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Full services directory How it worksFor prosAbout Get matched Call (866) 582-8523It usually starts with water somewhere it has never been before. The hard part is not the work — it is that every restoration company sounds equally sure of itself, and you get one guess. We check licence and insurance before we introduce anyone, and we record the date we checked.
See who is actually qualified near you
Water damage work has two halves: mitigation (stopping further damage — extraction, drying, sanitizing, removing unsalvageable materials) and restoration or reconstruction (putting the building back — drywall, flooring, paint). Mold remediation and contents cleaning are separate services that may or may not be needed.
Water damage restoration averages about $3,000, with most jobs between $1,200 and $5,000, according to Fixr's 2026 data. Contamination level drives the price: clean-water extraction runs about $3.75–$4.25 per square foot, gray water $4.10–$6.50, and black water $7.00–$7.50.
Everything we publish on water restoration, grouped the way homeowners actually search — not the way a company would organise it.
Most sites sell your number to whoever pays the most for it. We check the restoration companies we match you with, and we publish the date we checked so you can hold us to it.
We look up the licence with the issuing state or local authority and record the date we checked it.
General liability and, where it applies, workers’ compensation — confirmed with the carrier, not taken on trust.
We read the recent negatives as well as the average, and we look at how the pro answered them.
A licence that lapses drops the pro out of matching. Every record carries the date it was last verified.
Ranges, with the source and the date underneath. Anyone quoting you a single national number is guessing, and you should know enough to notice.
No verified water restoration price ranges published yet.
We don’t publish a cost until we can show the data behind it. If you need a
number today, the quote form gives you real prices from local companies.
Three ways to get this work done. Here’s what each one actually gives you.
| HomeMatchup | Typical lead site | DIY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How many companies call you | A short, named shortlist you agreed to | Often 4–5+ at once, sold to whoever buys the lead | None — the work is on you |
| Licence & insurance | Checked against the issuing authority, with a date on the record | Usually self-reported by the contractor | Your own permits and liability |
| What it costs you | Free — pros pay us, and only for a real match | Free, but your number is resold | Materials plus your time |
| Price guidance before you talk | Published ranges with the data behind them | Rarely shown before you hand over details | You research it yourself |
| If it goes wrong | You have a named, verified company and a record of the checks | Hard to trace which site sold the lead | No recourse |
Describes how HomeMatchup operates and the common lead-generation model. Not a claim about any named competitor.
We’d rather show you nothing than show you someone else’s reviews.
Plenty of sites fill this space with reviews scraped from elsewhere, or written for them. We don’t. The first water restoration review on this page will come from a homeowner we matched, after their work was finished and paid for.
The questions homeowners ask us most about water restoration.
The equipment you'll actually be choosing between.
The clock is the whole job. What is salvageable at hour six is demolition by day three, and the insurer will ask exactly when you called. Getting matched takes about a minute, costs nothing, and you can walk away from every quote you receive.
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