Repiping & Water Line Replacement
When patching the same pipe stops making sense
Galvanized supply pipe rusts from the inside. By the time you are fixing pinhole leaks every few months, you are not maintaining plumbing — you are paying for a repipe in installments.
- Whole-home and partial repipes
- PEX and copper
- Water service line replacement
- Drywall openings kept minimal
Is it time?
Signs a repipe is the honest answer
Any one of these on its own is a repair. Two or three together usually means the system, not the section.
Rusty or discolored water
Especially first thing in the morning. That color is the inside of your supply pipe.
Pressure that keeps dropping
Galvanized pipe scales inward until the opening is a fraction of what it was. No fixture fix will bring that back.
Repeat pinhole leaks
One pinhole is bad luck. The third one in two years means the pipe has reached the end of its service life.
Low pressure but no other symptoms? Start with our guide on why your water pressure is low — it is not always the pipe.
Why it matters
What you get out of it
Clean water at every tap
No more rust color, no metallic taste from the supply side, and no sediment shedding into your fixtures.
Pressure back where it should be
Full-diameter pipe means the shower does not drop when someone starts the dishwasher.
No more leak roulette
Replacing the system ends the cycle of opening a new wall every few months to chase the next pinhole.
And it shows up at resale
A documented repipe is one of the few plumbing upgrades a buyer inspector will actually note as a positive.
PEX or copper
Which we would use in your house
Both are good. They suit different situations, and hard water is part of the calculation here.
PEX is flexible, which means far fewer wall openings to route it, faster installation and lower cost. It handles freezing better than rigid pipe, which matters in western Kansas winters, and it does not corrode. Copper is rigid, more expensive and more labor to install, but it is proven over decades and some homeowners simply prefer it. For most Hays repipes we recommend PEX for the reduced demolition alone — you are patching a handful of access holes instead of opening every wall.
How we work
What to expect when you call
- 01
Assessment and scope
We look at what you have, where it runs, and how much is accessible. That determines whether a partial repipe makes sense or the whole system should go.
- 02
A written number
Full scope, materials, how many wall openings, and what we patch versus what you finish. No allowance games.
- 03
Install, test, restore
New lines run and pressure tested, water back on the same day where possible, and access openings patched.
Free estimate
Get a repipe quote
Tell us the age of the house and what you are seeing — rusty water, dropping pressure, or leaks that keep coming back.
Related: leak detection, low water pressure, hard water, emergency plumber, signs you need a plumber
Got a plumbing problem that is not getting better on its own?
Call for anything urgent, or send the form and we will get back to you within one business day with a real number.