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Repiping in Gaithersburg, MD
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When Repiping Beats Another Repair
Repiping is the conversation you have after the third leak in the same run, not before the first. Nobody should replace sound pipe, and we won't recommend it while a repair still makes sense. Call [(301) 834-2944](tel:+13018342944) and tell us how many leaks you've had and where.
The tell isn't age, it's repetition. A fifty-year-old copper system with one pinhole gets a [section repair](/services/pipe-leak-repair). A twenty-year-old run with three failures in two years is telling you the run is done.
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Which Material You Have Changes Everything
Polybutylene went into homes roughly between 1978 and 1995. It fails at the fittings rather than along the pipe, so early failures are often repairable, but a system that's failing in several places is generally near its end.
Galvanized steel corrodes from the inside and closes up over decades. The symptom people notice is pressure rather than leaks: flow that's fine at one fixture and poor at another, worsening slowly. Replacing galvanized frequently returns pressure people had stopped expecting.
Copper is the long-lived option and it still develops pinholes eventually. When it does, whether you repair or replace comes down to how many and how close together.
What a Repipe Actually Involves
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Repiping detail in a Maryland home
We'd Rather Repair It
If you've had one leak, get it repaired. If you've had one leak a year for three years in the same area, get a quote for the run. Those are different situations and treating them the same costs you money either way.
What we won't do is quote a repipe off a phone call. It depends on the material, the layout, and how many failures you've actually had. Call (301) 834-2944 and describe the history.
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Third Leak in the Same Run?
Tell us the material if you know it, and how many failures you've had. Call [(301) 834-2944](tel:+13018342944), or request a free estimate through the [contact form](/contact-us).
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How do I know if I have polybutylene? +
It's usually grey, sometimes blue or black, flexible rather than rigid, and often stamped PB2110. It was installed roughly between 1978 and 1995, so the era of your home is a strong hint. It fails at the fittings, which is why the first failures are often repairable.
Will repiping fix my low water pressure? +
If the cause is galvanized pipe closing up internally, yes, and the improvement is usually obvious. If pressure dropped across the whole house at once, suspect the pressure-reducing valve at your main first, because that's a part rather than a repipe.
Do you have to open every wall? +
No. New lines get routed through the fewest openings that reach where they need to go, and access gets planned before anything is cut. The finish work is part of the job, not an afterthought.