Montgomery Village was largely built in the late 1960s and 1970s, and about half of the homes in ZIP code 20886 predate 1980, so many still have their original supply lines after roughly fifty years of service. A repipe replaces those lines when leaks and corrosion start to stack up. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Montgomery Village.
Are 1970s Village homes due for new supply lines?
Many are getting close. Kettler Brothers began building Montgomery Village in the late 1960s, with first residents arriving in 1967, and the 1970s were the busiest building decade. Homes from that period were usually plumbed in copper. After this many years, copper often wears thin at elbows, near the water heater and wherever flow is fastest, and the first sign is a pinhole leak that sprays or drips inside a wall or ceiling.
One leak is a repair. A pattern of leaks in different rooms, green corrosion on several joints, or weak flow that no fixture cleaning has fixed are the signs a plumber will look for before recommending new lines.
Does the Montgomery Village Foundation have to approve it?
The Montgomery Village Foundation is a homeowners association, not a municipality, so it doesn't issue plumbing permits. Montgomery Village is an unincorporated part of Montgomery County with Gaithersburg mailing addresses. Plumbing permits come from WSSC Water Permit Services, and only master plumbers registered with WSSC (or their proxies) can apply through its ePermitting system. Building permits, if a larger renovation is involved, go through the county's Department of Permitting Services. If you live in an attached home, it is still sensible to check your village association's rules on contractor access and work hours.
What about the water itself?
WSSC Water supplies water and sewer service in the Village. It adds orthophosphate at its treatment plants as a corrosion inhibitor that coats the inside of pipes, and it reports having removed all known lead pipe from its distribution system. WSSC also notes that homes with a lead service line may need to run water longer before drinking it. Its service line map is the place to check what enters your house; the branch lines inside are what a repipe addresses.
One local note
Because so many Village homes were built at the same time with similar layouts, a plumber who has repiped a few houses in your section often knows where the lines run before opening a wall. Ask about that experience when you call, and ask whether the quote covers patching and paint.
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