Smoke damage restoration is one of the primary services of our industry. Many projects are fairly cookie-cutter while others require more effort to execute.

It seems like only yesterday that I first saw abrasive media blasting in use on an architectural restoration job – a fire-damaged, limestone church in central Illinois.

Drop me in any city around the world – Amsterdam, Berlin, Quebec, Rome, Zurich – and I’ll end up in the oldest, most historical district that burg has to offer.

The first step to outfitting a restoration professional with the right type of blasting equipment is first determining the demands of the job they’re working.

Ever heard the saying, “There’s no such thing as a stupid question?” Never a work day passes that I don’t consult with at least one abrasive blasting customer, more often several.

Vitro Minerals has announced the completion of a 26,000 ton/year recycled glass processing plant in Jackson, TN to make recycled glass blast media, a material that can be used for surface prep and on restoration projects, according to a press release. 

Parkside Bible Church of Watertown, New York is a massive building that serves approximately 450 parishioners every week.

As a restoration contractor, you know the challenges of that we face daily.

When dry ice blasting is applied properly on the right application, it’s almost miraculous how well it works.

As discussed in Part I of this series, which appeared in the October issue of R&R, a contract is an agreement voluntarily entered into by two or more parties with the intention of creating a legal obligation. Moving on from the basics, here we will discuss home improvement laws and the most important legal provisions for any restoration contract.