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How and Why You Should Repipe Your Home

 
Arlington PlumberWhen you own a home there are many different things that you need to do in order to keep your home working in proper order. There are repairs that need to be done on a regular basis, so that there is not a big problem that can end up costing you an exorbitant amount of money. When you are looking around your home for potential fixes, you need to think of your plumbing, as this is a very big issue in your home. Here in this article we will be going over re-piping your home. We can help you with our repiping services.
How Will You Know If You Need to Repipe Your Home?
This is a question that many individuals may have. One sign that you will need to repipe your home is if you are getting any discolored water coming out of your faucets. This could mean that you have rust in your pipes. Also, if you are not getting any hot water out of your hot water heater, or you are loosing it quickly, you will most likely need to repipe your home. If you are experiencing any strange or loud noises coming from your piping, this is a sign that you will need to replace your piping as well.
How Long Will the Job Take?
Repiping is a project that will take a little bit of time to complete. There are permits and inspections that are involved when repiping a house. A city must first grant a permit which might take a day. The Repipinginstallation after that will take about a day to complete as well. Larger houses may take 2 days to complete. After the instillation, the city must inspect the house. This usually takes a day. Finally the patching of the walls can be completed, which usually takes just about a day. All together this process could take from 4-5 days to completely finish.
Want to repipe your Arlington home? Call The Plumbing Dr. at (703) 525-9280 today and get the job done with our services!