Water Line Replacement in Denver, CO

Replacing the buried line that brings water to your house

Your water service line is the pipe that brings water from the main in the street, through the meter, to your house. It is buried, so its problems stay invisible until they show up as low pressure, discolored water, or a wet spot that does not dry. Replacing it means digging to the pipe and installing a new line from the connection point to the house.

Older Denver homes often have older service materials: lead, galvanized steel or early copper, all of which can corrode or fail over many decades. Denver Water has an ongoing program to replace lead service lines across its system, which is one reason homeowners are asking what is buried under their yards.

Ownership of the service line is split between the utility and the homeowner at a point that depends on the provider, and replacement often has to be coordinated with them. We help you work out which part of the line is yours and plan the job around it.

Signs your water line is failing

• Low pressure throughout the house. When every fixture is weak, the supply line may be restricted by corrosion or damaged somewhere along its length.
• Brown or rust-colored water. Especially if it appears at cold taps, which points to corroding pipe somewhere in the supply.
• A wet or sunken area in the yard with no irrigation nearby. A leak in a buried pressurized line surfaces as a soft or spongy spot.
• An unexplained high water bill. A leak running constantly shows up as consumption you did not use.
• The sound of running water when everything is off. A hissing or rushing noise can be a leak on the supply side.

How a water line replacement works

1. Confirm the problem and the path

   We confirm the symptoms point to the supply line, locate where it enters the house and where it connects, and have buried utilities marked through Colorado 811 before digging.

2. Shut off and excavate

   We coordinate the water shutoff, then open a trench along the line, exposing it at the failure point or along its length.

3. Install the new line

   The old pipe is removed or abandoned and a new line is run in the trench, buried deep enough to stay below the frost line, with new connections at both ends.

4. Pressure test and restore

   We turn the water on, check the connections and test the pressure, then backfill the trench and restore the surface we opened.

What affects the cost of a water line replacement

Water line replacement costs depend on how much has to be dug, and what is on top:

Why Perez Plumbing for water line replacement

Jaime works in the trench: exposing old copper and galvanized supply lines, removing them and running new pipe is a regular part of his work, and he can show you what he sees in the old line.

You get an honest read on whether the problem is in the buried line, the plumbing inside the house, or a pressure issue that a replacement would not solve, before you commit to digging.

Where we do this work

We replace water lines in Denver and in nearby Englewood, Lakewood, Littleton and Aurora.