New pipes. Decades of peace.

The big three: your home has polybutylene (gray plastic, 1978–1995) or galvanized steel piping, you're getting pinhole leaks repeatedly, or your water pressure is dropping because of internal corrosion. Discolored water, temperature swings in the shower when a toilet flushes, and slab leaks are also strong signals. We inspect and give you a straight answer — sometimes a targeted repair is fine, sometimes the system is done.

Polybutylene is a gray plastic piping installed in millions of homes from the late '70s to mid-'90s. It reacts with chlorine and chloramines in municipal water, becoming brittle from the inside out until it fails — often catastrophically and without warning. It was the subject of a massive class-action settlement. If your Austin-area home was built in that window, check your pipes.

Both are excellent when installed well. PEX is flexible (fewer joints), freeze-resistant, quieter, and usually more affordable — it's our most common recommendation. Copper is rigid, time-proven, and rodent-proof, at a higher material cost. We'll walk you through the trade-offs for your specific house and let you decide with real numbers.

Less than most homeowners fear. We plan the routes to minimize drywall cuts, protect your floors and furniture, and most repipes take 2–5 days depending on house size. Water is typically off only during work hours — you'll have water each evening. We patch the access points we open; you handle paint.

If the low pressure is caused by corroded galvanized pipes narrowing from the inside — very common — then yes, dramatically. If the pressure issue is a failed PRV valve or a municipal supply problem, we'll identify that instead. Diagnosis first, always.