How Much Does It Cost To Install or Replace Plumbing?
Installation of the new plumbing or repiping an entire home or commercial property costs $4,000 to $18,000. Replacement or installation of new fixtures or small sections of piping, like a bathtub, sink, toilet, etc will cost between $580 and $2,500 per fixture depending on if it’s a rough-in or full install.
Rough-in plumbing for new construction costs $10,000 to $15,000, or about or about $5.50 per square foot for an average 2,000-square-foot home with 2 or 3 bathrooms. Repiping an existing home the same size runs $4,100 to $7,500, or $0.70 to $3.00 per linear foot.
Cost to Plumb a New House
The cost of plumbing for a new 2,000-square-foot home with 2 or 3 baths ranges from $10,000 to $15,000 on average. Installation of new plumbing depends on the type of materials used, the number of bathrooms and plumbing fixtures, how far apart the bathrooms are, and how many stories the house has.
Plumbing Cost Per Square Foot
Plumbing costs $5.50 per square foot on average when estimating the installation in new building construction. This is an estimate only—factors such as the variable cost of fixtures and plumbing materials can drastically change the cost of plumbing.
Commercial Plumbing VS Residential Plumbing
The rough-in costs for commercial plumbing in a new building construction typically range from $5 to $8 per square foot. However, the fixture cost can be considerably higher because of the heavy-duty nature of commercial fixtures. They need to be able to stand up to heavy public usage. The difference between commercial and residential plumbing is scale and complexity.
Rough-In Plumbing Cost for New Construction
Rough-in plumbing costs range from $10,000 to $15,000 for a new construction home around 2,000 square feet with 2 or 3 bathrooms. Installing new fixtures, like bathtubs, sinks, dishwashers, or toilets will cost between $550 and $2,100 per fixture or about $5,000 for all.
The total cost for rough-in plumbing and installing fixtures is about $15,000 to $22,000. The term “rough-in plumbing” means that all the pipes are installed and connected to each other and the water main, but no sinks, faucets, or toilets have been installed. Once you’ve chosen the faucets and fixtures, that adds to your estimate.
Cost to Replumb a House
Replumbing a 1,500-square-foot home costs between $2,750 and $5,030, or $0.70 to $3.00 per linear foot depending on the type of plumbing pipe used. An accurate estimate depends on the number of bathrooms and other areas for plumbing, how far they are from the kitchen, where the laundry room is, and the number of fixtures.
The cost to replumb a house varies widely, depending on many different factors, the biggest two being the size of the building and the plumbing materials used. Most homes older than forty years need to be replumbed because of corroded or cracked plumbing pipes. A bigger house or building will cost more to redo than a smaller building, and a home replumbed with copper pipe will cost more than one replumbed with PEX.
| Pipe Material | Cost Per Linear Foot | 2,000 SF Home |
|---|---|---|
| Install PEX Tubing | $0.70 – $0.90 | $3,600 – $7,600 |
| Install Copper Pipe | $4 – $10 | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Replace Galvanized Pipes | — | $4,000 – $18,000 |
| Replace Lead and Polybutylene Pipe | — | $3,000 – $18,000 |
| Remove Existing Pipes | — | $1,200 – $5,500 |
| Replace Water Main | $35 – $56 | $1,200 – $2,800 |
| Install Water Main (Meter to Home) | $55 – $170 | $1,900 – $3,400 |
Cost to Repipe a House with PEX
The cost to repipe a house with PEX tubing is $0.60 to $0.70 per linear foot depending on the size of the building and the extent of replumbing you’re doing. Repiping a 2,000-square-foot home with PEX costs between $3,000 and $6,000. PEX is plastic tubing or hose with many beneficial advantages. However, PEX has only been used for about a decade, and any health risks of using plastic water supply lines are unknown.
Repipe a House with Copper Pipe
The cost to repipe a house with copper pipe is between $9,000 and $18,000 or about $4 to $10 per linear foot. Replacing galvanized drain, waste, and vent pipe with copper costs $15 to $17 per linear foot. Copper pipe is more expensive than PEX plumbing, but it has some excellent advantages. Like copper is naturally resistant to bacteria.
Repipe a House with Copper Pipe
The cost to repipe a house with copper pipe is between $9,000 and $18,000 or about $4 to $10 per linear foot. Replacing galvanized drain, waste, and vent pipe with copper costs $15 to $17 per linear foot. Copper pipe is more expensive than PEX plumbing, but it has some excellent advantages. Like copper is naturally resistant to bacteria.
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Cost to Remove Existing Plumbing Pipes
It can cost in the neighborhood of $2,000 to $7,000 to remove existing plumbing in an older building. Usually, it’s included in the cost of repiping a home rather than treated as an individual cost. It’s a “remove as you go” type of repair to replace the plumbing in an entire house, so it’s not something you can do yourself to save money.
Replacing the Water Main from Meter to Home
Replacing the water main will cost from $35 to $57 per linear foot or about $1000 to $2,200 on average. New construction costs to install a water main and hook it up from the meter to your home will run $1,900 to $3,300 or about double the replacement costs.
New Plumbing Pipe & Materials Costs
If you want to put new pipes in your home or you’re building a home, there are three types of new plumbing pipes available that are building-code-approved for homes—copper, PEX, and CPVC (chlorinated polyvinyl chloride). PEX and CPVC are both plastics and are excellent alternatives to pricey copper piping.
| Material | Price Per Linear Foot |
|---|---|
| Copper, ½” | $2.03 |
| Copper, ¾” | $3.75 |
| Copper, 1” | $5.04 |
| PEX, ½” | $1.30 |
| PEX, ¾” | $1.60 |
| PEX, ¾” | $1.60 |
| CPVC, ½” | $1.40 |
| CPVC, ¾” | $2.66 |
| CPVC, 1” x 5 ft. | $3.56 |
PEX Plumbing & Tubing Costs
PEX piping costs $1.30 to $1.60 per linear foot. PEX piping is very affordable for plumbing projects, and being flexible is easy to install. It’s noncorrosive and is a popular pipe for radiant heating setups.
CPVC Pipe Material Cost
Chlorinated Polyvinylchloride Piping (CPVC) piping materials cost from $1.40 to $3.56 per linear foot. A popular replacement material for metal pipes, CPVC pipe is rigid plastic piping that has thick walls and can be used for hot and cold drinking water pipes. CPVC is easy to install and meets the most rigorous building codes.
Main Water Line Installation Cost per Foot
The main line for your water is considered a branch line from your town or city’s main line. It extends from the edge of the property to the water meter at your house. Because this distance changes by the property, costs are generally calculated by the linear foot. Several methods of installation or replacement and different materials and soil impact the cost per foot. Your main water installation ranges from $85 to $2,450 a foot, with most people paying between $120 and $230 a linear foot.
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