Repipe · Tampa, FL
Whole-house repipe in Tampa
When one pinhole is a repair, and when it's time to repipe. Decided from evidence, priced with the drywall and the permit included.
- PEX or CPVC
- Drywall patching on the quote
- Permit and inspection handled
Sound familiar?
Signs it may be time to repipe
One leak rarely decides it. A pattern does.
Gray polybutylene pipe
Common into the mid-1990s, known to insurers, and not a maintenance conversation.
Repeat pinhole leaks
A third pinhole in eighteen months, in different rooms, is a pattern.
Pressure fading for years
Galvanized pipe narrowing inside with rust.
What's in Tampa walls
Four kinds of pipe, four different stories
Copper lasts; when it fails here it's usually pinholes on the hot side. Polybutylene fails at the fittings, without warning, and affects insurance. Galvanized narrows with rust until the pressure is gone.
CPVC and PEX are what goes back in. PEX runs in long lengths with far fewer joints, and fewer joints means fewer places to leak.
How we do it
How a repipe goes
Planned before the water goes off.
Look first
Pipe type, pressure at the meter, and the pattern of any leaks.
Quote everything
Openings, drywall patching, shut-offs, pressure regulator and permit.
Repipe
Usually two to four days for a typical single-story home.
Patch and inspect
Openings closed, inspection passed, and the old pipe gone.
What it costs
What a repipe costs in Tampa
What moves the price
- Size of the house and number of fixtures.
- Trunk and branch, or a manifold with a shut-off for every fixture.
- Drywall: patched ready for paint, or finished and painted.
- A pressure regulator if the supply is above 80 psi.
The visit charge, up front
There is a diagnostic charge for a service call, and we tell you what it is on the phone before anyone drives out. You keep the written report whether or not you go ahead.
Repairs are priced as a job, part and labor named, and agreed before we start.
Request serviceThe details
The parts of a repipe quote people aren't told about
A quote that's silent on these is not a complete quote.
Trunk and branch, or a manifold
A traditional repipe runs a main line with branches to each fixture. A manifold runs a dedicated line from one board to every fixture, with a shut-off for each and no hidden joints in the walls. We'll price both if you want to compare.
Access and drywall
A repipe means opening walls and ceilings. How many openings, where, and who closes them should be agreed before anyone starts. A repipe quote that's silent on drywall is usually missing thousands.
Pressure at the meter
If incoming pressure is above 80 psi, a pressure regulator is part of the job. New pipe behind old pressure repeats the conditions that shortened the last lot.
When we'll tell you not to repipe
When it's one leak, in accessible copper, in a house with no history of them. That's a repair. We'll fix it, note what the pipe looked like at the cut, and tell you what would change our mind.
Questions
Repipe questions
I have one pinhole leak. Do I need a repipe?
Probably not. One leak in otherwise sound copper is a repair. A pattern of leaks in different runs is what a repipe decision should be made from.
Will I have water during a repipe?
Most days, yes. We work a section at a time and restore water at the end of each day wherever we can.
Does polybutylene affect my insurance?
It can. Many insurers ask about it by name. If you have gray polybutylene, we'll tell you plainly whether or not it's currently leaking.
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Repipe when the evidence says so. Repair when it doesn't.
Tell us what's in the walls and what's been leaking. We'll say which one it is.