Poly B Replacement in West Vancouver, BC
If your West Vancouver home was built between 1978 and 1995, the grey pipe behind the drywall is very likely Poly B. We replace it in PEX-A and hand you the paperwork your insurer asks for.
If your West Vancouver home was built between 1978 and 1995, the grey pipe behind the drywall is very likely Poly B. We replace it in PEX-A and hand you the paperwork your insurer asks for.
Poly B is the grey plastic supply pipe stamped PB2110 that went into Canadian homes from 1978 until roughly 1995. It was designed for about 25 years of service, which means every system still in the ground in West Vancouver is past it.
The Poly B in West Vancouver is mostly in the later British Properties and Caulfeild builds rather than the mid-century originals lower down.
It fails from the inside out — chlorine in the municipal supply makes the pipe wall brittle, and the original grey acetal fittings are the weakest point in the whole system. Nothing about that is visible until water appears somewhere it should not.
We replace the lot in PEX-A, plan the routes first so we open as few walls as possible, and finish with the permit, the inspection record and photographs.
Ambleside · Dundarave · British Properties · Caulfeild · Horseshoe Bay — and everywhere else in West Vancouver.
Permitted work in West Vancouver goes through the District of West Vancouver. We pull it and book the inspection as part of the job — you do not deal with the city.
The full rundown: why Poly B fails, what replacement involves, how long it takes and what it costs.
How Poly B replacement works →West Vancouver’s housing runs from mid-century originals through to 1980s and 90s builds in the upper British Properties and Caulfeild — which is where the Poly B tends to be.
Steep lots and long service runs are the norm here, and a leak on a hillside property can travel a surprising distance before it shows.
We will confirm whether it is Poly B, what condition it is in, and what replacement would cost in West Vancouver. No charge.