I'm about to do this in my house and now feel more confident doing it myself after watching this. Local plumber gave me an $8k estimate for a 1800sf ranch with two bathrooms and a kitchen.
Nice. I added fire sprinklers while I had everything open on my job. Easy inexpensive add-on for peace of mind...plus a discount on home owners' insurance.
I like the work -- really good stuff. A couple of points for folks to be aware of. In general, plumbers are not so good with the wood structure of your house. That might be the most important thing to look out for when others work on your house. You need to ensure folks drill holes in the right place in joists or 2x4 walls. You also need to make sure they do not make the holes too big. There are "general rules" on where you can drill in say a 2x10 joists -- both with respect to the width AND with respect to how far from the support wall. You can really degrade the structure of your house if you do that willy nilly. For example, at 10:00, I would keep the hole in the center of the 2x4. This wasn't that bad but I would watch out in general.. Overall, looks like lots of good pointers here. In general, I would not put a in a right angle fitting if I could get away with 90-Degree Bend Support with Mounting Bracket. Thanks for sharing.
The PEX is dated 09 But installed in 2011. Who knows what it went through for those first two years being stored anyway. They just were lazy installing it. They should have put a 90 degree fitting after the top plate. Instead they just bent the tubing over.
I have a small condo (ground floor) that needs re-piped. I'm considering tearing all the walls out. Full exposure to everything. That said, I'm thinking it could be done in a day with PEX. Realistic expectation?
When coming to a T do you cut the incoming ~half the diameter of the cross pipe? ..luckily, it appears much less unforgiving as copper or PVC. Luck for me, I have a no-freeze/kneeling crawlspace, so I can piecemeal it. I would hate to see the drywall estimate for that job (if the guy below thought that $8k was too cheap for the Pex) ..and the prospects of imperfect overhead patches. (that you never stop looking at...). Nicely done - thanks. 'Bookmarked. Cheers. Jim
The sharkbites you popped on at the end look like they were going onto sanded or otherwise scored or ever so slightly tapered pipe ends. My understanding is that this type of pipe prep is actually likely to make the sharkbites fail- that sharkbites prefer clean, wiped down, deburred pipe for their o-rings to work best. Could be wrong.
@@mychaelleesly Guess you missed the Class Action against PEX mfgs?????? The stuff is bursting and leaking everywhere. Where is the class action against copper pipe?????......crickets.............crickets............crickets..............
No insulation ANYWHERE. No precautions against freezing. No loops to save water. Where is this? In California, we use insulation. I go a step further and use radiant barriers.
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I'm about to do this in my house and now feel more confident doing it myself after watching this. Local plumber gave me an $8k estimate for a 1800sf ranch with two bathrooms and a kitchen.
Glad the video helped!
Frankly that seems fair and a bit low.
I got a 15k estimate for 600sqft...just about cried lmaoooo
You boys sure do nice work....😊
Nice. I added fire sprinklers while I had everything open on my job. Easy inexpensive add-on for peace of mind...plus a discount on home owners' insurance.
This video really helped me as I’m doing Apex a project today
Glad to hear!! Good luck!
Neatness Counts - spread the word! Well done. Straight, level, plumb, and done.
I like the work -- really good stuff. A couple of points for folks to be aware of. In general, plumbers are not so good with the wood structure of your house. That might be the most important thing to look out for when others work on your house. You need to ensure folks drill holes in the right place in joists or 2x4 walls. You also need to make sure they do not make the holes too big. There are "general rules" on where you can drill in say a 2x10 joists -- both with respect to the width AND with respect to how far from the support wall. You can really degrade the structure of your house if you do that willy nilly. For example, at 10:00, I would keep the hole in the center of the 2x4. This wasn't that bad but I would watch out in general.. Overall, looks like lots of good pointers here. In general, I would not put a in a right angle fitting if I could get away with 90-Degree Bend Support with Mounting Bracket. Thanks for sharing.
Lots of great points! Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching!
