Restorer’s Digest

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In Part 1 of this series, Sean Scott explores the fundamentals of historical building restoration, from defining what qualifies as a historic property to understanding obsolete materials, preservation standards, and structural challenges. 

Restoration estimates often overlook the soft costs like insurance, bonds, and management fees. Here’s why these factors matter and how you can include them in Xactimate. 

Emerging science reveals that lingering fire smoke residues may pose health risks similar to thirdhand tobacco smoke.

Protect your reputation and your clients’ well-being by making Post-Remediation Verification (PRV) an essential step in fire restoration. Discover how partnering with Independent Environmental Professionals (IEPs) can safeguard against hidden toxins, lingering odors and legal pitfalls, while delivering results backed by science and proof.

For this month’s Restorer’s Digest we learn the depths of cyanide, how it’s generated and the most common materials that release it. 

The proper way to calculate insurance burden and effectively recover costs and increase your profit margin.

Sean M. Scott highlights the importance of supervision and project management for restoration professionals.

Training your staff on the proper estimation process pays for itself with found profits.

If your repair work is barely profitable, the problem may be your project manager.

The final phase involves compiling a list of items and tasks.