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You stop wondering when the next leak will hit. You stop worrying about insurance coverage or whether a buyer will walk away during inspection. Your water pressure improves, your home value stabilizes, and you can actually sell your house without explaining away a plumbing system that’s been recalled since 2005.
Kitec repiping in Rosemont means replacing those bright blue and orange pipes with materials that won’t corrode from the inside out. Most homes built between 1995 and 2007 are at risk—and if you’re in one of Rosemont’s mid-90s builds, you’ve likely got Kitec running through your walls right now.
The longer you wait, the more expensive it gets. A burst pipe doesn’t just leak—it floods. We’ve seen water damage bills hit $20,000 or more, and that’s before you even touch the plumbing. A full Kitec repipe in Rosemont typically runs between $4,000 and $15,000 depending on your home’s size and layout. That’s a fraction of what you’ll pay after a catastrophic failure.
We’ve spent more than 24 years working in Sacramento County and El Dorado County. We know Rosemont’s housing stock—the single-story layouts, the homes from the 70s and 80s that got updated in the 90s, and the handful of properties built right when Kitec was being installed everywhere.
We’re not the cheapest option, and we don’t pretend to be. But our 4.7-star Google rating comes from showing up on time, pricing jobs transparently, and doing the work right the first time. Some of our customers have told us we came in under the original estimate. That’s not a sales tactic—it’s what happens when you scope a job honestly.
First, we come out and assess your system. We’ll confirm whether you actually have Kitec—it’s identifiable by the blue and orange color coding and the ASTM 1281 label. If you do, we’ll walk you through what needs to be replaced and give you a written estimate that won’t change unless the scope does.
Once you’re ready to move forward, we schedule the work. Most residential Kitec repiping jobs in Rosemont take two to four days depending on the size of your home and how accessible your plumbing is. You can stay in the house during the work—we’re not tearing out drywall unless we absolutely have to.
We replace your old Kitec with either PEX or copper. PEX is approved for use in California, lasts up to 75 years, and costs less to install. Copper is more traditional and some homeowners prefer it. Either way, you’re getting a system that won’t fail the way Kitec does. After installation, we test everything, clean up, and make sure your water pressure is where it should be.
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When we repipe your home in Rosemont, CA, we’re replacing all the Kitec lines—hot and cold water supply lines throughout the house. That includes the pipes running to your kitchen, bathrooms, laundry, and any other fixtures. We also replace the brass fittings, which are part of the problem. Kitec fittings contain too much zinc, and they corrode from the inside even faster than the pipes do.
You’ll get new shut-off valves where needed, pressure testing after installation, and a walkthrough so you know exactly what was done. We pull permits when required and make sure everything is up to code. If we need to open walls to access pipes, we’ll patch them back up—but we do our best to work through existing access points first.
Rosemont homes tend to be single-story with straightforward layouts, which usually makes the job faster and less invasive. If your home was built in the 70s or 80s and remodeled in the 90s, there’s a chance only part of your system is Kitec. We’ll let you know either way. Some homeowners try to replace Kitec in stages, but that’s risky—you’re still left with failing pipes, and you’ll pay more in the long run doing it twice.
Check your exposed pipes in the basement, crawl space, or near your water heater. Kitec pipes are bright blue for cold water and bright orange for hot water. You’ll also see “ASTM 1281” printed on the pipes, along with brand names like Kitec, PlumbBetter, IPEX AQUA, WarmRite, Kitec XPA, AmbioComfort, or XPA.
If your home was built or remodeled between 1995 and 2007, there’s a higher chance you have it. Some Rosemont properties from the mid-90s fall right into that window. If you’re not sure, we can come out and confirm it for you during a free estimate. It only takes a few minutes to identify.
Kitec fails because of how it was made. The brass fittings contain too much zinc, which causes a process called dezincification—basically, the zinc corrodes and weakens the fitting until it cracks or bursts. The pipes themselves were also rated for a maximum temperature of 180°F, but most water heaters exceed that, especially during high-demand periods.
Over time, the combination of heat, pressure, and chemical breakdown causes leaks, bursts, and complete system failure. It’s not a matter of poor installation or bad maintenance. The product itself is defective, which is why it was recalled in 2005. The class action settlement is over, and the deadline to file a claim passed in January 2020. At this point, replacement is your only real option.
Most Kitec repiping jobs in Rosemont run between $4,000 and $15,000, depending on the size of your home, how much Kitec you have, and what material you’re replacing it with. PEX tends to be less expensive than copper, and single-story homes are usually faster to repipe than multi-story layouts.
We give free estimates, and we don’t change the price unless the scope of work changes. Some contractors will lowball the estimate to get the job, then add costs once they’re already in your walls. We don’t do that. You’ll know what it costs before we start, and if we find something unexpected, we’ll talk to you before we move forward. The cost of a repipe is a lot easier to stomach than the cost of a flooded house and an insurance claim.
You can, but it doesn’t solve the problem. If one section of Kitec is failing, the rest of your system is under the same stress. You’re just buying time—and not much of it. We’ve had customers try to patch things together with repairs, only to call us back six months later when another section bursts.
Replacing Kitec in stages also means you’re paying for labor and access multiple times. It ends up costing more than doing the whole house at once. Plus, if you’re planning to sell your home, buyers and inspectors will still flag the remaining Kitec. You won’t get credit for a partial fix. If you’re going to deal with it, deal with it completely.
Most residential Kitec repiping jobs take two to four days, depending on the size of your home and how accessible your plumbing is. Single-story homes in Rosemont tend to be on the faster end of that range. You can stay in your home during the work—we’re not gutting the place.
We’ll need to shut off your water at certain points during the day, but we’ll coordinate with you so it’s not a surprise. By the end of each day, we’ll make sure you have water back on so you can use your kitchen and bathrooms. Once the new system is in, we test everything to make sure there are no leaks and your pressure is where it should be.
Probably not. Most homeowners insurance policies don’t cover the cost of replacing defective plumbing—they’ll cover the damage caused by a leak or burst, but not the repipe itself. Some insurers have even started refusing coverage or raising deductibles for homes with known Kitec plumbing.
If you’re trying to sell your home, having Kitec will complicate things. Buyers’ lenders may require it to be replaced before closing, or they’ll ask for a credit that exceeds what the repipe actually costs. Either way, you’re better off handling it now while you still have control over the timeline and the contractor. We’ve worked with homeowners who waited until they were under contract to sell, and it always adds stress they didn’t need.
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