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Cost to Repipe a House in Virginia: $3,500–$6,300

In Virginia, a PEX repipe of a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures costs an estimated $3,500–$6,300, and copper runs $6,900–$10,100. The estimate is based on national published prices scaled by plumber wages in Virginia, plus one local plumbing permit fee. 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

This site found fewer than two plumbing companies in Virginia that publish a repipe price, so the Virginia figures are national prices scaled by the state's mean plumber wage.

Key figures for Virginia

ItemFigure
PEX repipe estimate (midpoint $4,900, a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures) $3,500–$6,3001,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Copper repipe estimate (midpoint $8,500, same house) $6,900–$10,1001,2,3,4,6,7,10
PEX, per fixture (national prices scaled by state wage) $300–$5501,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Plumbing permit example (Fairfax County Land Development Services) $180–$20110
Mean plumber wage (US mean $34.70/hr, May 2025) $29.16/hr1
Median year built (housing units, ACS 2024 1-year) 198511

Estimate a repipe in Virginia

A fixture is anything a supply line feeds: each sink, toilet, tub and shower, plus the dishwasher, the washing machine and each hose bib.

Estimate: $3,500–$6,300, midpoint $4,900, for 11 fixtures.1,10

Low uses the low end of each published price range; high uses the high end.
Line itemLowHigh
Repipe, installed (pipe, fittings and labor)national prices scaled by Virginia plumber wages$3,300$6,0501
Plumbing permitpermit fees published in Virginia$180$20110
Total (rounded)$3,500$6,300

Supply lines only. Wall and ceiling patching is not a line here, and some published prices leave it out, so ask whether a quote includes it.

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Repipe cost in Virginia by number of bathrooms

Virginia repipe estimate by number of bathrooms, permit included1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
House Fixtures PEX Copper
1 bath 8 $2,600–$4,600 $5,100–$7,400
1.5 baths 10 $3,200–$5,700 $6,300–$9,200
2 baths 11 $3,500–$6,300 $6,900–$10,100
2.5 baths 13 $4,100–$7,400 $8,100–$11,900
3 baths 14 $4,400–$7,900 $8,700–$12,800
4 baths 17 $5,300–$9,600 $10,500–$15,500

Each full bath adds three fixtures (toilet, sink, and tub or shower) and each half bath adds two. Each row is the Virginia estimate for that house size, permit included.

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

Where the money goes on a Virginia repipe

PEX repipe, a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures, Virginia
Line itemLowHighBasis
Repipe, installed (pipe, fittings and labor)$3,300$6,050national prices scaled by state plumber wages
Plumbing permit$180$201published in this state
Total, rounded to $100$3,500$6,300

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

How Virginia compares

The mean hourly wage for plumbers in Virginia is $29.16, 16% below the US mean of $34.70. Because Virginia uses national prices scaled by that wage, its estimate moves with it. The table compares the PEX estimate for the same house with the neighboring state this site covers.

PEX repipe estimate, a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures
AreaEstimateMidpointPlumber wage
Virginia$3,500–$6,300$4,900$29.16
North Carolina$3,200–$5,800$4,500$27.27
United States$4,000–$7,500$5,800$34.70

Sources1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14

Permits and licensing in Virginia

Virginia's Board for Contractors, part of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, licenses plumbers statewide. Virginia licenses individual plumbers as journeyman and master tradesmen, and since April 1, 2025 has offered a Residential Plumbing license limited to homes. You can check a plumber's license on the state license search. Plumbing permits come from the county or city building department. Fairfax County prices residential alteration plumbing permits in tiers by fixture count, plus a Code Academy levy and a technology surcharge. Ask your building department how it prices a whole-house repipe.

  • Fairfax County Land Development Services: Residential Addition/Alteration Plumbing Installation Fees, by fixture level: Level One (1-7 fixtures) base fee ($141.75); Level Two (8-12 fixtures) $179.55; plus a 2.0% Code Academy levy and a 10% technology surcharge. For a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures, that comes to $180–$201.

Sources15,10

Plumbing code in Virginia

Virginia's 2021 Uniform Statewide Building Code, in effect since January 18, 2024, adopts the 2021 International Codes. Your city or county can add local amendments, so the building department that issues the permit has the final word.

Sources16

Age of Virginia's housing

Half of the housing units in Virginia were built before 1985, by the Census Bureau's ACS 2024 1-year count. 19% were built before 1960, when galvanized supply pipe was common. 29% were built from 1980 to 1999, the two Census decades that overlap the years polybutylene pipe was made. Age alone does not tell you what pipe a house has; a plumber or inspector can.

Sources11,17,18

Common questions

Do you need a permit to repipe a house in Virginia?

Plumbing permits come from the county or city building department. Fairfax County prices residential alteration plumbing permits in tiers by fixture count, plus a Code Academy levy and a technology surcharge. Ask your building department how it prices a whole-house repipe. Under the fee schedule from the Fairfax County Land Development Services, the fee for a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures comes to $180–$201.

Who licenses plumbers in Virginia?

Virginia's Board for Contractors, part of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, licenses plumbers statewide. Its license lookup shows whether a plumber's license is current.

How much more does copper cost than PEX in Virginia?

For a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures, PEX is estimated at $3,500–$6,300 and copper at $6,900–$10,100, a difference of about $3,600 at the midpoint. Per fixture, the Virginia figures are $300–$550 for PEX and $610–$900 for copper.

How was the Virginia estimate made?

The national per-fixture prices plumbers publish were multiplied by 0.840, the ratio of the Virginia mean plumber wage to the US mean. That price times the fixture count, plus the permit fee from the Fairfax County Land Development Services, gives the range. The methodology explains each step.

Related pages

For every state side by side and the national figures, see what repiping a house costs.

Sources

  1. 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).
  2. How Much Does It Cost to Repipe My Home?, The Repipe Company. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  3. How Much Does It Cost to Replumb a 1,500 Square Foot House in 2026?, Repipe Solutions Inc. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  4. PEX vs Copper Piping: Which Is Better?, Kimco Plumbing & Air. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  5. PEX vs Copper, Repipe1. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  6. Copper Repipe vs PEX: Which Is Better for Your Home?, All Pro Repipes Inc. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  7. Whole-Home Repiping Pricing, Home Therapist Cooling, Heating, and Plumbing. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  8. Cost to Repipe a House in Florida: 2026 Pricing and Homeowner Guide, Alberto Pro Plumbing. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  9. Average Cost to Repipe a House with PEX, Action Craft Experts. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  10. 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.
  11. American Community Survey 2024 1-year, tables B25034 (Year Structure Built) and B25035 (Median Year Structure Built), U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed November 10, 2026. State rows of the summary files acsdt1y2024-b25034.dat and acsdt1y2024-b25035.dat.
  12. Permits & Inspections Fee Schedule, Wake County Government. Accessed November 10, 2026. No effective date printed on the page.
  13. 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.
  14. 2026 Combined Development Related Fee Schedule, City of Columbus Building and Zoning Services. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  15. Tradesmen Program, Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  16. Building and Fire Codes, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  17. Galvanized Iron Pipes, East Bay Municipal Utility District. Accessed November 10, 2026.
  18. Polybutylene Pipes, InterNACHI (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors). Accessed November 10, 2026. Source for the 1978 to mid-1995 production years and the 'up to 10 million homes' figure.

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