Whole-House Repiping in Hall County & Northeast Georgia

If your home was built before the mid-1990s and still has its original plumbing, there's a decent chance you're living with pipe materials that are past their lifespan. Polybutylene (gray plastic pipe), galvanized steel, and even some early copper installations common in the Flowery Branch and Gainesville area have known failure patterns. I'm Justin Dutka with Verified Plumbing, and I do full and partial repipes for homes across Hall County and Northeast Georgia.

The most common reason I recommend repiping is recurring leaks. If I'm coming back to the same house every few months to fix a new pinhole leak or a failed joint, patching individual spots becomes a losing game — the rest of the system is just as old and will keep failing. Polybutylene pipe, which was installed in a huge number of homes in our area from the 1970s through the 1990s, is especially problematic. It degrades from the inside out when exposed to chlorine and other oxidants in municipal water, and it's no longer approved by building codes.

For most repipes, I use PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) tubing. PEX is flexible, resistant to scale and chlorine, freeze-resistant, and faster to install than rigid copper — which helps keep your costs down and minimizes the time your water is off. For specific applications like exposed runs or connections to water heaters, I'll use copper where it makes sense. A typical whole-house repipe for a 3-bedroom home takes 2-3 days.

If you're noticing frequent leaks, low water pressure, discolored water, or your homeowner's insurance is asking about your pipe material, it's worth getting a free estimate. I also handle main water line replacement from the meter to the house, and if water quality is a concern, I can install a water filtration system at the same time. Licensed (MPR108563), insured, and every repipe comes with a 1-year warranty on parts and labor.