Items Tagged with 'restoration contracts'

Having existing relationships and a plan in place helps when it starts raining indoors.

An appraisal clause proves a useful tool as claims become more often contested.

While recently checking my notes from the 2008-2009 meltdown, I reviewed some thoughts that I’d put together then as to what changes would be needed to help clients make it through the aftermath of that economic downturn. The prime directive was to stay “profit focused.”

It’s a tale as old as time. A customer’s home has suffered a disaster that needs immediate attention. Your team arrives quickly and diligently works to make the home good as new. The customer is ecstatic with the work . . . until the invoice arrives. 

Covering your backside is as much art as it is science.

One gloomy morning in 2010, major water damage inundated an upscale Los Angeles residence owned by an unscrupulous and wealthy entrepreneur. He contacted a prominent restoration contractor and signed a generic Work Authorization which did not specify the scope of work or the price.