Published on Sep 20, 2026
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Kolten says restoration timelines are driven by the scope of work, measured from the day the crew begins on site. He describes a common water-damage scenario: a dishwasher leak floods the cabinets beneath it and nearby plumbing fittings, requiring a full kitchen and flooring renovation across the kitchen and living room where the main-level flooring runs continuously. Such projects, involving cabinets, countertops, drywall repair, and plumbing repair, typically take about two months, which he calls his golden number, give or take a week in either direction. From there, time scales with the extent of the damage: adding a bathroom might push it to two and a half months, while extending into another level can add a month, reaching three to three and a half months. The more extensive the damage, the longer the restoration.
It depends on the scope of work. Our average time with these water damages, I've noticed when it's a kitchen flood, let's say a dishwasher leaks and the cabinets underneath get flooded, you have some plumbing fittings that get flooded, and we have to rip everything out and do a full kitchen and flooring renovation in the kitchen and living room. We've done a few of these where it happens that way: the flooring is continuous on the main level, and we have to do cabinets and countertops, some drywall repair, as well as plumbing repair. Those projects typically take about two months, that's our golden number. Give or take a week; sometimes we get them done a little under two months, sometimes a little over. Then time adds on based on how much more work there is. If you throw an extra bathroom in there, it might take two and a half months. If we add in the next level or downstairs, we might get into an extra month of work where it's three or three and a half months. It really just depends on how extensive the damage is.