Articles Tagged with ''contents cleaning''

If you’re in the restoration industry like our team is, you know how tough it can be to remove mold and mildew from soft items, from furniture upholstery to stuffed animals.

Normally these companies charge a percentage of the total amount of the scope of repairs, but I have heard of them charging by the scope in some cases.

 Logging destroyed items without a good system in place can definitely create a huge mess in a hurry. This is the part of the job that not only affects the homeowner the most financially, but emotionally as well. 

I charge by the item and according to value. For average everyday items, I charge by the hour using several different labor rates from Xactimate. 

First off, you need to take into consideration the item and its value to the homeowner. 

When it comes to cleaning contents, the majority of what you will deal with are common everyday items.

It was spring 2012 when an air conditioning unit in the attic above the Freeport Art Museum’s (FAM) storage facility malfunctioned, spewing water onto the ceiling tiles and floor, eventually coming into contact with several works of art.

It is important that you let your homeowner know that in order to do your job, they have to let you do all of the cleaning.

You need to remember that the items that end up going on the “destroyed list” and put into a contractor bag bound for the dump are more than just “things.”

If your bills are getting rejected and not paid in a timely manner, it almost always boils down to two things...