Whole-house repipe
A whole-house repipe means new supply lines, fittings and shutoffs from end to end. Walls are opened where the old pipes run and patched afterward.
Repiping and Water Line Replacement in Westminster
Pipes that leak, run rusty or lose pressure can be replaced. We repipe a whole house or a single branch, and replace a water service line when it is the one that has failed.
We repipe homes in Westminster and the nearby cities we serve, in one branch of the house or from the main to every fixture.
Repiping options
Partial repipe
One bathroom, the kitchen or a single branch can be handled alone, with just that run replaced. The plumber looks over the other lines before suggesting it.
New water service line
A new water service line goes in as one run from the meter to the house. The plumber chooses the route and where it enters the building.
PEX or copper
The question is PEX or copper. PEX bends around corners with fewer fittings, and copper is rigid with soldered joints. Your plumber says which one suits the walls you have.
Water lines in Westminster
The City of Westminster supplies the water. Its service line inventory says all known residential service lines are not lead, and that nine locations need more investigation.
The city also says some galvanized service lines in service before 1961 may need to be replaced. About 8 percent of the town’s homes were built before 1960.
Moving or adding pipes
A repipe that changes where pipes run is different from replacing them in place. Westminster’s Residential Building permit has a Plumbing subtype for moving or adding permanent plumbing pipes.
What a repipe involves
The water is shut off while the old pipe comes out and the new one goes in. The plumber tells you which rooms are affected and for how long before starting.
A repipe can start with a leak you cannot find, and a new water heater may sit on the same supply lines, so leak finding and the water heater page are worth a look too, and the home page lists the rest.
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