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You’ll have plumbing you can trust again. No more wondering if today’s the day a fitting gives out and floods your home. No more watching water pressure drop because zinc buildup is choking your lines.
After we replace your Kitec system with copper, you get consistent water pressure throughout your house. You get pipes that handle temperature changes without degrading. You get a plumbing system that insurance companies won’t flag as a liability.
Most Wilton homes we work on were built between 1995 and 2007, right when Kitec was being installed across Northern California. If your home falls in that window, there’s a real chance you’re living with pipes that are actively breaking down. The brass fittings are leaching zinc. The pipe walls are weakening. It’s not a matter of if they’ll fail—it’s when.
A full Kitec repipe removes that risk entirely. You’re not patching problems anymore. You’re eliminating the source.
We’ve been handling residential and commercial Kitec repiping across Sacramento County and El Dorado County since before most people knew Kitec was a problem. We’re licensed, insured, and we’ve seen what happens when homeowners wait too long.
Wilton sits in an area where a lot of homes went up during the exact years Kitec was being installed. We work in your neighborhood regularly. We know the housing stock. We know the common configurations. And we know how to get the job done without tearing your house apart.
You’ll work with plumbers who show up on time, explain what they’re doing, and give you a fair estimate upfront. No surprises. No upselling. Just honest work that solves the problem.
We start with a walkthrough of your home to map out where the Kitec runs. We identify every fitting, every supply line, every connection that needs to go. Then we give you a clear estimate based on the actual scope of work.
Once you’re ready to move forward, we schedule the repipe. Most jobs take a few days, depending on the size of your home and how the plumbing is laid out. You can stay in your house while we work. We’re not ripping out walls or making a disaster zone—we work clean and we work fast.
We remove the old Kitec piping and replace it with copper. Copper doesn’t have the dezincification problem that Kitec does. It handles heat, pressure, and time without breaking down. It’s what we’d put in our own homes.
After the new pipes are in, we test everything. Water pressure, connections, flow. You’ll notice the difference immediately—better pressure, no leaks, no stress. And you’ll have a plumbing system that adds value to your home instead of scaring off buyers.
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A complete Kitec repipe means we’re pulling out every section of Kitec pipe and every brass fitting in your system. We’re not leaving any of it behind. Half-measures don’t work here—you can’t fix a systemic material failure by patching a few spots.
We replace it all with copper piping that meets current code. That includes your hot and cold water lines, the connections to your water heater, and all the supply lines running to fixtures. If it was Kitec, it’s getting replaced.
Wilton homeowners deal with the same issue we see across Sacramento County: homes built during the Kitec era that are now 15 to 25 years old. The pipes are right in the failure zone. Many of you have already seen drops in water pressure or small leaks. That’s the zinc oxide buildup and the brass degradation starting to show. It gets worse from here.
We also handle the drywall access and patching if we need to get behind walls. You’re not hiring a plumber and then scrambling to find a contractor to close things up. We take care of it. When we’re done, your home looks like it did before we started—except now the plumbing actually works.
For most homes in Wilton, a full Kitec repipe with copper replacement runs between $6,000 and $20,000. The range depends on the size of your home, how many bathrooms you have, and how accessible your plumbing is.
A smaller home with straightforward access costs less. A larger home with multiple stories or plumbing tucked behind finished walls costs more. We give you a free estimate after we walk through your property, so you know exactly what you’re looking at before any work starts.
That might sound like a lot upfront, but compare it to the cost of a pipe burst. Water damage from a failed Kitec line can easily run $10,000 to $30,000 once you factor in drywall, flooring, furniture, and mold remediation. A repipe is cheaper than a disaster, and it’s the only permanent fix.
Most residential Kitec repipes take between two and five days, depending on the size of your home and the complexity of the plumbing layout. You can stay in your house while we work. We’re not shutting off your water for days at a time.
We’ll schedule water shutoffs in blocks, usually a few hours at a time, so you can plan around them. We work efficiently and we clean up at the end of each day. You won’t come home to a construction zone.
If you’ve got a larger property or commercial building, the timeline might extend a bit. We’ll give you a realistic schedule during the estimate so you’re not guessing. The goal is to get your plumbing replaced as quickly as possible without cutting corners.
You can patch a leak here and there, but you’re not solving the problem. Kitec fails because of dezincification—a chemical process where the zinc in the brass fittings breaks down when exposed to oxygen and water. That’s happening throughout your entire system, not just at the spot that’s leaking today.
Fixing one leak doesn’t stop the next one from happening. You’re just buying time, and not much of it. The pipes and fittings are all aging at the same rate. If one failed, the others aren’t far behind.
A full repipe is the only way to actually fix a Kitec system. Anything less is temporary. And when you’re dealing with something that can flood your home without warning, temporary isn’t good enough.
Yes. Homes with Kitec plumbing are harder to sell and harder to insure. Buyers know it’s a problem, and they’ll either walk away or demand a price reduction to cover the cost of a repipe. Some insurance companies won’t cover homes with Kitec at all, or they’ll exclude water damage claims related to plumbing failures.
When you replace Kitec with copper, you remove a major red flag. Your home becomes more attractive to buyers, easier to insure, and worth more on the market. You’re not just avoiding a problem—you’re adding value.
In Wilton’s housing market, where the median home value is well into the six figures, protecting that investment makes sense. A $10,000 repipe is a small price to pay to keep your home sellable and insurable.
Kitec pipes are usually orange or blue, though sometimes they’re gray. The fittings are brass and often stamped with “Kitec” or the manufacturer name “IPEX.” Check near your water heater, under sinks, and in your basement or crawl space if you have one.
If your home was built or remodeled between 1995 and 2007, there’s a good chance you have Kitec. That’s when it was most commonly installed across California and the rest of North America. An estimated 300,000 homes were fitted with it during that period.
If you’re not sure, we can come out and take a look. We’ll identify what kind of piping you have and let you know if it needs to be replaced. No charge for the estimate.
Yes. We offer 24/7 emergency plumbing service across Wilton, Sacramento, El Dorado County, and the surrounding area. If a Kitec pipe bursts, call us immediately. We’ll get someone out to stop the leak and assess the damage.
That said, emergency repairs on Kitec are just damage control. They’re not a fix. Once one section fails, the rest of the system is on borrowed time. We’ll help you stabilize the situation, but the real solution is a full repipe.
The better move is to replace your Kitec before it fails. You avoid the water damage, the emergency service fees, and the stress of dealing with a flooded home. If you know you have Kitec, don’t wait for it to break. Get it replaced on your timeline, not the pipe’s.
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