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Water Damage Cost Calculator

Water Damage Lansing built this water damage cost calculator from published Lansing rates. Enter the affected square footage, the water category, and how long the water has been standing, and you get a sourced budget range with the breakdown shown — no email required. A free on-site assessment gets you a binding number.

Affected area (300 sq ft)Not sure? A single average-size bedroom runs roughly 130-200 sq ft; a typical living room 300-400 sq ft.Water categoryClean-source water caught before it degrades. Published Lansing rate: $3.85–$5.10 per sq ft, with a typical job minimum of $1,200–$2,500.How long has the water been standing?Still inside the window before mold typically begins colonizing wet material.

Estimated range

$1,200 – $2,500

based on clean water at $3.85–$5.10/sq ft — small jobs are billed at the typical minimum of $1,200–$2,500

Extraction & drying (300 sq ft): $1,200–$2,500

For comparison

The Lansing average across all water damage restoration jobs is $2,508–$2,645 (Homeyou, Lansing, Aug 2026) — use it as a sanity check against the number above.

Homeyou's Lansing data puts ruptured-pipe damage at $5,000–$70,000 — the spread is how many rooms and floors the water reached before the valve was shut.

DIY drying with fans and a shop vac can be genuinely enough for a small, immediately-caught Category 1 spill — but it won't reach moisture trapped inside walls or subfloor the way moisture meters and industrial dehumidifiers do. See DIY vs. professional water removal for when DIY is actually enough.

A budgeting estimate from published Lansing rates, not a quote. Your real price depends on layout, materials, ceiling height, and what moisture readings find. A binding number comes from a free on-site assessment.

Where these numbers come from

The per-square-foot rates are Laurentian Restoration's published Lansing pricing:$3.85–$5.10 for Category 1 (clean) water with a typical minimum of $1,200–$2,500, and $7.50–$11.25 for Category 3 (sewage or floodwater) with a minimum of $3,500–$6,000. The calculator applies the minimum as a floor. Choosing a standing time of 24 hours or more adds Homeyou's Lansing mold removal range ($1,898–$2,250), because mold can begin growing on wet materials in that window. For comparison, Homeyou's Lansing average across all water damage jobs is $2,508–$2,645 (August 2026).

No Lansing company publishes a per-square-foot rate for Category 2 (gray) water, so the calculator doesn't invent one — it asks you to call. See the Lansing cost guide for the full breakdown and sources.

What it deliberately doesn't do

It doesn't ask for your email before showing you a number, and it doesn't pretend to be a quote. A binding price comes only from a written scope after a free on-site assessment.

Get a free on-site assessment

A real person answers, day or night. We assess the damage, explain the water category, and give you a written scope — at no charge and with no pressure.

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