Dishwasher Leak Floor Repair Cost (2026): $4,393 to $6,758
Replacing a leak-damaged kitchen floor and resetting the dishwasher costs about $4,393 to $6,758. A dishwasher leak that ruined 45 sq ft of engineered wood, fixed by replacing 240 sq ft of continuous floor with LVP and resetting the homeowner's new dishwasher, itemized with crew hours.
Describe it
Every line, by trade
The job in the Clamp app: described in plain words, then the estimate at $3,379.05 job cost, every line grouped by trade. Sample data. Illustration of the Clamp app.
The job at a glance
One build, fully itemized, with crew hours.
| Build | Job cost | Labor | Crew hours | Materials | Illustrative selling price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. 240 sq ft of LVP, dishwasher reset | $3,379 | $1,793 | 19 to 27 h | $1,301 | $4,393 to $6,758 |
Dump fees and other costs ($285) are the same in every build and included in the job cost. Materials include allowances. Illustrative selling price is the job cost at a 30% to 100% markup; your price depends on your own overhead and profit. Labor hours are a planning range and include setup, daily cleanup and material runs; they are never a charge to the customer. Permit and inspection fees are not included; requirements vary by jurisdiction.
Which price is closer to yours?
- Lean, +30%: A handyman or owner-operator who does the work with a small crew and no office. Usually the lowest quote. The owner handles scheduling, questions and callbacks around the work itself.
- Standard, +50%: A remodeling company with a crew, an office, insurance and someone to answer the phone. Close to the average remodeler's overhead in the National Association of Home Builders cost-of-doing-business survey.
- Full-Service, +100%: A design-build firm with designers, a salesperson and a project manager who runs the job. The extra pays for planning, coordination and one point of contact from design to final inspection.
Higher markup means more business behind the job, not by itself better work, and a lower markup is not by itself a better deal. For contractors: how each markup splits into overhead and profit is in the overhead categories guide.
The build in detail
A. 240 sq ft of LVP, dishwasher reset: $3,379
The old dishwasher comes out and the floor underneath is inspected; 240 sq ft of engineered wood is removed through the kitchen and breakfast area; new LVP goes down over underlayment; base molding is reset and the homeowner's new dishwasher goes in. Labor is $1,793 of the $3,379 job cost, or 53.1%. It is about 19 to 27 hours of work, including setup, daily cleanup and material runs.
Labor cost by trade
Labor only. Materials, allowances and dump fees are in the line items below. Hours are person-hours at typical production from Clamp’s labor hours catalog, as a range: a planning figure, not a schedule and not a charge to the customer.
| Trade | Hours | Labor cost | Lean×1.30 | Standard×1.50 | Full-Service×2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demo & Prep | 4 to 9 h | $515 | $670 | $773 | $1,030 |
| Carpentry | 2 to 7 h | $263 | $342 | $395 | $526 |
| Flooring | 4 to 9 h | $615 | $799 | $922 | $1,230 |
| Appliances | 2 to 4 h | $400 | $520 | $600 | $800 |
| Setup, cleanup and material runs | 1 to 5 h | in the prices | |||
| All labor | 19 to 27 h | $1,793 | $2,331 | $2,690 | $3,586 |
Every line item
Labor $1,793 + materials and allowances $1,301 + dump fees and other $285 = $3,379 direct job cost. Hours are person-hours at typical production, on labor rows only, and the direct-cost row adds about 15% for setup, daily cleanup and material runs; an allowance or material row names the labor line that installs it, and a subcontract row has none, because the sub’s price includes their own time. Some labor quantities include a difficulty factor, so they can exceed the measured area; each row’s derivation is in the downloadable data.
| Item | Qty | Unit | Hours | Labor | Material | Line cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demo & Prep | ||||||
| Demo Consumables and Supplies | 1 | ls | $0 | $125 | $125 | |
| Hardwood Floor Removal | 240 | sf | 3 to 9 h | $504 | $0 | $504 |
| Debris Haul-Off (per Load) | 1 | ea | $0 | $0 | $225 | |
| Floor Protection Labor, Access Path Through the House | 24 | sf | under 1 h | $11 | $0 | $11 |
| Demo & Prep subtotal | 4 to 9 h | $865 | ||||
| Demo & Prep subtotal | 4 to 9 h | $865 | ||||
| Carpentry | ||||||
| Baseboard Remove and Reinstall Labor | 81 | lf | 2 to 7 h | $263 | $0 | $263 |
| Carpentry subtotal | 2 to 7 h | $263 | ||||
| Carpentry subtotal | 2 to 7 h | $263 | ||||
| Flooring | ||||||
| Floor Transition MaterialsLabor on: Door Threshold Transition Labor | 1 | ea | $0 | $35 | $35 | |
| Floor Underlayment Materials | 240 | sf | $0 | $132 | $132 | |
| Flooring Install Consumables | 1 | ea | $0 | $85 | $85 | |
| LVP/LVT Install | 240 | sf | 3 to 9 h | $540 | $0 | $540 |
| Door Threshold Transition Labor | 1 | ea | under 1 h | $75 | $0 | $75 |
| LVP/LVT Material AllowanceLabor on: LVP/LVT Install | 264 | sf | $0 | $924 | $924 | |
| Flooring subtotal | 4 to 9 h | $1,791 | ||||
| Flooring subtotal | 4 to 9 h | $1,791 | ||||
| Appliances | ||||||
| Dishwasher Install Labor | 1 | ea | 1 to 3 h | $275 | $0 | $275 |
| Existing Dishwasher Removal Labor | 1 | ea | under 1 h | $125 | $0 | $125 |
| Appliances subtotal | 2 to 4 h | $400 | ||||
| Appliances subtotal | 2 to 4 h | $400 | ||||
| Cleanup & Disposal | ||||||
| Appliance Haul-Away and Recycling | 1 | ea | $0 | $0 | $60 | |
| Cleanup & Disposal subtotal | $60 | |||||
| Cleanup & Disposal subtotal | $60 | |||||
| DIRECT JOB COST | 19 to 27 h | $3,379 | ||||
| DIRECT JOB COST | 19 to 27 h | $3,379 | ||||
Methodology & reproducibility
One reviewed snapshot for this build. The build is frozen from its own estimate run and priced by the published pricer.
Direct cost equals the sum of each row’s rounded quantity × (labor + material + other). Amounts are shown in whole dollars; every column adds to its total.
Scope selection, prose accuracy, arithmetic and provenance mapping reviewed; not independent market-rate verification.
- dishwasher-leak-floor-repair-240/v2: JSON, CSV, field dictionary
Questions
Why replace 240 sq ft when 45 sq ft is damaged?
The floor runs continuously into the breakfast area, so a patch would show. Replacing the whole run to a natural break is what keeps it from looking repaired.
What can push this job higher?
A soft subfloor once the flooring is up, which is a separate line when it is found; mold; or cabinets that sit on the old floor and have to be worked around.
Is the markup on top of this?
Yes. Direct job cost is what the repair costs a contractor to perform. The markup table shows what it sells for at illustrative markups of 30% to 100%.
Sources & provenance
- 240 sq ft of LVP, dishwasher reset reviewed snapshot Clamp Research