Whole-home repipe, 1960s house
Galvanized supply lines replaced with PEX and copper in a two-bathroom house, walls opened and patched.
- Pipe repair & repiping
- 3 days
- 2 technicians
Basement run, after the new manifold and PEX lines went in
The job
A 1960s house still had its original galvanized supply pipes. The water ran brown after a few days away, pressure dropped whenever two taps were open, and a pinhole leak had already stained the kitchen ceiling.
What we did
Two plumbers shut off the main and covered every route through the house. They cut small openings at each fixture rather than opening whole walls, pulled out the galvanized lines, and installed a new copper main with a PEX manifold in the basement. Each fixture got its own PEX run, and the whole system held test pressure for an hour before the walls were closed.
The result
Water was back on each evening, so the family stayed in the house. Pressure at the upstairs shower now holds steady with the kitchen tap running, and the patched openings were left smooth and ready for paint.
“Brown water and weak showers for years. Now both bathrooms run at once with full pressure.”
Helen W. · Elm Park
Closed · Aug 12, 2026
- Water off at the main, fixtures drained
- Floors and furniture covered on every route
- Small wall openings cut at each fixture
- Galvanized supply lines taken out
- Copper main and PEX manifold installed
- PEX runs to every fixture, pressure-tested
- Wall openings patched, ready for paint
- Technicians: 2
- Time on site: 3 days
- Area: Elm Park
Job total$6,800
Fixed price, quoted after a camera and pressure check
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