Whole house repiping in PEX, with the walls patched after.

Signs Your House Needs a Repipe

• Leaks that keep coming back, in a new spot each time.
• Water pressure that keeps dropping. Old steel pipe rusts closed from the inside.
• Rusty or brown water from the taps.
• Gray plastic polybutylene lines, a pipe known for failing at the fittings.
• Pipe that's past its life expectancy. A lot of older Springfield homes still have it.

One leak doesn't always mean a repipe. Joe fixes the spot that failed when that's all it needs, and if the lines are done he'll tell you so without trying to scare you into more work.

Why PEX

Joe repipes almost exclusively in PEX. It bends, so it runs in long pieces with few fittings hidden in the walls. It doesn't rust or corrode, and it holds up to a freeze better than copper.

What Happens on a Repipe

1. The walk-through. Joe looks at the house, where the water comes in and how the lines reach each bathroom and the kitchen. He gives you the price before any work starts.
2. New lines in. The new PEX runs through the crawlspace, attic or walls to every fixture. Running it means opening some walls.
3. Tested. Joe hooks up each fixture and tests the new lines before he patches anything.
4. Walls patched. Joe patches the walls he opened.

Joe gives you the timeline at the walk-through, along with the price.

What Moves the Price

Repipe prices vary a lot from house to house, so Joe prices yours after the walk-through, before any work starts.

Common Questions