What Affects the Cost of Restoration
Every water damage job is priced from what's actually damaged and how long it takes to dry. Here are the factors that move an estimate up or down, explained in general terms — so you can understand the reason behind each line before you choose a company.
How much area is affected
A single room of wet carpet is a very different job from a basement with three inches of standing water and soaked framing. Square footage drives equipment count and days of drying.
What materials are wet
Carpet, pad and painted drywall dry or are replaced on one timeline. Hardwood, plaster, concrete and engineered flooring each need different handling — and some materials have to be removed to dry what's behind them.
How long water has been sitting
Fresh, clean water that is extracted in the first few hours is the cheapest scenario. Water that has been in place for days — especially with sewage contamination — needs more removal, more cleaning and a more careful drying plan.
How deep the water got
Surface water that can be extracted quickly costs less than water that has traveled into wall cavities, ceilings, crawl spaces or settled into a subfloor.
How much equipment is needed
Air movers and dehumidifiers are charged for the time they're on site. A large, plaster-walled home in summer takes longer — and more equipment — to dry than a small finished basement.
Whether repairs are included
Extraction and drying are restoration. Replacing drywall, baseboards, flooring or insulation is reconstruction — a separate scope. A restoration estimate and a full rebuild are different numbers.
A note on estimates
Pure Resto prices work with Xactimate, the industry standard that most insurance carriers use to scope restoration jobs. That means our estimate is built line by line rather than guessed at, and an adjuster can compare it to their own scope directly. We don't publish a price list on this page because the right number for a job comes from the documented scope — not a flat rate.