Articles Tagged with ''mold remediation''

This issue of R&R is chock full of trends and industry analysis. While you can read a whole lot more on the state of the restoration industry as a whole on page 9, this interview takes a deep dive into the topic of thermal imaging.

IICRC Seeks Volunteers for New Standards - BSR/IICRC S530 and BSR/IICRC S590

If you work with insurance claims, you will want to familiarize yourself with writing and reading Xactimate estimates. This is true whether you are an adjuster or a restoration professional. Xactimate has become the standard for the majority of insurance carriers and third-party administrators (TPAs). If you are new to Xactimate we have three tips that will help you master best practices for this estimating platform.

Before he became a licensed mold inspector/assessor in 2006, Brent Horton, owner of Mold and Air Inspection in Boiling Springs, S.C., sold indoor air purification equipment. Often, when calling on customers, he kept running into questions from many of them about mold.

While giving a recent seminar, I commented to the audience how great the breakfast was. There were many choices of food and drink available to satisfy different tastes. After making that comment I asked a simple question; “You all got to choose what you ate and what you drank this morning but which one of you got to choose the air you breathed?” 

Sand blasting is a term long used to describe the action of blasting sand with compressed air. It’s not that simple anymore. In fact, even the name “sand blasting” is falling out of favor in many circles due to the inaccuracy of that title. The following discussion will focus on several of the changes that are occurring in the media blasting world.

Leather can face a truckload of wear and tear and still not give away. As a material, it is as tough as they come. It is used to make a large number of products including shoes, belts, jackets, purses, car seats, sofas, chairs, even hockey goalie pads. Such products are not only appreciated for their strength but also their enduring look and feel.