Repiping: What Costs Have To Be Expected?
Pipes in the house have a limited lifespan, which is even shorter for older pipes than for modern ones. Apart from possible renovation processes, in which the water pipes can remain in the wall, in most cases, old water pipes are completely renewed. The cost check expert explains the costs of such a renewal in our detailed interview.
What Does The Replacement Of Pipes Cost In Orange County?
Cost check expert: As with all renovation work on the drinking water installation, there are numerous different ways to get to your destination when replacing water pipes in the house.
Which route is chosen always depends on the local conditions. One must first differentiate between:
- whether a new installation should replace the old water pipes
- whether the old water pipes should be disconnected and new ones installed
- whether new water pipes are to be installed on the plaster
- whether the new water pipes are to be installed below a pre-wall installation
- whether the entire installation or only certain parts should be replaced
- whether only a single water pipe should be replaced if necessary
Already here, you can see that numerous options can also cause very different costs.
It Is Usually Cheaper to Repipe Your Homes Instead Of Replacing The Old Ones
A replacement of old pipes with new ones is because of the difficult accessibility of the pipes often more costly than a complete reinstall. This route is therefore not always chosen – possibly only in sub-areas where the pipes are not freely accessible.
It is often easier to disconnect old water pipes and reinstall them, choosing an individually planned, new route.
Depending on some factors, costs in the range of around $3500 to $5000 for repiping in Orange County. However, the walls have to be closed, and the wall restored after the renovation.
However, these costs are comparatively insignificant if the walls are to be renovated later anyway – for example, because the water pipes are replaced as part of a complete renovation of the building.
To save the costs of laying the pipes inside the wall, they can also be installed on plaster if necessary. Also, the new water pipes can be installed behind a wall construction. In this case, embedding in the wall would also be superfluous, since the pipes will no longer be visible later. Laying on plaster means much less effort.
