Repiping Blog
The repiping blog: timing, rule changes and seasonal checks that affect older Columbus-area homes, and what a repipe looks like from start to finish.
Latest posts
- Illustrative WalkthroughAn illustrative walkthrough: what a whole-house repipe looks like from start to finish
An illustrative walkthrough, not a record of a real job: one imagined prewar Columbus house followed from the first phone call to the last patch, so you can see the order of the work and the decisions along the way.
- Dates and DeadlinesFix a Leak Week: a leak check for houses with older pipes
Each March the U.S. EPA's WaterSense program runs Fix a Leak Week. The usual checklist covers toilets and faucets; older Columbus houses need a few more stops, from the meter to the galvanized joints in the basement ceiling.
- SeasonalFreezing pipes in a Columbus winter: where they freeze and how to keep them from bursting
Columbus sees about a hundred nights a year at or below freezing. Most are harmless to plumbing; the few very cold ones find the pipe in exterior walls, crawlspaces and garages. Here is where to look and what to do.
- NewsOhio's plumbing code update: what the 2021 IPC adoption means for a repipe
Ohio's current plumbing rules, effective October 15, 2025, build on the 2021 International Plumbing Code with state amendments. Here is who they cover, which water supply sections Ohio amended, and what changes and what doesn't for a homeowner planning a repipe.