CRDN of South Los Angeles
“$100,000,000,” that was the estimate for the value of the property and contents of a museum (although the curator thought the estimate was low – especially considering that many of the pieces were irreplaceable). A storm had struck the property with such force that the edifice’s 5000 sq. ft. basement now contained 7 feet of […]
The fire started in the high school boy’s restroom and burned plastic partitions that released thick, black smoke through the vents and hallways. Just one of the many facets of the job required the contents pros to empty all the lockers, then label and move the contents to their warehouse where all items were cleaned, […]
In an earlier edition of Contents Solutions, we described a method that your clients could use to buy some time for wet photographs by freezing them until the contents pros could apply special techniques to restore them. As it happens, Harvard University used that very method to save a massive collection of special books in […]
If you are one of our constant readers, you may recall the story about the fellow who was so rich that he bought an Irish pub, and an ornate ceiling he had seen in a movie, then had them pu in the entryway of his home But after a fire (and flood from firefighter’s hoses) […]
In a recent edition of C&R Magazine, Paul Donald reported having seen a video taken on a water damage job. “I recently spoke with an adjuster who was reviewing a file where the lead tech included a 2-minute scope video of a water loss. His reaction was, ‘This mitigation scope video is a game changer […]
The contents pros knew this was going to be a big job – smoke and soot damage throughout a 60,000 square-foot manufacturing facility. Plus, another 9000 square-feet of offices to be cleaned and deodorized. The team arrived while firefighters were still putting out the flames, and the restoration manager sat down with the large loss […]
A fast-food restaurant had a fire, but this time, the contents pros moved so quickly that the thousands of dollars’ worth of frozen foods had not even begun to thaw. So, the specialists arranged to take the salvageable items to an alternative facility. A small fortune was saved for the insured and the carrier. The […]
In some cases, heat, soot, and smoke may not render valued items visibly damaged, even though such objects have been chemically altered, spoiled or permanently ruined. This time a convenience store had a fire that started in a freezer and the ensuing conflagration involved the entire store. In 7 minutes from the call, the contents […]
There had been no crisis, no flood, no fire, but the trustees wanted to make sure there wouldn’t be one. You know those powerful exhaust hoods that pull smoke, grease, and oil away from industrial kitchens? It had been months since theirs had been cleaned and the accumulated particulates were thick and dangerous. The valet […]
The contents manager was called in by the daughter of a kindly little old lady to perform a complete cleaning and restoration of a hoarding house. The little old lady said, “Okay, you can do it, but I get to decide what stays.” The manager picked up something at random and said, “How about this?” […]
