Blog
Tips, guides, and news on water treatment, plumbing, heating & cooling, and more from the Finken team.
Get Toasty Warm This Winter With A Radiant Heat Boiler!
Forced air furnaces and other heating options are great, but at Finken we also often recommend boilers to go with either radiators, baseboard heating or the ever-popular in-floor heat system!...
National Radon Month January: A Time To Protect Your Home From Radon
January is National Radon Action Month, and we want you to help us spread the word about the dangers of radon and how to lower risk of radon exposure. Radon...
4 Quick Insulation Ideas To Help Keep Winter Out Of Your Home
Heating your home through the harsh Minnesota winter can be expensive, especially if you have areas without great insulation. Hopefully you have great insulation in your walls in ceiling, but...
Celebrating 55 Years Of Clean Water: An Interview With Wif Finken
After 55 years building relationships in central Minnesota, we’d like to take a look back at the man who’s been here, day in and day out, ever year, founder Wif...
What goes on behind the closed curtain?
Taking selfies while you’re soaking in the suds? Really? At Finken Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Water Treatment, we’re pretty into what people want in their bathrooms. It’s our job. The...
What’s in your future?
Consider a career as a plumber or HVAC Technician! Here at Finken, we’ve noticed a skyrocket of construction activity in our area. All those jobs are keeping our plumbers and...
Fuel Your Animals with Pure Water
Finken Water Treatment offers customized, chemical-free and cost effective water treatment solutions to enhance the health of your animals. An animal’s need for water varies with the type of animal...
New Home for MN DNR
When the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources decided to consolidate their Sauk Rapids and Montrose facilities, they looked to Dale Gruber Construction’s team, including Finken Plumbing, Heating and Cooling and...
Community Hero
Mother of three gets gift of a new furnace for the new year for good spirit, good work. A very special Mom received a gift of a brand new furnace...
Energy-Saving Tips And Upgrades To Make This Winter
Strategies To Make Your Home Heat U-Smart This Winter December is here and winter’s chill has shown up with it! Do you cringe every time you turn up your thermostat?...
Bad Habit Makes Good Beer
The best beer starts with perfect water, from Finken of course. Bad Habit Brewery in downtown St. Joseph makes beer out of tap water. Hard tap water. Sound like a...
Rolling Ridge Renovation
Finken Plumbing, Heating and Cooling had the honor of being part of a unique barn-raising of sorts this summer at our neighbors down the road, Rolling Ridge Wedding and Event...