You need to remember that the items that end up going on the “destroyed list” and put into a contractor bag bound for the dump are more than just “things.”

If your bills are getting rejected and not paid in a timely manner, it almost always boils down to two things...

It is absolutely possible to get all the jobs you want even if you are not on a preferred vendor program. 

The first thing you need to do is have all of your paperwork, especially the work/payment authorization, signed by the building owner as they are the insured. 

Ultrasonic cleaning is very important to have at your disposal when cleaning contents - especially those that have been affected by smoke and soot. 

There are several reasons that adjusters are anxious for a cleaning estimate from a cleaning contractor at the beginning of a job.

 What do you do when you come across rare or unique specialty items on a job that you have no idea how to handle? 

There are indeed a lot of marketing programs out there to choose from. And while many of them are good, some of them miss the mark entirely. There is no one thing or a “magic bullet” if you will when it comes to marketing in this industry. 

 When deciding whether to pack out or clean in-place, I ask myself the following questions: 

Expanding into contents cleaning is a very good profit center to add to any restoration business. It has one of the highest profit margins in the industry if you have a good systemized process and well trained staff.