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Copper Repipe Cost: $8,100–$12,000

A copper repipe costs an estimated $8,100–$12,000 for a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures, with a midpoint of $10,100. That is $730–$1,070 per fixture in the prices plumbers publish, plus a plumbing permit. PEX for the same house is estimated at $4,000–$7,500. A fixture is anything a supply line feeds: a toilet, sink, tub, shower, dishwasher, washing machine or hose bib.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

Key figures

ItemFigure
Copper repipe estimate (a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures) $8,100–$12,0001,2,3,4,5,6,7
Copper, per fixture (median of 5 published prices) $730–$1,0701,2,3,4,5
Plumbing permit (16 fee schedules) $37–$2756,7
Lowest state copper midpoint (North Carolina) $7,80011,1,2,3,4,5,12
Highest state copper midpoint (Illinois) $12,90011,1,2,3,4,5,13

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Copper repipe cost by number of bathrooms

National copper repipe estimate by number of bathrooms, permit included1,2,3,4,5,6,7
House Fixtures Copper
1 bath 8 $5,900–$8,800
1.5 baths 10 $7,300–$11,000
2 baths 11 $8,100–$12,000
2.5 baths 13 $9,500–$14,200
3 baths 14 $10,300–$15,300
4 baths 17 $12,400–$18,500

Each extra full bath adds 3 fixtures, so $2,190–$3,210 in copper at the national per-fixture price.

Sources1,2,3,4,5

Copper against PEX on price

Copper costs about 1.8 times as much per fixture as PEX in published prices, $730–$1,070 against $360–$660. For a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures, copper adds $4,100–$4,500 over PEX. In this site's data, 5 plumbing companies publish copper prices and 8 publish PEX prices. The PEX repipe cost page has the same tables for PEX.

Sources1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

Copper repipe cost by state

The copper midpoint runs from $7,800 in North Carolina to $12,900 in Illinois.

Copper repipe estimate by state, a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures
StateCopper estimateMidpoint
Illinois$10,500–$15,300$12,900
New Jersey$10,500–$15,200$12,800
Florida$10,500–$14,800$12,600
Massachusetts$10,100–$14,800$12,500
Washington$10,100–$14,700$12,400
New York$9,500–$13,800$11,700
Michigan$8,600–$12,600$10,600
Pennsylvania$8,600–$12,600$10,600
Indiana$8,500–$12,400$10,500
Missouri$8,500–$12,400$10,500
Texas$8,200–$11,900$10,000
Ohio$8,100–$11,600$9,800
California$8,200–$10,200$9,200
Virginia$6,900–$10,100$8,500
Georgia$6,600–$9,600$8,100
North Carolina$6,300–$9,300$7,800

Sources11,1,2,3,4,5,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,6,20,21,22,7,23,24,25,12

Published copper repipe prices

Copper repipe prices published by plumbing companies
Published by Where Material Price Covers
The Repipe Company Pearland, TX copper $8,000–$10,0001 whole house, 2 baths
Repipe Solutions Inc Houston, TX copper $11,000–$15,0002 whole house, 3 baths
Kimco Plumbing & Air Lexington, TX copper $8,000–$15,0003 whole house, 2 baths
All Pro Repipes Inc San Jose, CA copper $8,000–$10,0004 whole house, 2 baths
Home Therapist Cooling, Heating, and Plumbing Tampa, FL copper $10,213–$14,5005 whole house, 2 baths

These are the copper prices behind the national per-fixture figure, as each plumbing company publishes them. Whole-house prices are divided by the fixture count of the house they describe before they enter the estimate.

Sources1,2,3,4,5

Common questions

How much does a copper repipe cost per fixture?

The national figure is $730–$1,070 per fixture, installed. That is the median low and median high of 5 prices plumbers publish. A house with 11 fixtures comes to $8,100–$12,000 once the permit is added.

How much more does copper cost than PEX?

For a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures, copper is estimated at $8,100–$12,000 and PEX at $4,000–$7,500. Per fixture, published copper prices run $730–$1,070 and PEX $360–$660. Both include labor, pipe and fittings.

Does the copper estimate change by state?

