Severity check
How bad is my water damage? Check your situation
Water Damage Lansing built this how-bad-is-my-water-damage quiz: 9 plain-language questions about what's happening in your home, and an honest read on how urgent it is and what to do next — no email required.
1. What is the source of the water?
2. How long has the water been standing?
3. Is the water actively spreading, or has the source been stopped?
4. Has the water reached flooring, baseboards, or drywall — or is it sitting on a hard surface?
5. Do you see any mold, or smell a musty odor?
6. Is the wet area near electrical outlets, a panel, or plugged-in appliances, with the power still on?
7. Roughly how large is the affected area?
8. Is anyone in the home an infant, elderly, pregnant, or dealing with a respiratory or immune condition?
9. Have you already started extracting water or running fans/dehumidifiers?
Why speed matters more than the score
Mold can begin growing on wet drywall, carpet pad, and wood within 24–48 hours, and Lansing basements — cool, damp, and surrounded by clay soil — dry slowly on their own. Any active leak, standing water, or suspected sewage backup is urgent regardless of how the rest of the assessment scores, and this quiz flags those situations as urgent automatically. If that's your situation right now, call rather than finish the quiz.
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