I did repipe my hot water line but with pex b and shark bite fittings. It is still good after 6 months no leaks
Very helpful demonstration without a bunch of fluff. Thank you.
AWESOME VIDEO!! My house will be going through the same thing soon. Old PEX going bad.
How long did it last you?
The PEX is dated 09 But installed in 2011. Who knows what it went through for those first two years being stored anyway. They just were lazy installing it. They should have put a 90 degree fitting after the top plate. Instead they just bent the tubing over.
I have a small condo (ground floor) that needs re-piped. I'm considering tearing all the walls out. Full exposure to everything. That said, I'm thinking it could be done in a day with PEX. Realistic expectation?
Nice work. What was the material cost and how long did this take?
About $1000 for everything. Including the Pex expander. This took about a day and a half.
Great video... thanks for sharing.
When coming to a T do you cut the incoming ~half the diameter of the cross pipe? ..luckily, it appears much less unforgiving as copper or PVC. Luck for me, I have a no-freeze/kneeling crawlspace, so I can piecemeal it. I would hate to see the drywall estimate for that job (if the guy below thought that $8k was too cheap for the Pex) ..and the prospects of imperfect overhead patches. (that you never stop looking at...). Nicely done - thanks. 'Bookmarked. Cheers. Jim
I see you running pipe in an exterior wall. Hope you are in fla or so cal.
@@TheWhale45 socal!! No frozen pipes over here!
@@fathersondiygarage3580 I was worried. lol. You can't do that on the east coast. except Fla.
Amazing to watch.
huge job. nice.
Now you did a great job What about all the dry wall you cut out.
@@Catomar74 since we had water damage from the slab leak. Insurances covered the drywall repairs
@ ok understand .
The sharkbites you popped on at the end look like they were going onto sanded or otherwise scored or ever so slightly tapered pipe ends. My understanding is that this type of pipe prep is actually likely to make the sharkbites fail- that sharkbites prefer clean, wiped down, deburred pipe for their o-rings to work best. Could be wrong.
Inspiring and entertaining.
What if this plex becomes toxic in future?
I have ‘re-piped’, two houses in PEX-A. Using the same expression tool…………..with NO LEAKS! 😳
What equipment (you said leak detector) you used to pin point the pipe? Can you post a purchase link? Thanks ❤
We called out a leak detection company to pinpoint it for us. Cheaper than buying all the tools to locate it ourselves.
That's the easy part. Now what to do with the holes in the walls? I'm being serious!
@@totheknee luckily insurance covered those for us on this project! Since it was a slab leak reroute!!
Apparently that colored pex a has a leaking problem.
You have some documentation for that claim? No?
@@mychaelleesly Just Google colored pex pipe recall....
@@mychaelleesly Class Action against Nibco and Uponor.......napping much???????
Wakey time !!!!!!!!!
Pex a failure is a well-known fact. @darknes7800
That red pex might confuse someone later
Yeah unfortunately we couldn’t find any white or blue!
A true tradesman will not get confused
Why did u use pex a not pex b.? Isn't pex a more expensive
I don't like it they PEX pipe running up in the ceiling what if the leaks...
What if any pipe leaks? You have to do a bit better with your feedback.
@@mychaelleesly Guess you missed the Class Action against PEX mfgs??????
The stuff is bursting and leaking everywhere.
Where is the class action against copper pipe?????......crickets.............crickets............crickets..............
No insulation ANYWHERE. No precautions against freezing. No loops to save water. Where is this? In California, we use insulation. I go a step further and use radiant barriers.
Probably Florida we get down with the get down here only instillation of insulation needed for hot if recirculating line installed
This is a two story house. You don’t insulate between floors. Nothing to freeze it’s inside the envelope.
@@zachattack83Yup. You can tell immediately. Never seen an attic with zero crawl space.
Insulation is now required by code in California don’t know why
I CALL A COMPANY FOR ESTIMATE BUT IS TOOO EXPENSIVE..9 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR REPIPE MY HOUSE...😮
Thats cheap.
@@rayward100 yes it is cheap
Just got quoted 20k so...