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Plumbing leak water damage cost: $350–$4,000

Plumbing leak water damage costs $350 to $4,000 to fix in Angi's published guide, where a whole water damage job averages $3,868. Below: how it ranks, what water type does to the rate, and what happens if it is not dried.

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  1. 1Plumbing leak$350–$4,000
  2. 2Water job average$3,868
  3. 3Clean to black water$3.50–$7.50/sq ft
  4. 4Dry within24–48 hours

The published range

Angi, How Much Does Water Damage Restoration Cost? puts plumbing leak water damage at $350–$4,000. For a whole water damage job the guide's national average is $3,868, with most jobs between $1,383 and $6,369 and the full span running $450–$16,000. Its top end passes the $3,868 national average by $132.

By midpoint ($2,175) it ranks 1st of the 8 damage areas the guide prices. No area costs more in the guide. Plumbing covers the leak itself, from a pinhole to a burst pipe; the guide prices a burst pipe with its damage separately.

Water type changes the rate. The guide prints $3.50 per sq ft for clean water (Category 1), $5.25 per sq ft for gray water (Category 2) and $7.50 per sq ft for black water (Category 3, includes sewage). Arithmetic on those rates: the top of the plumbing leak range covers about 1,143 sq ft of clean-water drying but only 533 sq ft of black-water work.

A burst pipe with the damage it causes is printed at $1,000–$4,000, and a sump pump with installation at $1,200.

If the area is not dried in time, the problem changes. “It is important to dry water-damaged areas and items within 24-48 hours to prevent mold growth.” (U.S. EPA, A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home) The guide's own mold line is $1,200–$3,800, and the mold guide prices the related crawl space location at $500–$2,000.

Insurance industry figures put the area range in context: the Insurance Information Institute reports an average water damage and freezing claim of $15,400 for 2019-2023, about 4 times the top of this range.

Appliance leak$175–$500Bathroom fixture$140–$800Drywall$300–$850Ceiling$450–$1,600Roof leak$400–$2,000Basement$500–$2,800Flooring$200–$3,000Plumbing leak$350–$4,000
Published water damage ranges by area (Angi, checked 2026-10-20). Bars to scale on one axis.

Source: Angi, How Much Does Water Damage Restoration Cost? (updated Sep 11, 2026); Insurance Information Institute, Facts + Statistics: Homeowners and renters insurance · last checked October 20, 2026.

Questions

How much does plumbing leak water damage cost to fix?

Angi, How Much Does Water Damage Restoration Cost? publishes $350–$4,000, against a national average of $3,868 for a whole water damage job (checked 2026-10-20).

How fast does water damage need to be dried?

EPA: “It is important to dry water-damaged areas and items within 24-48 hours to prevent mold growth.”

Does homeowners insurance cover it?

Policies differ. The Texas Department of Insurance lists “Sudden and accidental release of water or smoke” among the risks most policies cover and “A continuous water leak” among those they do not; flood needs a separate policy.

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