Selling a Surrey Home with Poly B: What Buyers and Inspectors Look For

If you're listing a Surrey home built in the Poly B years, expect the pipe to come up. Buyers' inspectors flag it. Some lenders and insurers do too. Here's how it plays out, and what you can do.

Why Inspectors Flag Poly B

Poly B is a known failure risk. Inspectors are trained to look for grey PB2110 pipe at the meter, under sinks, and in crawl spaces. Once it's on the report, the buyer has leverage: price cut, holdback, or a condition that you replace it before closing.

What Buyers Usually Ask For

• A price reduction equal to (or more than) the cost of a full repipe
• A holdback at closing until Poly B is replaced
• Proof of a completed, permitted repipe before they remove subjects

Replacing Poly B yourself before listing often costs less than what you lose in negotiation. It also removes a condition that can kill a deal late in the process.

Insurance and Financing Angles

Some buyers struggle to get insurance on a Poly B home, or they get quoted with exclusions. That can stall financing. A clean repipe with a City of Surrey permit gives them (and their insurer) a clear paper trail.

Should You Replace Before Listing?

Usually yes, if:

• Your home was built between 1978 and 1995 and still has Poly B
• You're in a competitive neighbourhood where clean inspection reports matter
• You don't want last-minute subject fights

Sometimes sellers disclose Poly B and price accordingly. That can work, but you're inviting offers that treat the pipe as a discount. Do the math with your realtor.

What We Provide for Sellers

Inspection and written assessment you can share with your agent. Full permitted repipe if you choose to replace. Documentation buyers and insurers can actually use. No fluff, no invented timelines.

Listing soon and not sure what you have? Call us. We'll check the house and give you a straight answer you can take to your realtor.