09/19/2026
This job was an interesting one. What started as a simple vanity and mirror upgrade, ended in a whole house repipe. We removed the existing vanities and discovered polybutylene piping. These pipes are notorious for degrading from the inside out and leaking without any warning. Also, a lot of insurance companies will not cover water damage done by them. With all of the vanities out of the way, the customer agreed this was going to be the least invasive time to correct it.
We hired Alternative Plumbing to do the repairs. They were great and helped us minimize the resulting drywall repair. We patched all the holes, ran wiring for the new lit mirrors, and reinstalled the vanities and mirrors. These bathrooms look great with this simple upgrade and will last a lot longer now that the faulty piping has been removed.