Expect to pay roughly $6,500 to $11,900 to repipe a 1,800 sq ft, 2-bathroom Maryland home in PEX over a crawl space. Plumbers in Maryland earn about 2 % more than the national average, so repipe prices here run close to what homeowners pay in most of the country. What makes the state different is its housing stock: the median home went up in 1980, and 25.4 % of homes date from before 1960. Call now to reach a repipe company that serves your area. Once it sees your house, it will give you a fixed price. This site charges you nothing for the call.
Old pipes common in Maryland homes
Homes built before 1960 come from the years when galvanized steel water pipe was common, though a home's age is a clue, not proof of what pipes it has now. If you have low pressure or discolored water, the age of your home makes its pipes worth checking.
Around 28.6 % of Maryland homes were built between 1980 and 1999. That window overlaps the polybutylene years (1978 to 1995) and the early part of the Kitec run (1995 to 2007). If your home is from those years, it's worth checking for polybutylene or Kitec. A repipe company can tell you for sure when it visits.
Another 21.6 % of Maryland homes were built in 2000 or later. Some of those years overlap with Kitec's use through 2007.
Cost by home size and pipe material
PEX, a flexible plastic pipe, usually runs red for hot lines and blue for cold. These figures are Maryland estimates from this site's calculator, which is why they say "about."
| House | Price |
|---|---|
| PEX, 1,200 sq ft home, 1 bath | about $4,200–$7,800 |
| PEX, 1,800 sq ft home, 2 baths | about $6,500–$11,900 |
| PEX, 2,400 sq ft home, 3 baths, 2 floors | about $8,200–$16,300 |
| CPVC, 1,800 sq ft home, 2 baths | about $7,500–$13,000 |
| Copper, 1,800 sq ft home, 2 baths | about $9,500–$19,000 |
CPVC is a rigid plastic pipe in a cream or tan color. Copper is a metal pipe joined with solder. Bedrooms don't affect the price, because a repipe is priced by bathrooms and square footage. A 3-bedroom home typically has 2 bathrooms.
Slab foundations and what they add to the bill
A slab means a concrete floor poured right onto the ground, with pipes running under or inside it. Getting to those pipes takes extra labor, which raises the price of the same 1,800 sq ft house to about $8,400 to $16,500. A crawl space is the low open space under a raised floor, and it gives plumbers an easier way in.
What else can be on the bill?
Labor makes up about 70 % of a repipe bill, so what plumbers in your area charge shapes the total. Permit fees range from $50 to $800, per a national guide. That guide also finds quotes for the same job can swing by $2,000 to $5,000, so it pays to check what each company's quote covers. Call now. A repipe company in your area will see your house and give you one fixed price before any work starts. The call costs you nothing.
Deciding when a repipe makes sense
A national guide says the work usually pays off once low pressure, discoloration, or leaks turn up in more than one spot in the house. Most families keep living at home during the repipe, and a typical 2-bath job runs about 2 to 3 days.
Making sure your plumber is licensed
Plumbing licenses in Maryland come from the Maryland State Board of Plumbing. Check your plumber on the board's license page before signing anything, so you know the work is being done by a licensed pro.
Plumbing rules in Maryland, by county
Plumbing rules in Maryland are split. The State Board of Plumbing adopted the latest International Plumbing Code, and it applies across most of the state. Baltimore County and the area the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) serves each keep a plumbing code and licenses of their own. Where you live, the code is enforced by a local plumbing inspector. Elsewhere, plumbing your own home without a license is allowed under state law. You're not allowed to make the final hookup to any water or sewer system, public or private.
Any new pipe, valves, or faucets used for drinking water must be lead-free. Roughly 23.7 percent of Marylanders get water from a private well, not a city system. About 15 percent is the figure for the country as a whole.
Find out what pipe you have
This site's pipe identifier can name eight different kinds of pipe based on their color and feel: polybutylene, Kitec, galvanized steel, copper, PEX, CPVC, cast iron, and Orangeburg. Use it to check the pipes you can see, then call and tell the company what you found.
