What are My Choices When Re-piping My House or Building

You will be happy to know that you do have options in re-piping your home. These option do, however, come with a few caveat. If you go to get a whole new system and you have an old material like iron or cement pipes for your water lines or drain, you will need to get your system updated. You will, in most areas, have the option to update to plastic or copper for waterlines, or black ABS for your drains. This is, of course, the preferred choice over trying to match antiquated piping systems.

If you are just trying to re-pipe part of your system, for example you remodel a bathroom, you may be required by code to stay with like materials. This may seem inconsistent with most codes, which promote getting systems upgraded; however, some types of pipe cannot be hooked up compatibly. This makes it crucial to get a licensed, bonded and insured plumber to do your work for you. They will know the codes and the materials specifications.

For water lines, PEX is a popular choice by plumbers because of the ease of installation and because plastic pipes these days are of very high quality and have added benefits. For one they can be bent far enough to not need fittings in some cases. This reduces the chances for a leak. Plastic pipes also have a very strong freeze tolerance so they handle incredibly low temperatures without rupturing.

Copper is a long time stalwart that is still widely used and popular. It has the benefit of being the most crush resistant and is much less susceptible to rodents chewing on it.
Black ABS is what most new construction is done with for drains these days. It is much easier to install, and the way the fittings and codes have adapted over the years they have much more efficient flow and are much less likely to clog.

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