings and shutoffs
• Permit, pressure test and inspection

How calling works

The number on this page puts you in touch with an independent plumber who handles gas piping in Golden. Tell them what you noticed or what you want added, roughly when the house was built, and whether the meter is outside or in the basement. They will explain the permit step and schedule the test.

Older homes sometimes have a gas line feeding an appliance that no longer exists, such as an old space heater or a removed range. A plumber can cut those dead branches back to the main and cap them properly, which removes one more place for a slow leak to develop. If you are planning a remodel, that is a good time to have the whole system mapped and tested.