Plumbers in Virginia earn $29.16 an hour, about 16% less than the US average of $34.70, and since labor is most of the bill, that lowers the cost of a repipe in Virginia. For a 1,800-square-foot Virginia home with two bathrooms and a crawl space, this site's calculator estimates about $5,700 to $10,500 for new PEX water pipes. The call puts you through to a repipe company serving your area. They'll look at your house and quote a fixed price, and this site never charges you for the call.
The pipes a repipe swaps out
Virginia has a mix of older and newer homes. The typical Virginia home was built in 1984, but about 1 in 5 (19.0 %) went up before 1960, when galvanized steel water pipe was common, according to the Census Bureau.
Another 29.1% were built between 1980 and 1999, the years when polybutylene (1978 to 1995) and later Kitec (1995 to 2007) were installed. If your house was built in those years, it may have one of these pipes, and our pipe identifier can help you tell.
Once leaks, discolored water, or weak pressure turn up in more than one spot, a repipe usually makes sense, a national guide says.
What repipes cost across Virginia house sizes
These prices are estimates from this site's calculator, based on what Virginia plumbers earn. PEX is a bendable plastic pipe, with hot lines run in red and cold lines in blue.
| Home | Material | Base | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,200 sq ft, one bath | PEX | Crawlspace | $3,600–$6,800 |
| 1,800 sq ft, two baths | PEX | Crawlspace | $5,700–$10,500 |
| 2,400 sq ft, three baths, two floors | PEX | Crawlspace | $7,200–$14,300 |
Crawl spaces are shallow open areas beneath a floor raised off the ground. Bedrooms don't affect the price. Repipes are priced by bathroom count and square footage, and a 3-bedroom home typically comes with 2 bathrooms.
How does a slab, copper, or CPVC change the cost?
A slab means a concrete floor cast directly on the ground, with pipes running under or inside it. Getting to them takes extra labor, which is why the same 2-bath house runs about $7,400 to $14,500.
In copper, a metal pipe joined by soldering, the same house runs about $8,300 to $16,700. In CPVC, a hard cream or tan plastic pipe, it runs about $6,600 to $11,400.
Roughly 70 % of a repipe bill goes to labor, a national guide says. So Virginia's lower wage pulls the total down.
What can a quote leave out?
The calculator's estimate isn't a fixed price. Once the company sees your house, ask what its fixed price includes, such as the permit, the final inspection, and patching the walls. Permits cost between $50 and $800, a national guide says.
A national guide finds quotes for the same job can differ by $2,000 to $5,000, so a firm price matters. Call now and we'll put you through to a repipe company working near you. They'll see your house and give you a fixed price, and the call is free.
Living through the repipe and vetting the plumber
Most families remain at home while the work happens, one repipe firm notes. By this site's calculator, a two-bathroom PEX repipe takes about 2 to 3 days.
Plumbers in Virginia are licensed by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. Run the plumber through its contractor lookup before you put your name on a contract.
One building code for the whole of Virginia
Across the state, Virginia relies on a single code, the Uniform Statewide Building Code. That code takes in the 2021 International Plumbing Code and Residential Code. Your local building department is the one that enforces it, though a state board writes it. Before you change water supply pipes, you need a permit, and the owner or the contractor may be the one to apply. A small town can hand this job to its county.
Nearly a fifth of Virginians, 18.6 percent, get the water they drink from a private well, not from the city. That's above the nationwide share, which is about 15 percent.
Which pipe is in your house?
Not sure what pipes you have? The site's pipe identifier uses color and feel to help identify eight types: copper, PEX, CPVC, polybutylene, Kitec, galvanized steel, cast iron, and Orangeburg.