Yes. A state where two or more plumbing companies publish repipe prices uses its own copper prices. Every other state uses the national price scaled by the ratio of its mean plumber wage to the US mean. The midpoint ranges from $7,800 in North Carolina to $12,900 in Illinois.

Related pages

For both materials side by side, see cost to repipe a house.

Sources

  1. How Much Does It Cost to Repipe My Home?, The Repipe Company. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  2. How Much Does It Cost to Replumb a 1,500 Square Foot House in 2026?, Repipe Solutions Inc. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  3. PEX vs Copper Piping: Which Is Better?, Kimco Plumbing & Air. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  4. Copper Repipe vs PEX: Which Is Better for Your Home?, All Pro Repipes Inc. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  5. Whole-Home Repiping Pricing, Home Therapist Cooling, Heating, and Plumbing. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  6. Construction Permit Fees, Effective October 1, 2026 (PG_012_INF Rev 7.2026), City of Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  7. 2026 Combined Development Related Fee Schedule, City of Columbus Building and Zoning Services. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  8. PEX vs Copper, Repipe1. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  9. Cost to Repipe a House in Florida: 2026 Pricing and Homeowner Guide, Alberto Pro Plumbing. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  10. Average Cost to Repipe a House with PEX, Action Craft Experts. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  11. Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2025: 47-2152 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (state estimates), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed November 10, 2026. Mean hourly wage for each state and for the US, from the BLS public data API (series OEUS{state FIPS code}00000000000047215203 for a state, OEUN000000000000047215203 for the US).
  12. Permits & Inspections Fee Schedule, Wake County Government. Accessed November 10, 2026. No effective date printed on the page.
  13. Mechanical, Electric, Plumbing Permit Fee Worksheet (1.12.2024), Village of Winnetka. Accessed November 10, 2026. Worksheet dated 1.12.2024.
  14. Plumbing Permit fees, City of Camden, NJ. Accessed November 10, 2026. No date printed on the sheet; file name indicates 03/01/2021.
  15. Plumbing and Gas Fee Sheet, Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources. Accessed November 10, 2026. Undated fee sheet currently published by the county.
  16. Plumbing Permit, City of Boston Inspectional Services Department. Accessed November 10, 2026. Page reads 'Last updated: 9/11/26'.
  17. Plumbing and Gas Piping Program fees, Effective January 1, 2026, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Community Environmental Health. Accessed November 10, 2026. Effective January 1, 2026.
  18. Plumbing Permit Application (fee calculation), City of Albany. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  19. Plumbing Permit Application and fee chart, City of Grand Rapids. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  20. Evansville Municipal Code Chapter 15.05 General Provisions (incl. 15.05.470 Building and construction fee schedule), City of Evansville (Code Publishing Company). Accessed November 10, 2026. Section 15.05.470 was last amended by Ord. G-2017-29, passed 10-12-17. The city's own PDF of the section (https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/documents/1588368133_31874.pdf, created April 2020) shows the same plumbing fees.
  21. Plumbing Permit Fees, City of St. Louis Building Division. Accessed November 10, 2026. Fees established by City Ordinance 71644; page shows no revision date.
  22. Plumbing and Irrigation System Building Permit Application (fee schedule), City of Houston Permitting Center. Accessed November 10, 2026. Fixture rates match the 2026 Building Code Enforcement Permit Fee Schedule (houstonpermittingcenter.org/media/2636/download).
  23. Permit Fee Schedule for Plumbing Permits (LADBS-Fee Sch.5, 7/2017), Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety. Accessed November 10, 2026. Form dated July 2017. It was the schedule the department published on the access date.
  24. Adoption of an Amendment to Appendix Q (Land Development Fee Schedule) of the 1976 Code of the County of Fairfax, Virginia (05-26-Q), effective July 1, 2026, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors / Land Development Services. Accessed November 10, 2026. Adopted May 5, 2026; effective July 1, 2026.
  25. DeKalb Development Services Fee Schedule (Last Update: 6/8/2026), DeKalb County Department of Planning & Sustainability. Accessed November 10, 2026. Footer reads 'Last Update: 6/8/2026'.

How these figures are built: methodology. Updated November 2026.