Whole house repipe cost in the US.

Q: How much should whole-house repipe in pex cost in the US?

$4,500–$9,000 all-in, typically $6,500, as of 29 Aug 2026. A 2026 repipe cost guide and Angi's repipe article both put PEX on a 1,500 sq ft, two-bath house at roughly $4,500–$8,500 with normal access.

Every supply line in a roughly 1,500 sq ft, two-bathroom house replaced in PEX, walls opened and left open. Weeks of planning, days of work, and the single most upsold job in the trade.

Price band · United States, national

$4,500–$9,000

typical $6,5000 comparable quotes29 Aug 2026

Priced by metro

The same wrench costs different money in different places, because the hand holding it does. Pick your city for the local band, the upsells and the script.

MetroFactorBand

New York NY1.77×$6,800–$13,500 Chicago IL1.58×$6,200–$12,400 Philadelphia PA1.48×$5,900–$11,800 Seattle WA1.33×$5,500–$10,900 Los Angeles CA1.23×$5,200–$10,300 San Diego CA1.09×$4,800–$9,500 Denver CO1.00×$4,500–$9,000 Phoenix AZ0.98×$4,400–$8,900 Houston TX0.88×$4,100–$8,300 Dallas TX0.86×$4,100–$8,200 Atlanta GA0.83×$4,000–$8,000 San Antonio TX0.80×$3,900–$7,800

The first ten minutes

01Nothing is on fire. A repipe is planned work — you have time, and time is your leverage.
02Ask each plumber for a fixture count and a linear-foot figure, not a lump sum.
03Get the scope in writing on whether drywall repair, permits and fixture reconnection are inside the price.

DIY or pro

Pro, and get three quotes. This is the job the Big Job Verdict exists for.

Upsells to refuse

A whole-house repipe quoted when one section of pipe failed and a targeted repair was never priced.
Copper quoted as necessary when PEX meets code for the same run at a fraction of the labour.
Drywall repair, permits and re-fixturing left out of the quote and billed after the walls are open.

When it is legitimately more

Slab routing, limited access, or copper takes it to $9,000–$15,000 and beyond. A California source cited $8,000–$11,000 for a 1,500 sq ft San Jose house, which is what a high-wage metro does to a labour-heavy job.

Where this number comes from

National band from published US cost guides, 2026 editions. Adjusted for this metro by scaling only the labour share of the job by the metro's median plumber wage against the national median of $34.70/hr (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Parts are not scaled.

Comparable quotes from this metro in our Price book: 0. This band is derived from national guides and local wage data, not from local quotes. We will say so on this page until it is not true.

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A 2026 repipe cost guide and Angi's repipe article both put PEX on a 1,500 sq ft, two-bath house at roughly $4,500–$8,500 with normal access.

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