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The Cost of Flooding
All it takes is a few inches of water to cause major damage to your home and its contents. This interactive tool shows you what a flood to your home could cost, inch by inch.
- For a home with 1,000 square feet built on a slab, a one inch flood will cause approximately $10,600 in damage.
- For a home with 1,000 square feet built on a slab, a two inch flood will cause approximately $10,670 in damage.
- For a home with 1,000 square feet built on a slab, a three inch flood will cause approximately $11,450 in damage.
- For a home with 1,000 square feet built on a slab, a four inch flood will cause approximately $15,150 in damage.
- For a home with 1,000 square feet built on a slab, a five inch flood will cause approximately $17,310 in damage.
- For a home with 1,000 square feet built on a slab, a six inch flood will cause approximately $20,150 in damage.
- For a home with 1,000 square feet built on a slab, a one foot flood will cause approximately $27,150 in damage.
- For a home with 1,000 square feet built on a slab, a two foot flood will cause approximately $33,700 in damage.
- For a home with 1,000 square feet built on a slab, a three foot flood will cause approximately $36,600 in damage.
- For a home with 1,000 square feet built on a slab, a four foot flood will cause approximately $39,950 in damage.
- For a home with 2,000 square feet built on a slab, a one inch flood will cause approximately $20,920 in damage.
- For a home with 2,000 square feet built on a slab, a two inch flood will cause approximately $21,000 in damage.
- For a home with 2,000 square feet built on a slab, a three inch flood will cause approximately $22,590 in damage.
- For a home with 2,000 square feet built on a slab, a four inch flood will cause approximately $29,650 in damage.
- For a home with 2,000 square feet built on a slab, a five inch flood will cause approximately $33,870 in damage.
- For a home with 2,000 square feet built on a slab, a six inch flood will cause approximately $39,150 in damage.
- For a home with 2,000 square feet built on a slab, a one foot flood will cause approximately $52,220 in damage.
- For a home with 2,000 square feet built on a slab, a two foot flood will cause approximately $62,880 in damage.
- For a home with 2,000 square feet built on a slab, a three foot flood will cause approximately $68,100 in damage.
- For a home with 2,000 square feet built on a slab, a four foot flood will cause approximately $74,580 in damage.
- The estimates of damage include the following items:
- Cleaning
- Doors & Base Trim & Windows
- Electrical & Plumbing
- Finished Floor - Wood - Carpet
- Interior Wall Finishes
- Wall Insulation, Drywall or Paneling
- Kitchen & Bath Cabinets
- Appliances
- Repairs to Furnace/AC
- Bedroom Furniture - 2 Rooms
- Dining Room Table & Chairs
- Kitchen Ware & Food
- Living Room Furniture
- Computer Accessories
- Television (2) - DVD - Stereo - etc.
- Washer/Dryer
- Accent Furniture & Accessories
- Loss of Personal Items (i.e. clothes, etc)
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