Expect to pay about $5,400 to $9,900 to repipe an 1,800 sq ft, 2-bath, one-floor house in PEX in Florida, going by this site's calculator. That is lower than in many states, because Florida plumbers earn about 22 % less per hour than the national average. Florida's median home was built in 1989, so homes built from 1980 to 1999 may have polybutylene or Kitec pipes, and homes built before 1960 may have galvanized steel.
Repipe costs in Florida by home size
PEX is bendy plastic pipe for water, typically red on hot lines and blue on cold. For most homes it's the cheapest option. The figures in this table come from this site's calculator, run with Florida plumber wages.
| Home | Piping | Estimated Florida price |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200 sq ft, one bath, single story, over a crawl space | PEX | roughly $3,500 to $6,500 |
| 1,800 sq ft, two baths, single story, over a crawl space | PEX | roughly $5,400 to $9,900 |
| Same home, over a crawl space | CPVC | roughly $6,200 to $10,800 |
| Same home, over a crawl space | Copper | roughly $7,900 to $15,900 |
| Same size, two baths, single story, on a slab | PEX | roughly $7,000 to $13,700 |
| 2,400 sq ft, three baths, two stories, over a crawl space | PEX | roughly $6,800 to $13,600 |
CPVC is stiff plastic pipe in a cream or tan color, and copper is metal pipe that gets soldered together. Repipe pricing follows bathroom count and square footage, not bedrooms. A house with 3 bedrooms normally has 2 bathrooms.
Treat these numbers as a first estimate for the house described. After a repipe company walks through your place, you'll get one firm quote.
What does Florida plumber pay mean for your bill?
Around 70 % of a repipe bill goes to labor, per Angi. So when plumbers earn less, your whole bill comes down with them. Florida plumbers average $26.94 an hour, the 4th lowest pay of the 50 states plus DC.
In California, that same 2-bath PEX house runs closer to $7,000 to $13,000, and in Texas roughly $5,700 to $10,500. Florida has 29,260 employed plumbers. Not sure where to start? Call us. It's free, and we'll connect you with a repipe company near you. They'll see your house and give you one fixed price, so you know the cost before work begins.
Aging pipe you'll meet in Florida homes
The typical Florida home was built in 1989, which makes Florida's homes some of the newest in the country. Just 9.7 % of homes went up before 1960, back when galvanized steel pipe was the norm.
What matters more here is the 32.7 % of homes built between 1980 and 1999. That window covers the polybutylene years, 1978 to 1995, along with the opening stretch of Kitec, which started in 1995 and ran to 2007. If your home was built in those years, it may have polybutylene or Kitec pipe. Another 34.5 % of Florida homes date from 2000 or later.
This site's pipe identifier can sort 8 pipe types by their color and feel, polybutylene, Kitec, and galvanized steel among them. Not sure what you have? The repipe company you reach by phone will check when it sees your house.
Repiping on a slab foundation
A slab is a concrete floor laid straight on the ground, with pipes running beneath it or within it. A crawl space is that shallow, open gap under a raised floor. In Florida, a 2-bath PEX house on a slab runs about $7,000 to $13,700, versus about $5,400 to $9,900 with a crawl space.
Is a repipe worth it?
A repipe usually pays off when low pressure, discolored water, or leaks turn up in more than one spot around the house, per Fuse Service.
Most families live at home through the entire job, per Repipe Solutions. This site's calculator estimates about 2 to 3 days for a 2-bath, 1-floor PEX project.
Permits and comparing quotes
Plan on $50 to $800 for permit fees, per a national guide. Confirm the permit is inside your price, so it doesn't land on you afterward as an extra.
That same guide found matching jobs quoted with differences of $2,000 up to $5,000. With that much spread, a firm number matters. One free call gets a local repipe company out to your house, and you'll have a fixed price, not a guess.
Florida's rules for a repipe
The building rules Florida uses are ones it wrote itself. The code used across the state is the Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023), and plumbing falls under it. The permit comes from your city or county building office, which also inspects the work. On a home they live in, an owner may serve as their own contractor. They must sign the permit application in person and oversee the job on site.
Roughly 12 in 100 Floridians get their drinking water from a private well instead of city water. Across the country, the share is about 15 percent. The state health department recommends a yearly test for bacteria and nitrates if your home has a well.
Checking a Florida plumber's license
The Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board (DBPR) manages plumbing licenses in Florida. Search the plumber there before signing anything, and confirm the license is active and truly belongs to that plumber.
Your Florida repipe price
If your water is running weak or discolored, or you think polybutylene is still in your walls, don't wait for the next leak. This site charges you nothing for the call, and you'll connect with a repipe company that serves your area, from Orlando to anywhere else in the state. They'll see your house and give you one fixed price.
