A repipe in Utah runs about $5,900 to $10,900 when the house is 1,800 sq ft with 2 baths on one floor and PEX pipe. You pay a bit less here than you would with US average labor, since plumbers in the state make less than most. Utah homes are among the youngest in the country, so the old pipe most likely to be in your walls is polybutylene or Kitec, not the galvanized steel common in older homes.
Repipe costs in Utah, by house
All figures below come from this site's calculator, run for Utah. PEX is a bendable plastic pipe for water, most often red on the hot side and blue on the cold. A crawl space is the low open space beneath a raised floor.
| Home | Pipe | Below the floor | Rough cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,200 sq ft, 1 bath, single-story | PEX | Crawl space | $3,800–$7,100 |
| 1,800 sq ft, 2 baths, single-story | PEX | Crawl space | $5,900–$10,900 |
| 1,800 sq ft, 2 baths, single-story | CPVC | Crawl space | $6,800–$11,800 |
| 1,800 sq ft, 2 baths, single-story | Copper | Crawl space | $8,700–$17,400 |
| 1,800 sq ft, 2 baths, single-story | PEX | Slab | $7,700–$15,000 |
| 2,400 sq ft, 3 baths, two-story | PEX | Crawl space | $7,500–$14,900 |
A slab means a concrete floor poured right onto the ground, with pipe running under it or inside it. Bedrooms don't figure into the math, because repipes get priced by bathrooms and square footage, and a 3-bedroom place usually comes with 2 baths.
Permit fees can range from $50 to $800, according to a national guide. That same guide also found that quotes for the very same job can swing by $2,000 to $5,000. When you call, a repipe company sees your house first, then gives you a fixed price.
Plumber wages in Utah
The mean wage for a Utah plumber is $30.87 an hour, roughly 11 % under the $34.70 US average. Counting all 50 states plus DC, Utah lands in 18th place out of 51 when wages go lowest to highest. Around 7,030 plumbers work in the state.
Why does the wage matter? Labor is about 70 % of a repipe bill. The same 2-bath PEX house at US average labor comes out near $6,400 to $11,800, so it costs a few hundred dollars less in Utah.
What old pipe is probably in a Utah home?
The typical Utah home was built in 1994, which makes Utah's homes the second newest in the country. Just 14.2 % of the homes go back before 1960, back when galvanized steel was the usual water pipe.
The larger slice is the 24.8 % built between 1980 and 1999. Those years overlap the polybutylene era, which ran from 1978 to 1995. Homes built in that period may have polybutylene water pipes. The same years also overlap the start of Kitec, which was used from 1995 to 2007. Homes built in 2000 or later make up another 41.2 %.
Built between 1980 and 1999? Then it pays to learn what's in your walls. This site's pipe identifier names eight pipe types by color and feel, and polybutylene, Kitec, galvanized steel, copper, and PEX are among them.
Time for a repipe yet?
One repipe company puts it simply: a repipe is usually worth it once low pressure, discolored water or leaks show up in more than one part of the house.
Seeing trouble in more than one room? Call now. It's free, a local repipe company will see your house, and you get one fixed price.
Do you need to move out?
Moving out usually isn't necessary. A repipe firm notes that most families stay in their homes during the whole job. At US average labor, the calculator figures a one-floor, two-bath home in PEX takes roughly 2 to 3 days.
Making sure the plumber is licensed
Plumbers in Utah are licensed by the state's Division of Professional Licensing, through its plumbers licensing board. Look your plumber up there before signing anything.
Code and inspections across Utah
The building code is written into state law by Utah lawmakers. The 2024 International Plumbing Code and the 2021 International Residential Code are part of that code. The state must follow it, and so must every city and county. Your permit comes from a local office, and that office handles the inspections too. If you own property, you may work on it yourself without a contractor license. Some workers can skip a license under a small-job exemption, though that doesn't cover plumbing systems. For that work, a licensed plumbing contractor is required.
Only 2.0 percent of Utahns get their water from a private well. Across the country, about 15 percent of people do.
Where the prices come from
The calculator begins with the home's size and turns that into a price using the installed cost per square foot. It also pulls the typical price for that bathroom count, then averages the two figures. From there it adds the charge for copper or CPVC. The labor portion, roughly 70 % of the bill, gets scaled by how Utah's plumber wage compares with the US average. Finally it adds the extras for slab work and a second floor, then rounds to the nearest $100.
These figures are estimates. Your real number comes from one free call: a repipe company that works in your part of Utah sees your house and gives you a fixed price.
