Selling a House with Lead Pipes in Scranton PA?

We have the expertise and experience to close home sales quickly. We also aren’t concerned about the lead service line.

The service line to your property is the main conduit that connects your house to the municipal water supply. All water coming to your house will have lead contamination when it’s lined with lead materials.

Replacing lead service lines is a major expense, and most potential buyers aren’t interested in replacing a lead service line after they move into a house.

When you sell to us, we won’t ask you to replace any pipes or service lines. Here are the benefits you get:

1. You sell quick
2. You sell for cash
3. You sell “AS IS”
4. No extra expenses
5. No endless showings
6. No waiting months for a buyer

Yes, you must disclose the presence of lead pipes when selling a house in Scranton.

Pennsylvania law requires homeowners to complete a property disclosure and give it to all prospective buyers or the real estate agent representing the buyer.

One of the questions on this form asks about the type of plumbing used in the listed property.

The Easy Way: Sell to us, and we’ll close in an average of 3-30 days. Contact us, we’ll come to the house to make an offer, and we close in under four weeks from the time you sign the purchase agreement.

That’s it. We’ll even pay your closing costs, and you can leave stuff behind for us to do the disposal. Easy and fast!

The Hard Way: List with a real estate agent or sell it yourself and deal with everything.

You’ll typically wait for a buyer to have the home inspected, find hazard insurance, and hope your property appraises for the selling price so that they can get a mortgage.

When escrow finally closes, you’ll pay your agent’s commission and your closing costs. Not so easy, and certainly not fast.

Exposure to lead isn’t healthy for anyone, but it is particularly bad for small children.

Lead pipes are dangerous to children under ten years, and exposure can lead to delays in brain development. Even small amounts of lead can do significant damage to babies and young children.

Long-term exposure to lead has also been linked to cancer, high-blood pressure, kidney damage and nerve disorders in adults.

Yes, federal law banned the use of lead pipes in 1986. State and local building regulations don’t allow lead pipes in new residential construction.

Earlier construction using lead pipes is grandfathered in under law. That means if your house was constructed when lead pipes were legal in building construction, the law doesn’t require you to replace your pipes before you sell.

The law may not mandate residential sellers to replace lead pipes, but homeowners may have trouble finding a buyer for a house that still has lead pipes.

However, your buyers may ask you for a price reduction to pay to remove the lead and replace it with a safe plumbing system.

Lead pipe replacement costs for a house in Scranton depend on a number of factors.

Replacement material is the most significant cost factor in replacing plumbing in a house. Plumbers no longer use polybutylene or lead materials as replacements.

Plumbers will use galvanized pipes only when the plumbing system currently uses that product. The homeowner currently has a choice between cross-linked polyethylene tubing (also known as PEX tubing), CPVC pipe, or copper pipes.

PEX tubing runs less than $1 per linear foot to install. CPVC costs under $2 per linear foot, and copper pipe installation runs approximately eight times that amount.

This price doesn’t include the lead service line replacement cost. That replacement can add thousands to the total replumbing price.

Number of baths and fixtures: houses with only a small kitchen with one bath will be less expensive compared with a house with multiple baths.

A simple tub faucet is the least expensive fixture. Add a shower to the tub enclosure, and it adds to the cost.

Add a steam system or an additional shower fixture, and you’ll have additional costs. The same is true with kitchens. A pot filler fixture over a stove is a significant cost.

Size of house and plumbing location: plumbing costs are estimated by using a price per linear foot for the replacement pipe.

If your house has the kitchen on one side of the house and the bath on the other, that means you’ll pay a significant amount for pipes to connect the two.

A laundry room with a washing machine and a sink, and extra bathrooms, mean additional footage – and expense.

The prices above are the cost of supplies and labor for removing lead pipes from the house and installing the new plumbing.

Replumbing typically also involves cutting into walls, ceilings and flooring to access the pipes that need replacing. Repairing that damage is an additional cost for the homeowner.