PEX vs Copper Plumbing: What Home Buyers Should Know

PEX vs Copper Plumbing: What Home Buyers Should Know

Neither material is the clear winner. Copper is the longer-lived, tougher pipe. PEX is cheaper, faster to install and better at surviving a freeze. In a house you are buying, the pipe material matters less than how it was installed, how old it is and whether it has...