Closet Water Heater Leak Cleanup Cost Calculator
Enter the size of the wet area and what got wet to see a typical national price range for burst pipe cleanup and drying. It is an estimate only; the real price comes from the walkthrough.
Estimate the Cost
Typical range: $750 to $1,400
How it works: typical national figures of about $3.75 to $7 per square foot for clean water, $4.50 to $8.50 for gray water and $7 to $13 for black water, multiplied by 1.25 to 1.7 for drywall, ceilings, hardwood or finished basements and by 1.25 when the water sat for more than two days, with a small-job minimum. Pipe repair and rebuild are not included. Estimate only, not a quote.
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What Does Closet Water Heater Leak Cleanup Cost?
Closet water heater leak cleanup typically runs about $700 to $6,500 for a home. A quick shutoff keeps it near the bottom of that range, while days of seepage or a ceiling below push it above. The wet area sets the total.
- Contained to the closet: $700 to $2,500. Caught fast: pumping, pad removal and a few days of drying.
- Hallway and walls involved: $2,500 to $6,500. Water crossed the door and wet the wall base, so trim and drywall are cut back.
- Upper-floor or condo leak: $6,500 to $18,000. Water dropped through a floor or into another unit, adding rooms and machines.
- Square-foot cost, by water type: $3 to $7. Category 1 supply water sits at the low end, and water that sat for days costs more.
What changes the price
- How long the tank leaked: minutes and days are very different jobs.
- Where the closet sits: a leak on an upper floor reaches rooms below.
- Materials: hardwood, laminate and plaster dry slower than carpet and drywall.
- Tear-out: baseboards, wall sections and wet insulation add labor when they must come out.