Plumbing costs

Water heaters, repipes, drain work and the emergency call-outs in between. Page 3 of 3.

• Plumber cost$75 to $150per hourA plumber charges $75 to $150 an hour in business hours, most commonly around $110, plus a call-out fee of $50 to $250 for the visit itself. Emergency work runs 1.5 to 3 times that.
• Tankless water heater cost$1,800 to $6,500per projectA tankless water heater costs $1,800 to $6,500 installed, typically $3,600. Most of the premium over a tank is not the appliance: it is the gas line and the venting.
• Sewer line replacement cost$4,000 to $25,000per projectReplacing a sewer line costs $4,000 to $25,000, most often $6,000 to $15,000. The lateral is your responsibility to the main under the street in most jurisdictions.
• Cost to repipe a house$4,500 to $22,000per projectRepiping a house in PEX costs $4,500 to $12,000, typically $7,500 for a two-bathroom house. Copper runs $8,000 to $22,000 because every joint is soldered.
• Drain cleaning cost$100 to $800eachClearing a blocked drain costs $100 to $800, averaging around $240. A single slow fixture is at the bottom of that; a main line backing up into several fixtures is at the top.
• Sump pump installation cost$1,500 to $4,500per projectInstalling a sump system where a house has never had one costs $1,500 to $4,500, typically $2,400. The pump is the cheapest part of it.
• Water heater replacement cost$850 to $6,500per projectReplacing a standard tank water heater costs most homeowners $1,300 to $2,600 installed. Switching fuel type or moving to tankless is what pushes the number past that.