[TerryH]

When we bought our home back in '82, it had galvanized piping that had been installed when the house was new 1947. As one can imagine, the flow was reduced to about 25% after 35 years. We went with copper repipe in '85 and at the time it was less than $1250 for everything right to the meter. They punched holes in our walls behind the shower valving and patched them leaving us to repaint.

I was completely happy when it was done and it took only one day with 4 guys. Twenty years later and we still have so much pressure it feels like a plasma cutter when the shower is turned on most of the way. We can shower, wash clothes and dishes, and not be affected by a substantial pressure drop.

We are not on a slab, so there is plenty of pipe running under the house in the crawl space. On a slab, wouldn't they run plumbing in the attic if they were to replace everything?