When it comes to cleaning books, it actually looks way scarier than it really is.

I charge by the item and according to value. For average everyday items, I charge by the hour using several different labor rates from Xactimate. 

When it comes to cleaning contents, the majority of what you will deal with are common everyday items.

It was spring 2012 when an air conditioning unit in the attic above the Freeport Art Museum’s (FAM) storage facility malfunctioned, spewing water onto the ceiling tiles and floor, eventually coming into contact with several works of art.

Fireline Training Centers will hold a Contents Business Solutions Symposium from August 18-20 at its Scottsdale, AZ facility.

The use of de-ionized water, combined with specialized detergents, has revolutionized electronics cleaning and restoration in many ways. Water-based solutions are the safest and most effective way to clean today’s modern electronics. 

Adjusters, long-time contractors and even self-styled “experts” will try to tell you that it is impossible to restore wet books, film, electronics and even photographs.

Microwave ovens are modern conveniences we take for granted, but unfortunately, as one homeowner from Western New York recently found out, they can be very dangerous.

What does Paul McCartney have to do with restoration? A recent story in the Detroit News details how the former Beatle reached out to Motown Museum after playing a concert in Detroit in summer 2011 to restore a classic piano.