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Whole-Home Repipe

A whole home repipe in Florida replaces every supply line in the house. Most often polybutylene prompts it. Sometimes it is repeated leaks, low pressure, or discoloured water in an older galvanised system.

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PEX or CPVC

Both are standard and both are fine. PEX is flexible, so it needs fewer joints and offers fewer places to leak. It also routes with less demolition. CPVC is rigid and solvent-welded, and some plumbers simply prefer it. The choice matters less than the routing quality and the number of concealed joints.

Why access is the real cost of a whole home repipe

The pipe itself is cheap. A repipe still needs a permit and inspection under the Florida Building Code. What you pay for is opening walls and ceilings to route it, then repairing and repainting all of it. So a repipe during a renovation costs a fraction of one done alone. That is why it is worth doing alongside anything else that opens the house.

What to expect

Expect the water off for parts of it. Expect holes in walls and ceilings before any visible improvement. Then comes drywall, texture and paint. It is disruptive in the middle and invisible when finished. That is an odd thing to spend money on, and a very good thing to have done.

Not sure this is the right scope yet?

Most projects change shape once someone stands in the room. The walk-through is where that happens, and it costs nothing whether or not you go ahead.

See how a project runs

Start with a walk-through

Tell us the room, the city the home is in, and how to reach you. We will say plainly whether it is work we should take on.

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