Leaks & Pipes
From a single failed section of pipe to a whole-home repipe, we replace what's failing with materials suited to Utah water, and we're upfront about which one your home actually needs.
Start with the symptom. We will handle the diagnosis.
Visible dripping or pooling water right now.
Flow has dropped at one or more fixtures.
Rusty or cloudy water from the tap.
Same pipe or area has leaked more than once.
No flow, or a sudden leak after cold weather.
Galvanized or polybutylene pipe original to the home.
A single leaking or corroded section of pipe can usually be cut out and replaced without touching the rest of the system. We isolate the failed section, confirm there isn't a related issue nearby, and replace it with pipe suited to the application. Most single-section repairs are completed in one visit.
A localized repair makes sense when the failure is isolated — a single pinhole leak, a cracked fitting, or damage from an isolated event like a nail through a wall. If the surrounding pipe is in otherwise good condition and made of a durable material, there's no reason to replace more than what actually failed.
Repiping makes more sense when leaks keep happening in different spots on the same system, when water is consistently discolored, or when the home's original piping is galvanized steel or polybutylene — materials known to fail from the inside out as they age. In those cases, repeated single-section repairs usually just delay the same failure showing up somewhere else.
Galvanized steel pipe corrodes internally over decades, gradually restricting flow and eventually pitting through. Polybutylene, common in homes built from the 1970s through the 1990s, is prone to failure at fittings and is no longer used for new plumbing. We see both regularly in Utah County homes and can tell you what your home has and what condition it's in.
A pipe that freezes can crack even before it fully thaws and starts leaking, which is why a burst pipe often isn't discovered until water is already running. If you suspect a frozen pipe, shutting off the water at the main and calling us is the safest next step — see emergency plumbing for what to do while you wait.
A whole-home repipe replaces the home's supply lines with new pipe, routed to minimize how much wall, ceiling or flooring needs to be opened. We plan the route before cutting anything, work room by room, and coordinate timing so your home has water restored at the end of each working day whenever possible.
We use existing access points — attics, crawlspaces and basements — wherever the layout allows, and cut the smallest openings necessary when we do need to go through a wall or ceiling. We don't handle drywall patching or paint ourselves, but we leave openings clean and ready for that work.
Repiping cost varies based on the home and the scope of work involved.
If you've had more than one pipe leak in the last couple of years and your home has its original galvanized or polybutylene piping, ask us to evaluate the whole system rather than repairing leaks one at a time as they appear.
Typical calls our technicians run from the Orem shop.
Orem
A common call: a slow leak in a basement ceiling traced to a pinhole in an aging galvanized line. The affected section was replaced without opening the rest of the run.
Provo
A common call: a home built in the 1980s had two unrelated pipe failures in one year. The homeowner opted for a full repipe rather than continuing to repair polybutylene fittings as they failed.
Utah County
A common call following a hard freeze: an exposed supply line in an unheated crawlspace cracked and was replaced, along with adding insulation to prevent a repeat failure.
864 N 1430 W in Orem — the same shop for every job we run in Utah County.
Water, heat and air under one roof, which matters when a problem crosses lines.
We find the cause before recommending work, so you are not paying for guesses.
When a repair still makes sense we say so, and when it does not we explain why.
We work from Orem outward, which keeps drive times short across the north end of Utah County and reasonable everywhere else we serve.
Call (801) 226-3033 or schedule online and we'll tell you honestly whether your home needs a repair or a repipe.
