For a 1,800-square-foot Delaware house with two bathrooms and a crawl space, this site's calculator puts a PEX repipe at roughly $6,100 to $11,300. Plumbers in Delaware earn $32.75 an hour, about 6% less than the US average of $34.70. Labor is most of a repipe bill, so that helps a little. Delaware homes are newer than most: the typical one was built in 1987. Still, 20.3% of homes date from before 1960, back when galvanized steel water pipe was the norm. Another quarter were built between 1980 and 1999, a period that overlaps the years polybutylene was used and the start of Kitec. Call now for a fixed price on your own house: we'll connect you with a local repipe company, it will look at your home and set one price for the whole job, and the call won't cost you a thing.
Old pipes you might find in a Delaware home
If your house went up before 1960, galvanized steel is a real possibility. A quarter of Delaware homes were built from 1980 to 1999, a period that overlaps the years polybutylene was used and the start of Kitec. Your home's age can offer a clue, but it won't tell you for certain which pipes you have.
The color and feel of any visible pipe can help you narrow it down. Not sure what pipes you have? Give us a call. It's free, and a local repipe company will come look at your house and quote one set price for the whole job.
What do Delaware repipes cost by home size and pipe?
Below are rough figures from this site's calculator, based on Delaware's plumber wage. Each one covers both the new pipe and the crew's time.
| Type of home | Ballpark price |
|---|---|
| PEX in a 1,200 sq ft, 1-bath home over a crawl space | roughly $3,900 to $7,400 |
| PEX in a 1,800 sq ft, 2-bath home over a crawl space | roughly $6,100 to $11,300 |
| CPVC in a 1,800 sq ft, 2-bath home | roughly $7,100 to $12,300 |
| Copper in a 1,800 sq ft, 2-bath home | roughly $9,000 to $18,100 |
| PEX in a 1,800 sq ft, 2-bath home on a slab | roughly $8,000 to $15,600 |
| PEX in a 2,400 sq ft, 3-bath, 2-floor home over a crawl space | roughly $7,800 to $15,500 |
PEX means a bendable plastic pipe, most often red for hot water lines and blue for cold. CPVC is hard plastic in a cream or tan color. Copper is metal, joined together with solder.
If your house sits on a slab, meaning a concrete floor poured on the ground, the pipes run under or inside the concrete, so the job costs more than in a house with a crawl space underneath.
Bedrooms are not part of the math. Repipes are priced by bathrooms and square footage, and a 3-bedroom home usually comes with 2 baths.
What can show up on the bill?
Ask what the fixed price includes, such as the permit and any wall patching. A national guide (Geek Powered Studios) puts permits at $50 to $800. The same national guide found that the price of identical work can swing by $2,000 to $5,000, which is why a written price listing what's covered is worth having.
When a repipe is worth it
A repipe is usually worth considering when low pressure, discolored water, or leaks turn up in several places around the house.
Most families stay home while the work happens. For a 1,800 sq ft, one-floor, two-bath PEX home over a crawl space, this site's calculator estimates about 2 to 3 days. A 2-floor house takes a little longer, and the repipe company will tell you how long yours will take once it sees the house.
Checking a plumber's license in Delaware
Plumbing licenses in Delaware come from the state board that covers plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration. Before signing anything, look your plumber up on the board's website.
The plumbing code in Delaware comes from the state health agency
The plumbing rules in Delaware are set by the state health agency. Its Division of Public Health put the 2021 International Plumbing Code with Delaware changes in place, and all counties and towns have to enforce it. Your local plumbing inspection office or that division issues plumbing permits. The division's permit fee is set at $100 by state law. No license is needed to plumb your own single-family home, as long as you live there for at least a year. The home can't be up for sale or rent, and the permit is still required.
A private well, not a city system, supplies water to about 19.2 percent of Delaware residents. Nationwide, the figure is close to 15 percent.
Getting a fixed price
Call now. We'll connect you with a repipe company serving your part of Delaware. It will look at your house and quote one set price for the whole job, and the call is free.
Wage data comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and home age data from the Census Bureau.
