Whole-house repipe
Every supply line in the house is replaced, through small openings in walls and ceilings. The plumber patches the access points when the new lines are in and tested.
Repiping and Water Line Replacement in Lakewood, Colorado
Pipes that leak, stain the water or lose pressure may be due for replacement. Call us and we send a plumber to look at the lines and replace the worn ones.
Repipes cover Lakewood and the nearby towns we serve.
Repiping options
Partial repipe
If only one bathroom or one run is failing, only that part of the plumbing is replaced. This suits a house where the rest of the pipe still holds up.
New water service line
The service line carries water from the meter or main to the house. A failed line is replaced with a new run, which may mean trenching through the yard.
PEX or copper
PEX is flexible plastic pipe that bends around corners, while copper is rigid metal pipe. The plumber explains the options for your house and what each involves.
Permits for a repipe
Lakewood’s permit guide lists plumbing among the work that requires a permit, and the homeowner guide says all construction beyond very minor cosmetic work does. Ask the plumber how the permit is handled for your job.
Older houses and old pipe
The Census Bureau’s survey puts the median Lakewood home at 1977, and about 57 percent of homes were built before 1980. House age is a rough guide to the pipe inside, so the plumber looks before deciding how much to replace.
What a repipe involves
The plumber shuts off the water, opens the walls where needed, runs the new pipe and connects each fixture. The lines are pressure tested before anything is closed up.
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