Before the Crew Arrives
Preparing Your Home for Repiping: A Homeowner's Checklist
A little preparation before repiping day makes the whole job go smoother. Here's exactly what to do on your end before the crew shows up.
With crew moving through the house and doors open at times, it's worth arranging somewhere else for pets to be on repiping day.
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Booking your repipe? We'll walk you through prep specifics once your assessment is done.
We’ll email you to connect you with a licensed plumbing contractor, who confirms your Poly B on site and gives you a firm price — pipe and walls, one number.
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Clearing Access
Clear the Way to Your Plumbing Access Points
The single most useful thing you can do beforehand is clear furniture, boxes or storage away from areas the crew will need to access — closets near plumbing walls, spaces under sinks, attic access points, and the area around your water heater and main shut-off.
We'll flag the specific spots during your on-site assessment, so you'll know exactly which areas matter for your home rather than guessing at the whole house.
Valuables and Furnishings
Move Valuables and Sensitive Items Out of Work Areas
We take precautions to protect floors and furnishings in work areas, but it's still worth moving anything genuinely valuable, fragile, or sensitive to dust out of rooms where access points will be opened, just as a precaution during any construction-adjacent work.
This is especially worth doing in rooms directly below attic access points, where any activity above can shake loose dust that settles below.
Pets and Access
Plan for Pets and General Home Access
With crew moving through the house and doors sometimes open between areas, it's worth arranging for pets to be elsewhere for the day — a family member's house, daycare, or at minimum a closed-off room away from the work areas.
If you have a security system, gate code, or specific access instructions, let us know ahead of time so the day starts smoothly rather than with a delay at the door.
The Checklist
Quick Pre-Repipe Checklist
The essentials to handle before the crew arrives.
Closets, under-sink areas, attic access, and space around the water heater.
Out of rooms near planned work areas, as a general precaution.
Somewhere else for the day, or a closed-off room away from the work.
Getting Specifics for Your Home
Get a Prep List Specific to Your Home
During your referral to a licensed contractor, we'll identify the exact access points your repipe will need, so the prep checklist you get is tailored to your actual layout, not a generic list.
The Day Before
What to Do the Day Before Work Begins
The day before, do a final walk-through of the areas we've identified as access points, confirm any pets are accounted for in your plan, and make sure anyone who needs access instructions (a family member, a neighbour checking in) has what they need.
It's also worth charging your phone and having our contact information handy in case anything comes up during the day — clear communication on both sides keeps the work moving smoothly.
If you have young children, it's also worth planning for a day away from the busiest work areas, both for their safety around tools and materials and simply for a calmer day for everyone while the crew works efficiently without needing to navigate around a curious toddler.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I move before the crew arrives?
Furniture, boxes or storage near plumbing access points — closets, under-sink areas, attic access, and the space around your water heater and main shut-off. We'll identify the specific spots that matter for your particular layout during the on-site assessment, so you're not left guessing at what to prepare across the whole house when only a few targeted areas actually need attention.
Do I need to move out during the repipe?
Most homeowners stay in the home. We'll let you know during your assessment if anything about your specific layout suggests otherwise.
What should I do with pets on repiping day?
Arrange for them to be elsewhere or in a closed-off room away from the work areas, since crew will be moving through the house with doors open at times. Small preparation steps like these genuinely do add up to a noticeably smoother day for everyone involved.
Will dust get into other parts of my house?
We take precautions to contain dust around work areas, but moving sensitive or fragile items out of nearby rooms as a precaution is still a good idea. None of it is complicated, but knowing ahead of time genuinely helps the day go smoothly for you and for the crew, and we'd rather over-communicate the details than leave you guessing about anything on the actual day of the work.
Do I need to be home during the work?
We'll confirm access arrangements with you ahead of time — if you can't be home, let us know your access instructions in advance. We'd rather over-communicate the specifics ahead of time than have you guessing what to expect on the day itself. We'll walk through your specific home's list together well before the scheduled day, so nothing is left to the last minute.
In Short
Preparing Your Home for Repiping — The Short Version
Preparing for repiping mostly comes down to clearing access to plumbing areas, moving valuables out of work zones as a precaution, and arranging somewhere for pets to be on the day. You’ll get a specific checklist tailored to your home’s actual access points during your referral to a licensed contractor.
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