Brown water first thing in the morning
Galvanized pipe rusting shut from the inside.
Services · Repiping
Copper and PEX
repiping
5.0 on Google (20 reviews) CSLB Lic. #339618 Family shop since 1977
A repipe replaces every water line in the house. It's for pipe that's failing, and we'll tell you if yours is.
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. Tell him what it's doing and you'll usually get a rough answer on the spot.
- Quoted before we start
- Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills, Oak Park
- One year on our labor. Thirty days on drain clearing.
“Dan is smart and good at figuring things out. He will stay on it until it's right and he knows his stuff.”
“Dan showed up right on time for our appointment. Much better service and pricing. We will definitely use Dan's Plumbing in the future.”
“Dan is consistent. Professional, on time, only does what is needed, experienced, easy to work with, clean, and smart.”
The job
How it goes
In older houses, galvanized steel rusts shut from the inside, and the water runs brown after sitting overnight. More common here is sixties and seventies copper that's started to pinhole. One pinhole is a repair. Three in two years is a pattern.
Copper is what most of these houses have, and we join it with press fittings, which are faster and cleaner than solder. PEX is flexible tubing from a manifold, one line per fixture. It needs fewer wall openings and doesn't pinhole. Both are permitted and inspected.
A typical house takes two to four days. We work in stages, so the water's back on every evening. Drywall openings are small, and each one is listed on the bid. You stay in the house.
Call if
What you notice, and what it usually is
Pressure that's dropped over the years
The same rust, narrowing the pipe.
A third pinhole leak in two years
The copper is at the end of its life.
Blue-green stains at fixtures
Copper dissolving, usually from age and high pressure.
Buying or selling a house with original pipe
A permitted, inspected repipe is a selling point.
Tell us what it’s doing and we can usually narrow it down on the phone.
From the jobsite
Recent jobs
Four steps
How a job goes
- 01
You call
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. Tell him what it’s doing.
- 02
We look
We come out, find the cause and show you, with the old part in hand when there is one.
- 03
You get a price
Before anything starts. Repairs are time plus parts. Bigger jobs get a written bid.
- 04
We do the work
Small repairs usually get done the same visit. Bigger jobs get a start date we keep. Permitted where needed, and the house left clean.
What the neighbors say
“They explain what needs to be done to fix the problem, are willing to do the work asap and take care in keeping the work area clean and unmarred.”
“My 12 year old water heater started leaking yesterday so I texted him, and he called me right away to help me turn off the water and gas. And he was here next day with a new water heater installed.”
“When I called him out and he immediately came my house within 2 hours and did a really quick and great job for my bathroom.”
Common questions
Things people ask about copper & PEX repiping
Copper or PEX?
Both work. Copper is what buyers expect. PEX goes in faster with fewer openings and doesn't pinhole. In a slab house, either one runs overhead. We can bid both.
How long is the water off?
A few hours at a time, and it's back on every evening.
Do I need to move out?
No. It's noisy for a few days and some walls get small openings.
Is a permit required?
Yes. It's inspected before the walls close, and the permit is in the bid.
Where we do this
Close to the shop
The shop’s in Westlake Village. Everything we cover is about ten minutes away. Just outside these? Call and ask.
Often goes with this
Related work
Slab leak repair
The most common serious leak we see in the Conejo Valley, fixed with a spot repair or a reroute.
Leak detection & repair
We find the leak before anything's opened up. Walls, ceilings, floors, slabs and yards.
Water pressure regulators
High pressure is behind many fixture failures here. A regulator brings it down to what the house was built for.
Tell Dan what it’s doing.
You’ll usually get a rough answer on the spot. Leaking right now? Shut off the main, then call.
Or send the details and Dan will call you back. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.