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What do the two publishers actually report?
The commercial Save The Day Restoration regional guide lists $1,500–$5,000 for a minor, one-room clean-water job in Los Angeles/Orange counties plus a $500–$1,500 initial minimum. National HomeAdvisor lists $3–$4 clean, $4–$6.50 gray and $7–$7.50 high-contamination restoration per square foot. Neither says what a Marina del Rey address will cost.
How does the site's model begin?
An affected floor area already known, finite from 10 to 5,000 square feet, is multiplied by provisional pairs: clean [3,4], gray [4,6.5], high [7,7.5], unknown [3,7.5]. Lower base is the greater of area × low and $500; upper base the greater of area × high and $1,500. Those minimum floors and the unknown band are our modelling decisions, not a source's bid formula.
What can be added to the unrounded result?
For two fixed repair components, HomeAdvisor's national table reports $450–$1,600 for ceilings and $300–$850 for drywall. Save The Day lists carpet removal $2–$4 and installation $4–$12, plus hardwood removal $4–$8 and installation $8–$20 or more per square foot. Our sums are carpet $6–$16 and hardwood $12–$28 or more. Selected areas cannot overlap or together exceed total floor area. Add all selected repairs to the unrounded bases; only then round final low down and high up to $100. The wood upper estimate remains “or more”.
Why does a final price need a separate proposal?
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Sources
- Save The Day Restoration, Water Damage Restoration Costs in LA and Orange County (accessed October 11, 2026).
- HomeAdvisor, How Much Does Water Damage Restoration Cost? (accessed October 11, 2026).
- California Department of Insurance, Residential Insurance Guide (accessed October 11, 2026).
- California Contractors State License Board, Check a License (accessed October 11, 2026).