Multi-Family Repiping for Apartment Property Managers

Built for apartment property managers

Repipe Champions runs repipe-only crews for property managers and apartment owners across the Bay Area. The job is fundamentally a logistics problem — tenants, schedules, inspectors, vacancy turns, water shutoffs — and we run it that way. The plumbing is the easy part.

If you are mid-evaluation, call (408) 295-4309 or request our sample proposal to see how we structure a property-manager-friendly bid.

Tenant communication templates

Every project includes our full tenant communication package, branded for your property:

• Pre-install notice (14 days out): building-wide email and printed notice introducing the project, posting the master schedule, and naming the on-site project manager.
• Per-unit door-hanger (7 days out): exact date, water-off window (typically 2 – 4 hours), what to expect during work, and where to direct questions.
• Day-before reminder: SMS or email with the morning arrival window.
• Day-of contact card: on-site PM phone number, emergency contact, water-restored time.
• Per-unit completion notice: same-day photo log and unit walkthrough sign-off, copied to the property manager.

All templates satisfy California Civil Code §1954 written-notice requirements for non-emergency entry.

Phased install schedule

Apartment buildings are repiped 3 – 6 units per day, stacked vertically when possible to minimize riser disruption. A typical schedule:

• Day 0: Site mobilization, materials staged, units pre-walked.
• Days 1 – 8: Unit repipes at 3 – 6 per day. Water restored to every active unit by 5 PM.
• Day 9: City inspection (batched — one inspector visit covers all completed units).
• Day 10: Drywall patch and texture across all worked walls.
• Day 11: Paint touch-up.
• Day 12: Final walkthrough with property manager, sign-off, warranty package delivered.

For larger buildings (60+ units) we phase the schedule across 3 – 6 weeks coordinated with your existing vacancy and lease-renewal cycle.

Vacancy turn coordination

Repipes can be folded into your vacancy-turn calendar:

• We can prioritize vacant units first so they are ready for tenants on the original move-in date.
• Occupied-unit work is scheduled around your lease-renewal windows where possible.
• Punch-list items (paint, drywall, fixture swaps) are sequenced to match your existing make-ready vendor list, or we can handle them in-house.

City inspection batch scheduling

Most city building departments will batch-inspect multi-family repipes if you call the right contact in the right order. We handle:

• Permit pull, posting, and sign-off for the whole building under one master permit when allowed.
• Batch-scheduling rough and final inspections to minimize inspector visits.
• Documentation: signed inspection cards or city-stamped final per unit, delivered as a PDF set at project close.

Fixed-price bid, no time-and-materials

Every apartment repipe is bid as a total fixed price. The bid includes scope, materials, schedule, exclusions, change-order policy, and payment milestones. There are no T&M line items and no per-day labor surprises.

Insurance and bonding (property-manager-grade)

• General Liability: $2,000,000 per occurrence / $4,000,000 aggregate
• Workers’ Compensation (California-required, all crew)
• $25,000 CSLB Contractor Bond (license #1057926)
• $1,000,000 Professional Liability (E&O)
• $1,000,000 Auto Liability

COIs naming the owner entity and management company as additional insured are issued within one business day of request.

Recent apartment projects

32-unit garden apartment complex (Oakland): 12 days, $124,000 fixed price, zero tenant displacement.

48-unit senior living community (Walnut Creek): 14 days, $186,000 fixed price, ADA-accessible bathrooms and medical-grade drain coordination.

Get the property-manager packet

Email contact@repipechampions.com or call (408) 295-4309. We will send the sample proposal, three references, tenant-communication templates, and a calendar link for the site walk.