Repiping FAQs

When leaks keep popping up in different places, water pressure is low throughout the house, the water runs rusty or discolored, or the home has polybutylene or corroded galvanized pipe.

Look where pipes are exposed, such as at the water heater, under sinks or where the line enters the house. Gray plastic is often polybutylene, used from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. Dull gray metal with threaded joints is usually galvanized steel. We can identify it during an estimate.

If copper lines under the slab keep leaking, rerouting new lines through the attic and walls is often more reliable than breaking up the floor again for each repair.

We walk the house with you and plan where the new lines will run, protect floors and furniture, install the new lines through attics and walls, switch the fixtures over, pressure test the system, and patch the openings.

Many single-family homes take a few days. Drywall patching and paint can add time.

Mostly, yes. Water is shut off while lines are switched over, and we plan those shutoffs with you ahead of time.

PEX is flexible, holds up well and costs less to install. Copper lasts a long time and is a proven choice. We'll explain the trade-offs for your home and budget.

Yes. In Texas, plumbing work must be done by or under a licensed plumber, and most cities require a permit for a repipe.