Restoration
7 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Restoration Company
How do you judge a restoration company when you’ve never hired one before? Most people can’t, and restoration companies know it. The industry’s good firms
June 29, 2026
How do you judge a restoration company when you’ve never hired one before? Most people can’t, and restoration companies know it. The industry’s good firms
What makes smoke odor the most stubborn thing a fire leaves behind? Soot wipes away, stains get painted over, and damaged materials get replaced. The
Planning to scrape that textured ceiling? Pull up some old flooring? Knock out a wall? Before any of that, one question is worth five minutes
“How long will this take?” is usually the second question homeowners ask about mold, right after “how bad is it?” It deserves a straight answer.
Mold has one job: stay hidden long enough to spread. It grows behind drywall, under flooring, inside HVAC ducts, and above ceiling tiles. By the
By the time most homeowners see water damage, it’s been there for weeks. The stain that finally appears on the ceiling, the soft spot that
Water damage rarely announces itself politely. A pipe bursts behind a wall during a January cold snap, a water heater fails overnight, or spring snowmelt
A wet/dry vacuum can pull water out of a flooded room for hours and barely make a dent. A submersible pump can empty that same
You’ve pumped out the water, the floor looks clear, and the obvious question hits: how long until this is actually dry and I can stop
Two homeowners call about water damage on the same day. One pays $600. The other pays $14,000. Same city, similar homes, and both started with
