Repiping makes sense when you have galvanized steel or polybutylene supply lines, repeated pinhole leaks in copper, or pressure that has dropped across the whole house. Crawl space homes are the easiest to repipe.
Signs you need whole-house repiping
- Leaks in more than one place over a year or two
- Brown or rusty water at several fixtures
- Pressure dropping everywhere
- Gray polybutylene or galvanized steel pipes
- Insurance asking about pipe type
How we handle it
- Survey the homeWe see where lines run, how access is, and what the walls and floors are made of.
- Plan the routeNew lines through the crawl space, attic or walls with as few openings as possible.
- Install new linesPEX or copper with a manifold or trunk, new stops at each fixture.
- Test and patchPressure test, flush and close up openings ready for paint.
What whole-house repiping usually costs around Greenville
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Repipe, two bath crawl space home | $4,850 to $8,450 |
| Repipe, two bath slab home | $6,450 to $11,290 |
| Drywall patching after a repipe | $595 to $1,690 |
Ranges reflect common jobs in Greenville and nearby towns. Access, materials and the hour of the call change the final number, and you get an exact price before work starts. Compare prices across all services.
What you can do before we arrive
Plan where the family will shower and cook during the work. Most repipes keep water on at night, but daytime outages are part of the job.
What we see in Upstate homes
Houses built around Greenville in the 1950s through early 1970s often still have galvanized steel supply lines, and many built in the 1980s and early 1990s used polybutylene. Both are common reasons for a repipe, and the Upstate's many crawl space homes make the work quicker than in slab-built regions.
Keeping it from coming back
With new pipe in place, keep pressure in the normal range and know where the new shut-offs are. A repipe should be the last major supply job the house needs for decades.
Questions about whole-house repiping
How long does a repipe take?
Most homes take two to four days. You will usually have water at night.
PEX or copper?
PEX is flexible, quick to install and resists freeze splits. Copper lasts a long time too. We explain the tradeoffs for your home.
Will my walls be torn apart?
No. Openings are small and planned, and crawl space access means many runs need no wall openings at all.
Areas we cover for whole-house repiping
Plumbcraft sends whole-house repiping crews from Greenville and Belton across the Upstate.