Water damage has a clock. Here’s where yours stands.
Water damage gets worse by the hour, and what you can save depends on two things: where the water came from and how long it has been sitting. Use the tool below to see what is likely still salvageable, how fast the situation is changing, and when it crosses from a cleanup into a bigger repair. It takes about ten seconds.
If you are dealing with water right now, you do not have to wait for the answer. Call us at 248-299-4500 and we will tell you whether you need someone today or first thing tomorrow.
Water damage timeline
What's still savable, and for how long
Set the two questions below. Where the water came from decides what is at stake; how long it has sat decides how much you can still save. The cost and the risk climb every hour; the materials fall in two waves: porous at 72 hours, the structure weeks later.
Right now this is
Category 1: clean water
The longer it sits ▼
Likely already lost
Savable only if you act now
Still fine if handled promptly
Call before the drying window closes
Most losses don't need a truck at 2 a.m., but the drying has to start before the three-day mark. Call, we'll ask a few questions, and tell you whether we come now or first thing tomorrow.
Guidance only, and deliberately not a price. Every loss is different; only an on-site assessment can determine the actual scope and category of water. Past 72 hours the job changes, but it is never too late to act. The damage spreads until it is stopped.