
A lot of homes in the Santa Clarita Valley built from the 1960s through the late 1980s were plumbed with galvanized steel or, in some tracts, polybutylene piping — both of which are now past their realistic service life. Galvanized pipe corrodes from the inside, gradually narrowing the pipe and dropping water pressure years before a visible leak ever shows up. Polybutylene, common in homes built through the mid-90s, is prone to failure from chlorine exposure over time and is flagged by most home insurers today. If your home falls into either category, a repiping conversation is worth having before a pipe fails on its own schedule.
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Homes in the Santa Clarita Valley built from the 1960s through the late 1980s often have galvanized steel or, in some tracts, polybutylene. A quick check is to see whether a magnet sticks to exposed pipe, which points to galvanized steel, but a licensed plumber can identify the material and its condition for certain.
If your pipes are galvanized or polybutylene, you have had more than one or two leaks in a few years, or you see worsening pressure or rust-colored water at several fixtures, the system is usually failing broadly and repeated patching costs more over time.
Polybutylene is prone to failure from chlorine exposure over time, and most home insurers today flag it. If your home has it, a repiping conversation is worth having before a pipe fails on its own schedule.
Usually some access is needed to reach existing pipe runs, but how much depends on how your home was originally plumbed. We assess this before starting so you know the scope up front.
If walls are already open for a remodel, that is the lowest-cost window to repipe, since access is already there.