Flooded Basement Carpet Cleanup Cost Calculator
Enter the size of the wet area and what got wet to see a typical national price range for flooded basement 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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Typical Cost to Clean Up Flooded Basement Carpet
For a small clean water area, extraction and drying typically costs $500 to $1,500 nationally. A large wet basement, dirty water, padding removal and wet wall bases can raise the work to several thousand dollars. The ranges describe common scopes, not a price for one home.
- Small clean water area: $500 to $1,500. Extraction and drying of a limited carpet section
- One wet basement room: $1,500 to $4,000. Pad work, wider extraction and equipment time
- Broad or contaminated loss: $4,000 to $10,000+. Carpet removal, cleaning and structural drying
- Flooring after drying: Quoted separately. New carpet and finish work follow completed drying
What changes the price
- How far water spread under carpet and into closets
- Whether the source was clean supply water or contaminated floodwater
- Pad, tack strips, baseboards and drywall that need removal
- Moisture held in concrete and the number of drying days