The Villages has been growing since the 1980s, and that long building history shows up inside the walls. Homes on the historic side were plumbed with the materials of their day, including polybutylene, and homes from the 1990s and early 2000s often have copper that is now old enough to start pinholing. K&K Plumbing provides PEX repiping in The Villages that replaces aging supply lines throughout the house, routes them where they can be reached in the future, and handles the Sumter County permit and inspection.
Questions to Ask Yourself
Repiping is a big decision, so start with your own observations. Have you had more than one leak in different parts of the house? Do you see bluish-green staining on copper fittings, or gray plastic pipe under your sinks? Has water pressure slowly dropped at several fixtures? Has your insurance company asked about your pipe material? If you answered yes to two or more, it is worth a professional look.
The Materials Behind the Problem
Polybutylene
This gray plastic was used widely in Florida construction from roughly 1978 to 1995. Over time, the chlorine in treated water degrades it from the inside, and failures tend to happen suddenly at fittings. Many of the original homes near Spanish Springs were built during this window.
Copper
Copper is durable, but decades of service in water treated with disinfectants can lead to pinhole leaks. When those pipes run under the slab, every leak is also a potential slab leak. A home with one pinhole often has others on the way.
Why PEX Works Well Here
PEX is flexible tubing that resists corrosion and scale. Because it bends around corners, it needs far fewer fittings than rigid pipe, and fewer fittings means fewer places for a leak to start. It also makes overhead routing practical in slab-on-grade homes: lines run through the attic and drop down inside walls to each fixture, leaving the old under-slab piping abandoned in place. Learn more in our article on installing a PEX plumbing system. We also install copper and CPVC when a homeowner prefers them.
What Repipe Week Looks Like
Day one usually starts with protecting floors and furniture and opening small sections of drywall at each fixture. New lines go into the attic and down the walls. The middle of the job is connecting fixtures one area at a time so you keep water in part of the house. At the end, the system is pressure tested and inspected, drywall is patched and the house is cleaned. Many smaller homes are finished within a few days, and we give you a realistic schedule with the estimate.
Cost Factors
Every home differs, so we do not quote repipes over the phone. The price depends on the number of bathrooms and fixtures, the size and layout of the house, attic access, the pipe material you choose and whether the water heater connections are being updated at the same time. You receive a written estimate after a free walk-through.
Local Repiping Help
K&K Plumbing offers repiping services throughout The Villages and nearby Lady Lake and Fruitland Park. Homeowners in Lady Lake can visit our Lady Lake repiping page, and our plumbing services in The Villages page covers everything else.
Ready to stop patching leaks? Call or text 352-810-9472 to book a free repipe assessment and get a written plan for your home.