Plumbing Job -- Can It Be Done in Phases?

A Brownstoner reader is looking to buy a brownstone that needs a plumbing upgrade.

jb1984 says:

I have an offer in on three story, two family brownstone whose mechanicals are, well, not that great. It seems the average cost for all new plumbing for such a house are coming in at about 40k. Is it possible to redo the plumbing for the first two floors, ignoring the third to save money? There’s a kitchen and a bathroom on the top floor that I could, in theory, shut the door on and ignore for a few years until I could come up with the cash to redo.

Does all the building’s plumbing need to happen at once, or can they hold off on some of it for now to save money? Commenters are on board with this idea — if you’ve had a similar experience, share your thoughts over in the original post.

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