New Pex Water Line Installed
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:46 pm
Hello,
I live in Southern Colorado. I bought a home that had old CPVC pipe. It was mostly broken from freezing.
I had the plumbers that my contractor recommended re-pipe the home with PEX. they charged $4,500.
I crawled under the home and they ran the PEX under the insulation, just over the belly material. If I hadn't crawled under the home, I would not have even known.
The head plumber told me that the guys got tired of mouse and rat droppings falling on their heads. I understand the point, but they should have either not accepted the job, or they should have told me that I would have to add another underbelly to the home. I can't let these pipes freeze.
They offered to slit the underbelly and insulation to push the water line above the insulation. I picture Laural and Hardey taking a knife to the bottom of my home slitting the underbelly from one end to the other. Not a good plan. The plumbers flooded my laundry area by trying to seal a 3/4" garden hose thread to a 3/4" FIP with Teflon tape. I told them that hose threads seal with a washer, not on the threads. I was right. These plumbers are very young and inexperienced but know everything.
I would fire them but that would be accepting their shoddy work and still owing them $4,500. I am going to make them fix this, right, or quit.
They mentioned using furring strips to hold insulation between the frames of the home, under the underbelly. This would involve adding another underbelly material to pass inspection.
I believe the pipe needs to be redone between the floor and the insulation, where it belongs. I talked to another plumber and he told me $2,000 to put it there.
I could use some opinions from the pros.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Steve
I live in Southern Colorado. I bought a home that had old CPVC pipe. It was mostly broken from freezing.
I had the plumbers that my contractor recommended re-pipe the home with PEX. they charged $4,500.
I crawled under the home and they ran the PEX under the insulation, just over the belly material. If I hadn't crawled under the home, I would not have even known.
The head plumber told me that the guys got tired of mouse and rat droppings falling on their heads. I understand the point, but they should have either not accepted the job, or they should have told me that I would have to add another underbelly to the home. I can't let these pipes freeze.
They offered to slit the underbelly and insulation to push the water line above the insulation. I picture Laural and Hardey taking a knife to the bottom of my home slitting the underbelly from one end to the other. Not a good plan. The plumbers flooded my laundry area by trying to seal a 3/4" garden hose thread to a 3/4" FIP with Teflon tape. I told them that hose threads seal with a washer, not on the threads. I was right. These plumbers are very young and inexperienced but know everything.
I would fire them but that would be accepting their shoddy work and still owing them $4,500. I am going to make them fix this, right, or quit.
They mentioned using furring strips to hold insulation between the frames of the home, under the underbelly. This would involve adding another underbelly material to pass inspection.
I believe the pipe needs to be redone between the floor and the insulation, where it belongs. I talked to another plumber and he told me $2,000 to put it there.
I could use some opinions from the pros.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Steve