# About Water Damage Lansing | How We Work

> How Water Damage Lansing works: IICRC standards, published Lansing pricing, why Lansing basements flood, and a live person 24/7.

URL: https://waterdamagelansing.com/about/

Water Damage Lansing is a water damage restoration company serving Lansing and the Greater Lansing area — including East Lansing, Okemos, Holt, DeWitt, Grand Ledge, Delta Township, and Haslett.
Services include flooded basement cleanup, water extraction, structural drying, sewage backup
cleanup, mold remediation, frozen and burst pipe damage, storm and flood damage, ceiling and
drywall repair, and commercial water damage, with a live phone answer 24/7.

Water is classified and handled under the IICRC S500 category framework (Category 1 clean,
Category 2 gray, Category 3 black water); mold work follows IICRC S520. Lansing water damage
happens mostly in basements: the median home was built in 1959, and heavy clay loam soil
pushes water through older foundations after rain and snowmelt. Older parts of Lansing still
have a combined sewer, so storm backups through floor drains are Category 3 water; Michigan
law (MCL 691.1416–.1419) requires written notice to the city within 45 days for a public
sewer backup claim. Michigan requires a LARA builder license for home repair contracts of
$600 or more and has no mold-remediation license. Pricing is published by water category.

Phone: (517) 816-1499