He adds that the newly rerouted pex piping should last as long if not longer than the original copper slab laid pipes.
Rerouting water pipes through attic cost.
Most commonly it s done up and through the attic.
Depending on house layout and whether you have easy basement crawlspace or attic access clearly only latter if slab on grade foundation then finishing off the replumbing of the house water supply lines only sewer lines usually ok under or in slabs might commonly run 2000 3000 in a normal sized compact boxy single story house as much as double that maybe in a strung out hacienda with courtyard or u shaped ranch or such with bathrooms and kitchen laundry and such at extreme ends of.
To estimate costs for your project.
Maybe the proper fix for the under the slab routing of the water lines was to install 4 diameter pvc piping under through the slab that has all gradual turn corners.
Actual costs will depend on job size conditions and options.
Slableakpro 2 advertises re routing starting at 550.
Create your own price list in homewyse lists for a basic project in zip code 47474 with 1 piping run the cost to move plumbing starts at 678 832 per piping run.
If ever a leak you can pull new lines through the pvc without digging up slab once again.
The pipe is available in long coils and i would make sure you have a continuous pipe with no pipes or fittings in the attic or outside walls.
If rerouting the pipes because of your location i would use pex and have no joints in your attic.
If you must move plumbing fixtures such as sinks toilets bathtubs or showers it s worth designing a plan that makes the best use of existing pipework rather than digging into the slab.
Option 2 is to reroute the pipes some other way.
When a water pipe leaks under a slab it is necessary to jackhammer a hole in the slab to get to the damaged pipe.
In other cases water pipes may be rerouted to walls and ceilings and then insulated if necessary.
What type of piping to use.
In simple situations costs for re routing a short length of pipe can start at 200 600 but more often will run 1 000 3 000 and can go as high as 5 000 or more.
Going through the attic would be a rarity and last resort in most areas not only does that invoke issues with freezing of pipes if in a freezing area and yes virginia it does freeze in savannah 5 months with record lows below freezing including 4 in the past score or so of years as low as 3 degrees and with the cold water pipes.
Through this can be pulled the pex water lines.
Moving plumbing pipes from a slab to an attic.
Where to move pipes.
Rerouting plumbing prices rerouting a single plumbing line will cost about 700 while repiping a whole house will cost between 3 900 and 7 500.
In contrast a homeowner 3 was quoted 1 650 to run a new line through a manifold inside a wall.
Plumbers often use pex piping to reroute pipes.
Michael karas nov 15 13 at 11 16.
