Cleaning

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?” […]

Previously in this issue, we mentioned an article in R&R Magazine (which we highly recommend). In it Michael Pinto, a respected name in the field of restoration, explained, “… disposable microfiber cleaning cloths are so good at removing small particles that they are often used as the final step of the three-step mold cleaning process […]

Restoration and Remediation Magazine recently offered an article with the title, “Top 2022 Restoration Tools and Advancements, According to 14 Experts.” And when these experts were asked questions like, “What is the most valuable asset on a restoration job?” Or, “What are the most important cleaning and disinfection tools?” they gave unexpected answers such as, […]

Mold, smoke particulates, viruses and much more, find ways to waft through a home or office after contamination is discovered. All structural and contents restoration companies know how to construct barriers to keep smoke, mold, or other contaminants restricted to the rooms where the original incursion took place. It takes time, and is often considered […]

We need your trust. It is the only way we can expect you to give us more assignments. So we deliberately save your carrier substantial sums and improve your bottom line for virtually every job. And we send you Contents Solutions to show you how to get what you want for your career (raises, promotions, […]

No matter how big the job or how small, the contents pros have protocols in place to make the assignment go smoothly. You may recall the article in which we told of the contents manager who was faced with a ten story building and had never tackled so many floors before. He shared his concerns […]

Let’s say there has been a flood and now your prized photographs are saturated with dirty water. When faced with wet photographs, time is not on your side. If a contents pro isn’t available, you can buy some time by freezing the images. First, don’t touch the front of the images (you might accidentally separate […]