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Whole-House Repiping
Replacing failing galvanized or polybutylene supply lines.
Quick answer
We replace failing galvanized or polybutylene supply lines with modern pipe throughout the house. We do repipes across the whole service area. Tennessee license #5045.
A repipe is the honest answer when the pipe itself has failed rather than one section of it. Galvanized steel and polybutylene both reach a point where patching a leak just moves the next one down the line, and at that point replacing the supply lines is the fix that lasts.
What the job covers
- Whole-house replacement of failing galvanized or polybutylene supply lines
- Modern copper or PEX repipes done to code
- Honest assessment of whether you need a full repipe or a targeted repair
- One scoped price you approve before the work starts
How to tell
Signs you need whole-house repiping
- Chronic low water pressure throughout the house
- Rusty or discolored water, especially on the hot side
- Repeated pinhole leaks in the same system
- Known polybutylene (gray plastic) supply lines
- Galvanized steel pipe that has corroded internally over decades
When a repipe is the honest answer
One leak is a repair. A pattern of leaks in the same aging system is the pipe telling you it is done. Galvanized steel corrodes from the inside until pressure drops and pinholes appear; polybutylene became known for failing at fittings and along the line. When we see either failing systemically, we will tell you that a repipe is the real fix rather than sell you a string of repairs that never gets ahead of it.
The price, stated plainly
A repipe is one of the larger jobs a house will ever need, so we scope it properly and give you one number to approve before anything is opened up. You hear the price from us before the work starts, not after.
Permits
Some plumbing work requires a permit and an inspection, and some does not. Whether one is required for your job is determined by the Authority Having Jurisdiction — the city or county building and codes office for your address — and it is at their discretion.
Usually requires a permit
- Water heater replacement and tankless conversion
- Whole-house repiping
- Water service line and sewer line replacement
- Gas line installation and repair
- Relocating a fixture to a new position
Usually does not
- Drain cleaning and clearing blockages
- Emergency and repair work
- Like-for-like fixture replacement
- Water heater repair
- Camera inspection and diagnostics
This is general guidance rather than a ruling, and it can differ from one town to the next. The Authority Having Jurisdiction makes the determination. Across the Bradley–McMinn corridor we pull the permit and book the inspection ourselves. Inside Hamilton County and Chattanooga the permit office does not accept an application from our license class, so permit-required jobs there are referred to a licensed partner who does the work and meets the inspector.
Common questions
Whole-House Repiping: your questions answered
How do I know if I need a repipe or just a repair?
What is wrong with polybutylene pipe?
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