What water damage work is likely to cost in Phoenix
Working estimates for Maricopa County, not a price list. The emergency stage is agreed before equipment runs, and repairs are quoted after the readings say dry.
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Water damage restoration prices in Phoenix
Every figure here is a working estimate for Maricopa County in 2026, confirmed on site before anything runs. One Phoenix cost guide reports a whole-project average close to $4,600, with most homeowners spending roughly $1,800 to $7,600. Your own number depends on wet area, water category, materials and drying days.
Read the table as a sizing tool. Nobody can price a water loss from a phone description, because the thing that moves the bill most, how far the water travelled into the slab, the mortar bed, the bottom plates and the attic insulation, only shows up on a meter. The emergency stage gets a firm number after that walk-through, and you approve it before equipment is unloaded.
Two stages, two quotes. Extraction, removals, an antimicrobial where needed, and the air movers and dehumidifiers with their daily readings make up the first. Drywall, texture, paint, trim and flooring make up the second, priced once materials have reached their dry goal, because the size of the cut-out is not known before then. Plumbing, roofing, cooler, air-conditioning and pool repairs are other trades' invoices entirely.
| Item | Estimated range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency inspection and moisture assessment | Free-$200 | Often credited if the work goes ahead; meter and thermal-camera walk-through |
| After-hours, weekend or holiday emergency fee | $100-$300 | Stated on the phone before anyone is dispatched |
| Standing water extraction (per sq ft) | $1.00-$3.50 | Depth, floor covering and access change the rate |
| Air mover (per unit, per day) | $25-$50 | Unit count comes from wet square footage and wall length |
| Commercial dehumidifier, LGR (per unit, per day) | $75-$150 | Low-grain refrigerant unit; more are needed in humid monsoon weeks |
| Structural drying for one room (3-5 days, equipment and monitoring) | $800-$2,500 | Air movers, dehumidifier and the daily moisture checks |
| Category 1 clean-water mitigation (per sq ft) | $3.00-$4.00 | A range reported by Phoenix-area cost guides for water from a sanitary source |
| Category 2 gray-water mitigation (per sq ft) | $4.00-$7.00 | Reported by the same Phoenix cost guides; more removal and more cleaning |
| Category 3 black-water mitigation (per sq ft) | $7.00-$10.00 | Sewage or storm runoff, as those guides report it |
| Category 1 mitigation, one room or small area | $1,200-$4,000 | A single bedroom, bath or hallway caught early |
| Category 2 mitigation, one room or small area | $2,500-$6,500 | Washer or dishwasher water; more porous material leaves the building |
| Sewage backup cleanup, typical house | $3,500-$12,000+ | Removal, cleaning, disinfection, protective equipment and drying |
| Flood cut: remove wet drywall 2-4 ft up (per linear ft of wall) | $3-$8 | Opens the cavity so air reaches framing, plates and insulation |
| Drywall replacement: hang, tape, texture, paint (per sq ft) | $3-$7 | Priced after drying, once the size of the cut-out is known |
| Ceiling water damage repair (one section, including texture and paint) | $500-$1,800 | Matching older sprayed texture adds to the labour |
| Wet carpet pad removal and disposal (per sq ft) | $0.75-$2.00 | Pad rarely survives; the carpet above it often does |
| Antimicrobial application (per sq ft) | $0.50-$2.00 | Applied where the water category or the delay calls for it |
| Water heater, appliance, AC or cooler leak cleanup (extraction and drying, one area) | $800-$3,000 | Plumbing, appliance, HVAC and cooler repair are not included |
| Slab leak water cleanup, one or two rooms | $1,200-$5,000 | Extraction, drying and wet flooring removal; the plumber's slab repair is separate |
| Mold inspection and assessment (visual and moisture mapping) | $250-$650 | Walk-through, meter readings and a written scope |
| Mold air or surface sample (lab fee, per sample) | $75-$175 | Optional; samples are not a first step |
| Small mold remediation (under about 10 sq ft, contained) | $500-$1,800 | Containment, removal and HEPA cleaning of a limited area |
| Large mold remediation (attic, wall cavity or whole room, full containment) | $4,000-$15,000+ | Negative air, full containment and removal of affected material |
| Contents pack-out, cleaning and storage | $1,000-$6,000+ | Where furniture and belongings have to leave the building to be cleaned |
| Emergency board-up or roof tarp | $250-$1,200 | Closes a storm opening so drying can begin before the roofer arrives |
| Commercial water damage | Quoted after a walkthrough | Access, occupancy and downtime drive the work, not a square-foot rate |
Estimates for Maricopa County in 2026. Your exact price is explained and approved before work starts.
Five things that move your quote
Wet square footage
A hallway caught within the hour and a loss that reached three rooms and the attic sit on the same scale: square footage extracted, material taken out, and how many pieces of drying equipment it takes to reach goal.
Clean, gray or contaminated
A clean supply-line leak can often be dried with the floor left down. Washer or dishwasher water means more removal. Sewage and street runoff mean porous material leaves the building, plus cleaning, disinfection and protective gear.
What the floor and walls are made of
Tile on a mortar bed, laminate on a slab, carpet and pad, stucco-backed walls, blown attic insulation. Dense assemblies take specialty drying and more days, and some of them cannot be saved at all.
How long it ran before anyone noticed
An hour of clean water and a weekend of it in a closed-up summer house are not the same job. Water degrades as it sits, and Valley heat speeds that along.
When the call comes in
An after-hours, weekend or holiday callout carries an estimated emergency fee on top, in the range of $100 to $300. It is quoted on the phone, before anyone is dispatched.
Want an exact number?
Call, describe the problem, and we will give you a realistic range on the phone, then a firm price on site before any work starts.
Frequently asked questions
Which rows come from local research and which do not?
The three per-square-foot mitigation rows, split by water category, reflect what Phoenix-area cost guides report. The rest are typical market ranges carried into this table and not sourced for the Valley specifically, which is exactly why every line is labelled an estimate rather than a price. Confirm anything that matters on the call.
Why is pricing given three different ways?
Because jobs get measured differently. A per-square-foot mitigation rate suits an open floor, a per-unit per-day equipment rate suits a long dry-out, and a whole-room figure suits a single bedroom or bathroom. Your estimate uses whichever reflects the work in front of it, never all three stacked together.
Is the drying equipment charged by the day?
Usually, yes. Air movers and the dehumidifier are each estimated per unit per day, so the number of days matters as much as the number of units. Equipment leaves when readings match an unaffected part of the house rather than on a fixed schedule, and the structural drying page explains how that goal is set.
Do you price plumbing, roof or air-conditioning repair?
No. None of those is offered, so none is priced here. For background only, Valley plumbers report slab leak detection in the region of $150 to $500 and a spot repair commonly between $500 and $2,000; get your own quote rather than relying on that. The Phoenix water damage cost guide sets out what does and does not sit inside a restoration estimate.