Is your Home Living on Poly-B Piping Borrowed Time ?
If your home was built or renovated between 1978 and 1997, you likely have Poly-B. Replace your Poly--B (gray) piping, before its failure forces you to replace your floors, fix your walls and stress over your lost family mementos.
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Why Replace Your Poly-B Piping Now?
It has reached its end of life. With Poly-B, it's been proven that it is not if but WHEN it will fail; and when it fails, it will leak and flood your home.
Leaks and Floods Happen
While not all Poly-B piping failures are as spectacular as this video, read on about this hidden problem.
What’s Lurking Inside Your Walls?
Between mid 1970s and late 1990s, thousands of Calgary homes were built with Polybutylene (Poly-B) plumbing. It was cheap, flexible, and easy to install - until it started failing, sometimes fast at a joint or slowly as a longitudinal crack.
Watch the following video to see how Poly-B typically fails.
Think you can wait ? So did a couple of our our team members, only to find their homes flooded and numerous of their family memorabilia destroyed. In one case, after fixing the Poly-B leak and cleaning up the house, during their planning of when to replace it, another Poly-B pipe sprained a leak, reflooding the house again - lots of damage, many wasted cleaning hours, and huge frustration.
How to Recognize Polybutylene Pipes ?
Your home construction time is crucial to whether you may have polybutylene pipes. Check the pipes that are visible to you. Visually, polybutylene pipes are very different from copper or PVC pipes. Here are some common characteristics of polybutylene to identify them:
Which Homes in Calgary Have Poly-B Piping ?
Poly-B pipes are typically found in homes in the these communities, as these were new homes built during the Poly-B era:
Applewood Park (SE), Arbour Lake (NW), Bridlewood (SW), Canyon Meadows (SW), Chaparral (SE), Christie Park (SW), Citadel (NW), Country Hills (NW), Coventry Hills (NE), Diamond Cove (SE), Douglasdale (SE), Douglesglen (SE), Edgemont (NW), Erin Woods (SE), Evergreen (SW), Hamptons (NW), Harest Hills (NW), Hawkwood (NW), Hidden Valley (NW), MacEwan Glen (NW), Mackenzie Lake (SE), Mackenzie Town (SE), Martindale (NE), Millrise (SW), Monterey Park (NE), Patterson (SW), Riverbend (SE), Rocky Ridge (NW), Sandstone Valley (NW), Scenic Acres (NW), Shawnee Slopes (SW), Shawnessy (SW), Signal Hill (SW), Somerset (SW), Springbank Hill (SW), Springs (NE), Strathcona Park (SW), Sundance (SE), Taradale (NE), Tuscany (NW), Valley Ridge (NW), Woodlands (SW).
If your home is not located in the above communities, this does not guarantee that you're safe. Many homes build before 1975, were renovated during the Poly-B era, with plumbers using Poly-B pipe to improve their efficiency.
Be safe, check your piping.
Polybutylene Industry Lawsuit
The Poly-B issues were so significant that the two producers that made this plastic pipe, Shell and Dupont, agreed to settle a massive class action lawsuit against them, providing homeowner's some recourse for this faulty material. For Poly-B related claims, homeowners were given a deadline of May 31, 2005 or up to 15 years after date of installation to be compensated. About 150,000 Alberta homeowners were eligible for compensation. Unfortunately, now we are far beyond the acceptance period, and therefore no funds are available.
Question remains: did your home respect these ?
Your Path to Worry-Free Poly-B Free Living
Insurance Impact: Is Your Home Even Covered?
What Home Inspectors Will and Will Not Tell You About Poly-B
According to International Association of Certified Home Inspectors' standard practice, home inspectors are not required to determine the existence or condition of Polybutylene (Poly-B) plumbing. This means that during a standard home inspection, the presence of Poly-B pipes might not be identified or reported.
Even when Poly-B piping is visible, inspectors are not obligated to test its condition. Deterioration often occurs from the inside out, making it challenging to assess without invasive methods, which are beyond the scope of a typical home inspection. This gap in inspection approaches means many homeowners are unaware of the risks lurking behind their walls. Poly-B pipes can fail without warning, leading to significant water damage and costly repairs.
Why This Matters:
Our Solution: At Alberta Indoor Comfort, we specialize in identifying and replacing Poly-B piping. Our team conducts thorough assessments beyond standard inspections, ensuring your home's plumbing is safe, up-to-date, and compliant with current standards.
Before, During & After: What You Can Expect
BEFORE - Poly-B pipe everywhere you turn, wow lots of risk
DURING - Gray be gone ! New cross-linked molecular structure PEX (red, blue, white) provides Peace of Mind
AFTER - Holes be gone ! Holey ceiling is returned to pre replacement start - easy, no stress !
Calgary Trusts Alberta Indoor Comfort
“Our home had a flood from Poly-B. Alberta Indoor Comfort replaced our pipes cleanly and quickly — total peace of mind.â€
— Carla M., NW Calgary
Are There Homes wiht Poly-B and No Problems?
Poly-B "problem free" homes may exist, however history has shown that these homes did consistently adhering to the following to extend their Poly-B life:
FAQs - Fast Answers from Real Experience
Q: How long will this take?
A: Most replacements are completed within 2-3 business days, depending on size. We restore water each day to assure you least disruption.
Q: Will you destroy my walls?
A: We will NOT. We cut strategic access points and then restore everything to original state: clean and repaired, as if we were never here.
Q: Can I upgrade my faucets during my Poly-B replacement ?
A: ABSOLUTELY ! this is a great time to update and upgrade your fixtures, sinks, toilets, or even entire bathrooms or kitchens. Many clients elected to upgraded their homes at the same time.
Q: Do you have payment plans ?
A: YES. We offer monthly payments or can help you explore mortgage refinance options.
ACT Now - Prevent the Flood You Don't Deserve
Experience matters. Trust matters. That�s what we bring to every project.
HI, I'm Carla, co-owner of Alberta Indoor Comfort. I enjoy sharing our expert information with homeowners so they are empowered to make right decisions.
For nearly three decades, Mike (the Engineer) and I, and our team at Alberta Indoor Comfort, have been helping Calgary families solve the hidden problems in their homes - from heating and air quality to plumbing issues like Poly-B piping. I’ve seen firsthand, yes in our house, the damage that these pipes can cause: families displaced, basements gutted, insurance claims denied and frustration fueled.
It’s why our team at Alberta Indoor Comfort takes this Poly-B issue seriously.
I’m also a CAPS-Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist, which means I understand how a home needs to function for real life, for moms with kids, for seniors wanting to remain independent, for families who just want to feel safe, secure and energized each and every day.
Our company is Licensed, Bonded, and Insured, a Service Alberta Registered Prepaid Contractor (meaning we are actually bonded and you have legal recourse through the government. We are BBB accredited, google certified (wow, what a background check process), with a long history of satisfied clients since we've represented Sears for nearly 25 years; we've also supported Costco and Home Depot which only trust and engage the best. We are locally owned and operated, meanings that we are not a franchise or large corporate where you cease having a name but instead become a profit number. We are real Calgary people, supported by our broader team, ready to answer your calls 24x7x365.
We don’t just replace pipes. We restore your peace of mind, protect property value, and make your home safer, for today, and for the many years to come.
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