The whole house
A whole-house repipe replaces the supply lines to every fixture and is planned around the walls and ceilings that have to be opened to reach them.
Repiping and Water Line Replacement in Rockwall
Repiping replaces worn or failing water supply lines, from one run behind a wall to the whole house. A new water line to the house is part of the same work when the underground line is the problem.
The choices below cover scope and material, and the sections after them cover Rockwall’s service line inventory and permits.
Repiping choices
One run at a time
When one run of pipe is failing and the rest is sound, that run can be replaced alone, which keeps the opened wall to a single area.
A new line to the house
A new water service line brings water from the supply side to the house. It is a separate job from repiping the inside of the house, though the two can be planned together.
PEX or copper
Both PEX, a bendable plastic tubing, and copper, a rigid metal pipe, carry household water. The plumber picks between them according to the house layout and what the job involves.
Rockwall’s service line inventory
Rockwall’s service line inventory counts 23,785 lines. None are lead, none are of unknown material and 3 are galvanized lines that require replacement. Ownership of a service line is split between the water system and the customer.
The inventory is a count of service lines, so it says nothing about the pipes inside any one house, and it does not say where the split between the city’s part and the customer’s part falls.
Permits for new piping
Rockwall’s Building Inspections documents do not name whole-house repiping on its own. Plumbing, mechanical and electrical work are on the city’s list of residential projects that need a permit.
Texas assigns the permits and the inspection requests for a plumbing job to the Responsible Master Plumber.
Where water is really escaping is the leak detection question, how a heater ties into new lines is the water heater page question, and the homepage lists everything else.
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