Take a moment to answer a few questions. How long do you think it takes to fully dry a structure? Do you believe you can do it in only three days? Does it just take longer? This topic has been plaguing restoration contractors for years. Now, it’s time to put the argument to rest once and for all, with the help of three drying experts.
With the advent of the internet and online learning, hands-on training seems less necessary when a quick online course can provide people the same information.
The answer to this question is one that has haunted small business owners: cash flow. A company can look good on paper, bringing in consistent revenue and new clients, while still coming up short at the end of the month.
Cleaning and restoring electronics is a very high profit service to add to your contents cleaning division. While electronics cleaning is not difficult, you will need the right training, equipment and expertise or you could get in over your head really fast and wind up costing yourself a lot of headache and money.
Remote monitoring has been a buzzword in the restoration industry for a several years. In case anyone reading this is not familiar with it, remote monitoring means setting up sensors on site so that data can then be viewed with a mobile device or computer in real time.
This is the last of a five part series providing insights and suggestions for restoration contractors who are faced with situations involving chemically sensitized occupants. The focus has been on individuals whose sensitivities are related to chemical exposures.
As a restoration professional you have several unique advantages in adding bed bug eradication to your service portfolio to generate additional revenue. First, you already have a majority of the equipment needed to conduct eradications and secondly you have comprehensive and expert knowledge of airflow.
It was another warm and windy night in Southern California. As with any strong East wind event, we anticipated hearing about a small brush fire or two in the morning, so it wasn’t much of a surprise to hear about the one that kicked up about 20 miles away.
When employees don’t perform as expected, it’s usually for one of two reasons: they don’t know how to do the task correctly or they aren’t motivated to do it.
On a February day in Salt Lake City, Utah, representatives from major property restoration and insurance companies came together to discuss the state of the industry.
Contractor Connection will celebrate its 20th annual Conference & Expo next month, continuing a long tradition of being the premier event of the year in the insurance restoration industry. Thousands of attendees from across the U.S. and Canada will make their way to Indianapolis, Ind., June 6-8 to participate in the milestone gathering.
The IICRC is announcing the development of three new fire and smoke damage restoration standards and is seeking volunteers to serve on consensus bodies.