Tired of repairing old piping? Stop wasting your money. Call Cape Shore Plumbing for your free in home consultation.
We guarantee that your whole house re-piping project will be completed on or before the date we have promised.
We guarantee our workmanship for a period of 5/10/20 years. If your pipes fail at any time during that period (excluding acts of God, riot, or war), we will will repair the failure free of charge.
We guarantee that all materials used are as specified and up to the current code in your area. And we guarantee to protect the condition of your home. Call (239) 677-9544 Today for more information on how we can help you with your home re-piping!
Re-piping Q & A:
Question: Do I need to repipe my home or business?
Answer: There are a number of factors and conditions that will determine your need for repiping. We'll address the most common concerns here. Many of our local home and business owners come from parts of the country where copper is the most common water piping material and it "lasts forever", unfortunately that is not the case in Southwest Florida. Currently those areas that receive water from reverse osmosis plants such as Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Pine Island, Captiva and Sanibel experience the greatest need for repiping. Areas where the water supply is treated with chlorine to ensure the delivery of safe drinking water also see a need to replace the existing copper water lines. Private wells with high levels of sulfur or that are treated in the manners above are also concerns.
Additionally, many homes and businesses in our area were piped with polybutlyene or poly pipe as some people like to call it . You may have heard it referred to as Quest piping. The pipe is a grey plastic and can have either plastic or metal fittings that are crimped onto the pipe. Serious problems that happened with this type of pipe resulted in a big lawsuit. You can find extensive information regarding polybutlyene at:
www.pbpipe.com.
Mostly a visible leak or visible damage is the first sign that repiping may be necessary. However in many cases a high water bill will be the only way a customer realizes that they have a leak. The corrosion and "green spots" common in copper piping that often indicate the need for repiping are not always visible. Repairing a leak will make the pressure stronger in some other weak sections and will make them come off , making the repiping the perfect option to eliminate this issues.
Question: What is a repipe?
Answer: A repipe or whole house repipe or repiping as it is sometimes known is the replacement of all existing water lines with clean, safe CPVC. New hot and cold water lines are run overhead and down the walls and connected to your existing plumbing fixtures. Shut off valves are replaced with new ones. . At the end of the process all the pressurized water lines from your main shut off valve forward are replaced with CPVC pipe and fittings. CPVC is a material that is resistant to the effects that our water has on copper. It will deliver a lifetime of safe and clean water to your home. Amazingly this process takes just one day. Most homes will have the water back on permanently at the end of the day! . Unfortunately we will need to open small holes in the existing drywall to complete the repiping. Fortunately we have an amazing sheetrock subcontractor who will repair the holes, match the existing texture and leave it ready to be painted.
Question: Why Cape Shore Plumbing?
Answer: Cape Shore Plumbing is a Southwest FL Repipe Specialist. We realize repiping can be unconfortable and we make every effort to make it as easy as possible. From repiping in one day to have your water back at the end of the day , we do our best to make you feel like nothing happened .
Repiping in Southwest Florida requires using a licensed contractor and obtaining a plumbing permit from the local building department. Permits and inspections guarantee that your contractor has done their work in a professional manner that meets current Florida state codes. All permit and inspection paperwork will be handled by our office . Call (239) 677-9544 Today for a free estimate!
