Whole-house repipe
Every supply line in the house is replaced, with the walls opened in a planned order. Fixtures are reconnected and the walls are closed up afterward.
Repiping and Water Line Replacement in St. Clair Shores
Pipes that leak again and again, or lines that have worn out, can be replaced. A repipe swaps old supply lines for new ones, either throughout the house or only where they have failed.
Repiping in St. Clair Shores and the other towns we serve can mean one failing branch or the whole house.
Repiping options
Partial repipe
A problem confined to a single branch, like the pipe feeding a bathroom, does not call for a whole-house job. That one run gets replaced while the remaining piping stays as it is.
A new water service line
Replacing the line that brings water in from the street is a job on its own. Afterward the water entering the house arrives through new pipe.
PEX or copper
Two materials are on the table for new supply lines. PEX bends around corners and copper is a rigid metal. The plumber talks you through which suits your house before ordering anything.
Lead service lines
Since 2019 the city has been replacing drinking water service lines in homes identified as having lead lines.
The city’s 2019 notice names homes built between 1920 and 1950 as the ones where lead service lines are most commonly found. The Census survey puts more than 6 in every 10 St. Clair Shores homes before 1960.
The permit form
The city’s plumbing permit form has a line for water distribution, sized by the inch.
What a repipe involves
First the plumber maps out where the new lines will run and shuts the water off. Walls are opened only where needed, pipe is installed, pressure is tested and the openings are closed.
If you cannot tell where the water is escaping, our leak detection service can find the spot, and the home page lists our other work.
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