Replacing the pipework, not just the taps.

When it makes sense

A replumb is a decision about the whole house.

Most plumbing jobs are small: a leak, a tap, a radiator. A replumb is different, because it replaces the system rather than a part of it. It tends to make sense when the pipes themselves are the problem: when leaks keep returning in different places, when water runs slowly at every tap, or when the existing pipework is so old that repairing one joint puts strain on the next.

It also makes sense when a house is being renovated and the floors and walls are already open. Running new pipework at that stage is much less disruptive than doing it later, and the new pipes can be laid out to suit the new rooms instead of the old ones.

A replumb is not always necessary. If one section of pipe is the cause of the trouble, replacing that section is cheaper and quicker. The honest answer comes from looking at the pipework in the property, which is why the first step is a conversation about what you are seeing.