In Wellington area are houses that were built in the 1970s and through the 1990s and installed with polybutylene pipes. In those houses, there is a plumbing nightmare and it’s just waiting to happen.

The major problem with polybutylene pipes is the connection. The piping would slide over the brass sleeve and an aluminum or brass ring would be pressed on the connection with a tool. Over a period of time, these connection joints would become faulty and break causing major floods in houses and businesses.

The water damage would be very high in cost. So if a homeowner or a potential homeowner encounters polybutylene pipe in their house then they should make arrangements to Replace Polybutylene Pipes before it creates major damage to the home.

Many the insurance companies will not write a policy if the home has not been replacing polybutylene pipes inside.  If your realtor has an inspection service that they recommend get another opinion from a licensed plumbing contractor to see if you really have this problem in your house.

Now if you absolutely have to have that house and it does have polybutylene then get an estimate on re-piping the house, and go and negotiate the price of the house minus the re-pipe to get the matter handled correctly.

When Replacing Polybutylene Pipes hire a plumbing contractor and drywall and painting contractor that will assist him in doing the job in a neat and mannerly way. So at the end, use the homeowner will be very satisfied with the completed job.