How much to replace entire pipe system in a house?
I live in an area of the country that has numerous very inexpensive houses(under 10,000 dollars) on the market, but many of them have had all their copper pipes torn out by crackheads who go and sell the pipe. What kind of cost would I be looking at to re-pipe an entire house with CVPC pipe? It would likely be a multi-family house(ie a duplex or an upstairs/downstairs) setup, since those would provide more income versus a single family house. Is this something that someone could learn from a DIY book and save a lot of money versus hiring a plumber, or is this a job that needs a plumber to handle? What would be an average cost for a 1500-2000 square foot 2 family house, including parts and labor for a plumber? Any help would be appreciated—I need to know how much repairs would costs before I bid on a house(s), and for the houses I am looking at, virtually all of them will be lacking pipes.
I paid 5,000 for a copper repipe on a 2 bath house just last year in So. California if that gives you some point of reference. Get several estimates when you do look to have the work done. The prices are very competitive lately with people looking for work.
Good luck!
You can save some money by just replacing the missing copper will PVC and using the existing copper they make special fitting for PVC to copper. I’m assuming there is some piping left, around here they usually just take whats easy to get to which is usually just under the house and that’s it. Then again our thieves may be more lazy than yours.
get yourself a diy book on plumbing,plastic pipes are easy to cut and fit, all they use,is a paint on cement at the joints, and this dry’s quickly, but you also have the push fit type,.In the UK, most modern house’s now have the mini bore type of pipe, its very flexible, no need to bend,it go’s round corners.
you will save a fortune,even if you make mistakes on the way,do it and you wont regret it.
the only thing you might get a proffessional in for is, the boiler
good luck
I recently replaced all the copper in a 1200 sf one story ranch style house we’re re-habbing. (so a little smaller than yours) Figure $1.50 per ft for pipe, $1.50 per fitting (corners ,tee’s, caps,etc.) and $6.00 per shut-off valve. Add about $150 for tools, including a good torch that can also handle MAPP gas and an insulator when soldering next to wood. Did ours in two days for just under $1000.
Although I’d seen some plumbing done in years past I learned most of the basics from a how-to book and a little soldering practice before starting on the real thing and am now on our 4th project. I’ve shy’d away from plastic piping simply because I’m familiar with copper and know I can trust it to last.
Good Luck