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My plumber said 'you can't patch that pipe, you have to replace the whole run' and it made me realize I've been doing too many temporary fixes on my 1978 house.
I've been patching old galvanized plumbing for years, but after his quote for $2,300, I'm finally going to learn how to run PEX myself and do it right. Anyone have a good tutorial for a complete beginner tackling a whole-house repipe?
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claireo673d ago
$2,300 for a whole repipe isn't bad honestly! My neighbor got quoted almost $4,000 for his old house and that was just for the first floor. PEX is pretty forgiving for DIY though, just make sure you get the right crimp tool and don't cheap out on the rings. A friend of mine tried to save money with those push-fit fittings and had a tiny leak behind his wall three months later, what a nightmare to fix. Just watch a few different videos on YouTube before you start, especially about how to stub out to your faucets.
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