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Over the past 23 years, I have made a lot of mistakes, but with each I learned something new about running a business. One of my important lessons was to demo or not to demo.

To demolish, or not to demolish, that is the question. In a nod to William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and perhaps one of the most popular lines in English literature, we are constantly faced with this issue in our industry.

Nine case studies and more than 1,000 votes! Thank you to everyone who made the 2016 Case Study Contest such a raving success!

Within this issue of R&R, we’ve talked about drying out spaces, when to demo, when not to demo, where to potentially place drying equipment, and so on.

Soon hurricane season will be upon us, and depending upon climate shifts, could inundate your business with additional work. But how will potential clients find you when that twist of fate occurs? 

Each year we spend billions of dollars to respond to and recover from disasters, large and small. This money ultimately comes right out of our pockets in the form of higher insurance premiums and taxes.

When disaster strikes, we see the outside devastation by the number of homes damaged or completely destroyed. But for most, the real devastation happens inside the home.