For a 1,800 sq ft, single-story Indiana home with two bathrooms and a crawl space, this site's calculator estimates about $6,600 to $12,200 for a PEX repipe. PEX is a bendable plastic pipe, usually red for hot water and blue for cold. Indiana plumbers earn about 5% more than the US average, which nudges a repipe here up slightly. Your price also depends on your pipes: about 1 in 3 Indiana homes was built before 1960, when galvanized steel was common, and homes from 1978 to 1995 may have polybutylene. The state's median home was built in 1977, and some homes may also have Kitec pipe.
Repipe prices for Indiana homes
Three things drive your price: bathroom count, house size, and which pipe you pick. A crawl space is the open area beneath a raised floor. These figures come from this site's calculator for Indiana, and each line describes the house named.
| Home | Pipe type | Below the floor | Price in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,200 sq ft, one bath, single story | PEX | Crawl space | Around $4,200 to $8,000 |
| 1,800 sq ft, two baths, single story | PEX | Crawl space | Around $6,600 to $12,200 |
| 1,800 sq ft, two baths, single story | CPVC | Crawl space | Around $7,600 to $13,200 |
| 1,800 sq ft, two baths, single story | Copper | Crawl space | Around $9,700 to $19,400 |
| 1,800 sq ft, two baths, single story | PEX | Slab | Around $8,600 to $16,800 |
| 2,400 sq ft, three baths, two stories | PEX | Crawl space | Around $8,400 to $16,700 |
CPVC is hard plastic pipe in a cream or tan color, and copper is soldered metal pipe. In these estimates, PEX costs the least. Bedrooms aren't part of the estimate, so a house with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms lands in the row for 2 baths.
Why does labor cost more in Indiana?
About 70 % of a repipe bill is labor, so what plumbers charge locally has a big effect on the price. In Indiana, the average wage is $36.37 an hour, roughly 5 % higher than the $34.70 US average. Ranked from lowest to highest across all 50 states plus DC, that puts Indiana 35th of 51.
With 11,280 plumbers working across Indiana, two quotes for the same house can land far apart. One national guide found that quotes for the same job can vary by $2,000 to $5,000. That gap is exactly why a written, fixed price is worth asking for.
Old pipes in Indiana houses
The typical Indiana home was built in 1977, which makes the state's housing stock the 17th oldest of 51. When your house went up is a handy first hint at what's inside the walls.
- Before 1960: 31.1 % of the state's homes. Galvanized steel water pipe was common in homes built before 1960.
- 1980 to 1999: 22.7 % of homes. Polybutylene was in use from 1978 to 1995, and Kitec started in 1995 and ran to 2007, so homes from this period overlap both.
- 2000 or later: 23.0 % of homes, and some of these fall inside the Kitec years too.
The site's pipe identifier can name 8 pipe types from how they look and feel. The list includes polybutylene and Kitec, along with galvanized steel, copper, PEX, and CPVC. Once you know which pipe you have, a repipe company can walk you through what swapping it out takes.
Houses on a slab
A slab means the concrete floor sits directly on the ground, and the pipes run beneath it or inside it. Getting to them takes extra effort. One national guide puts that added work at 25 to 50 % more on labor. Take a 2-bath Indiana home of 1,800 sq ft piped in PEX: on a slab the calculator gives roughly $8,600 to $16,800, compared with about $6,600 to $12,200 when there's a crawl space under the floor.
Is a repipe worth it?
A national guide says a repipe is usually worth it once low pressure, discolored water, or leaks show up in more than one part of the house. One leak on its own often just needs a repair. A repipe company can look at your place and tell you which one you have.
Living at home during the work
Most households stay in the home while the repipe is being done. The calculator puts a 1,800 sq ft, 2-bath PEX job at 2 to 3 days. Go up to 2,400 sq ft with 3 baths and 2 floors, and expect roughly three to five days of work.
License and permit basics
Permit fees run $50 to $800 according to one national guide, so check whether your quote covers the permit. The Indiana Plumbing Commission (Professional Licensing Agency) handles licensing for plumbers here. Check the plumber's record there before signing anything.
In Indiana, repipe permits are handled locally
Indiana homes aren't inspected by the state. Homes with one or two families are overseen by local government, such as a county or city building office. County inspectors may handle it if the town has no such office. If there's no local office anywhere, home problems turn into a private civil matter. The 2012 Indiana Plumbing Code is the state code, and it's based on the International Plumbing Code, 2006 Edition.
About 1 in 4 Hoosiers rely on a private well instead of a city main for their water. That is far higher than the national figure of about 15 percent.
Getting a fixed price for your house
These numbers are a good starting point, but only someone who sees your house can give you a fixed price. Call now. The call is free, it connects you to a repipe company that works in your part of Indiana, and you'll get one firm number for your home.
