Water Heater Tank 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 Water Heater Tank Leak Cleanup Cost?
Water heater tank leak cleanup typically runs about $900 to $4,500 to extract the water and dry a single-family home. A leak caught fast costs less, while a slow weep that soaked the subfloor costs more.
- Contained leak on a hard floor: $600 to $2,000. A garage, utility room or tiled closet: extraction plus a few days of equipment.
- Carpet and wall base soaked: $2,000 to $6,000. Pad comes up, baseboards come off and the bottom of the drywall is cut.
- Slow leak with a soaked subfloor: $6,000 to $15,000. Water that ran for weeks, sometimes reaching a second room or a ceiling below.
- Square-foot cost, by water type: $3 to $6. Clean supply water costs the least per square foot, and contaminated water costs the most.
What changes the price
- How long the tank ran before the valve was closed.
- The flooring: tile dries fast, while hardwood and carpet over pad need more time.
- Where the heater sits: a closet beside finished rooms spreads water further than a bare garage corner.
- Tear-out: lower drywall and wet insulation add labor, and so does disposal.