Whole-House Repipe in the Las Vegas Valley

A whole-house repipe replaces the domestic water supply lines throughout a home, hot and cold, from the main shutoff to each fixture and appliance. It is the answer when the pipe material itself is the problem rather than one damaged section. Drains are a separate system and are not part of a supply repipe. New lines are run through walls, ceilings or attic space with access openings cut at planned points.

The pipe behind your walls usually reflects when the house was built. Homes in the historic core from before the 1960s often have galvanized steel supply lines that corrode and scale from the inside, which shows up as rusty water and falling pressure. Many valley tracts from the 1970s through the early 1990s were plumbed with polybutylene, which tends to fail at the fittings. Some later 1990s and 2000s homes have Kitec, and copper runs through the middle decades. Build year is only a starting point, so we confirm the material on site before recommending anything.

Hard water is part of the picture too. Valley water measures about 280 parts per million, roughly 16 grains per gallon, and scale narrows older lines and clogs valves and cartridges over the years. A repipe swaps the whole supply system for PEX or copper, routed to keep wall and ceiling openings to a minimum, with water restored at the end of each working day wherever the layout allows.

A repipe is a good time to look at the rest of the system. Many owners add Water Softener Installation to protect the new lines and fixtures, or Recirculation Pump Installation for hot water at the tap sooner. Call Active Plumbing at (702) 438-3357 to have your pipe identified and get a written price.

Polybutylene supply lines failing at fittings throughout the house. Galvanized steel corroded and scaled inside until pressure drops and water runs rusty. Kitec fittings in some later 1990s and 2000s homes. Copper with repeated pinhole leaks in more than one location. Hard water scale narrowing older lines and clogging valves and fixture cartridges.

A whole-house repipe typically runs $4,000 to $15,000 in the Las Vegas Valley. That is a typical range, not a quote. Home size, number of bathrooms and fixtures, one or two stories, attic or slab routing, and PEX versus copper all affect the figure. We can give a general idea on the phone and a written price on site before work starts. Most homes take a few days depending on size and access, with water off for part of each working day rather than the whole time, followed by the building department inspection.

We confirm the existing pipe material, then plan routes through attic, walls and ceilings to limit openings. New supply lines are PEX or copper, both approved under the local plumbing code: PEX is flexible and needs fewer fittings and openings, while copper is rigid and long proven. Lines are supported and protected, new shutoff valves go in at fixtures, and the system is pressure tested before walls are closed. Neither material stops hard water scale at fixtures and heaters, so water treatment is a separate decision. PEX repipes use quality pipe including Uponor.

Call Active Plumbing at (702) 438-3357 to schedule a repipe assessment. We will identify your pipe, explain whether a repair or a repipe makes sense, and give you a written price before work starts.