Adaptation is the name of the game in business today. Technology is growing at neck-breaking speed and much of the U.S. economy is booming, including the construction industry as a whole.
Severe weather often triggers high-volume loss events that create a performance challenge for carriers and contractors. Service timelines deteriorate because repair estimates are delayed for days or weeks while loss data such as damage evaluation, measurements, and photographs are collected.
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.
As I read the email from the desk adjuster who was stationed over 1,000 miles away from the claim location, a series of questions flooded my mind. I suspect that most restorers in this predicament would have thoughts along the same lines.
Just the other day, my kitchen faucet started leaking. It was a familiar leak. I had seen it happen before, shortly after we built our home. The first time it occurred, the plumber who did the original installation came and fixed it under warranty.
Flood houses are valuable educational resources for restoration professionals to better understand post-disaster conditions inside building structures and receive hands-on training.
Join us at the Phoenix Convention Center for the 2019 International Restoration Convention + Industry Expo, the premier event developed by contractors, for contractors. Perfectly timed around other industry events you might attend, the RIA conference will take place in the spring of 2019.