Roanoke, VA Plumber | Call (540) 302-5580Roanoke, VA Plumber | Call (540) 302-5580Low pressure or rusty water from old galvanized pipe? We repipe homes in PEX or copper. Call and get a callback with a ballpark price.
Typical whole-house repipe: $4,000–$15,000
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Repiping Services
Low water pressure, discolored water, or frequent pinhole leaks usually mean aging pipes. Our repiping service in Roanoke, VA replaces failing galvanized or polybutylene piping with modern PEX or copper, restoring pressure and water quality with minimal disruption to your home and walls.
Repiping matters in a city with this much older housing. Old Southwest was built mostly between 1882 and 1930, and Raleigh Court filled in during the 1920s. Many homes of that age were plumbed in galvanized steel — and galvanized has a lifespan. Decades on, the inside of those pipes fills with rust and scale, which causes the classic signs: low pressure, discolored or metallic-tasting water, recurring leaks, and hot water that never quite gets there.
Once galvanized starts failing, spot repairs just move the problem down the line — the next weak section leaks a season later. A full repipe in PEX or copper solves it at the root: restored pressure, clean water, and no more chasing pinhole leaks through the walls. We plan the routing to minimize wall opening, do the swap efficiently, and pressure-test before we close up.
Not every home needs a full repipe — if the galvanized is isolated to a branch, we’ll tell you. But when the whole house is on failing steel, repiping is the fix that finally ends the cycle.
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Whole-house repipe (average 2-bath home) | $4,000–$15,000 |
Typical range, not a quote. Nights, weekends and hard-to-reach pipes cost more. See all Roanoke plumbing prices.
The classic signs are all symptoms of failing galvanized pipe: low water pressure that’s gotten worse over the years, rusty or discolored water — especially first thing in the morning or after the house has sat — a metallic taste, and repeated pinhole leaks that keep popping up in different spots. In older Roanoke homes that haven’t been repiped, that galvanized steel is often original and at the end of its life. We inspect the lines and tell you whether the trouble is isolated to one branch, which a spot repair can handle, or whether the whole system is going and a full repipe is the real fix. Call (540) 302-5580.
Both are a major upgrade over failing galvanized, and either will solve the pressure and water-quality problems. PEX is flexible, tolerates freezing better, installs with fewer fittings, and generally costs less in labor — a strong fit for retrofitting an older Roanoke home with minimal wall opening. Copper is rigid, time-proven, and preferred by some homeowners for its longevity and feel, though it costs more and takes longer to install. Neither will give you the rusty water and pinhole leaks galvanized does. We’ll walk you through the trade-offs for your home’s layout, your budget, and how long you plan to stay, so you get the right material rather than a default.
Less than most homeowners expect. A typical whole-house repipe in a Roanoke home takes one to a few days depending on size and layout, and a good crew plans the routing to open as little drywall as possible — often working through closets, the basement, and the attic. Water is usually only off during working hours, and the new PEX or copper is pressure-tested before anything is closed up. There’s some patching afterward, but weighed against the constant low pressure, rusty water, and recurring leaks that failing galvanized causes, most owners find a few days of work well worth being done with the problem for good.
Repiping covers interior supply lines — if the issue is the service line from the Western Virginia Water Authority meter at the street to your house, that is a different repair: see our water line repair service. Equally, once the supply lines are replaced, outdated angle-stop shutoff valves at sinks and toilets often need to come along — our fixture installation page covers those valve swaps alongside any faucet or fixture work.
Ready to get started? Call (540) 302-5580 for a free, no-obligation estimate on repiping services anywhere in Roanoke County.
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