I am under contract on a house and it has poly pipes. I am getting and estimate to replace them before i decide if i should walk away. Seller gave me a discount to cover for it. Should i just walk away?
Any fish here with poly pipe nightmares?

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What are poly pipes? Never heard of before.

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If seller is giving a discount, get them replaced before you move in - bc they have to open walls and ceilings, it’s a mess.

I moved into an older house that still had about 40% of the pipes being galvanized steel original to house from the 1930’s. I got some quotes and ripped it all out from the basement up to the second floor. Put in pex. Cost about $9K but totally worth it.

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I was under the impression that poly pipes were what you replaced copper with when rehabbing. 🤔 I'm also not aware of them being a real problem

Ah, PEX is what I was thinking of, not poly

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Polybutylene pipes, they are replaced with copper or pex pipes

What are you going to replace them with?

Pex i believe

Insurers will not insure a home that has it or excludes flood from policy

Id get quotes to replace. If seller is willing to offer concessions to replace, great! If the home is in a competitive market, the seller can get another offer and you’d lose the home.

How old are the pipes? They last over a decade normally without any issues

If replacing, use pex

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