Ozone treatment

More estimating & workflow terms

• Mold remediation

  Removing mold growth and fixing the moisture source that feeds it, rather than wiping the surface clean. US restoration work normally follows the IICRC S520 mold standard for containment, removal and clearance checks, and clearance is usually confirmed by an independent third party.

• Negative air pressure

  Setting up containment with an air scrubber so air is pulled from the work area through a HEPA filter and exhausted, leaving the work area at lower pressure than the rooms around it. That keeps dust and mold spores inside the plastic during demolition and mold work.

• Pack-out

  Removing contents from a damaged home so they can be cleaned, stored, or inventoried while repairs happen. Pack-outs are billed by the item or by the hour, and carriers expect an inventory with quantities and condition, because undocumented contents are the easiest part of a claim to cut.

• Production orders

  The internal document that releases approved restoration work to the crew or subcontractor, listing materials, quantities, and scheduled dates. It should match the approved scope exactly, because a production order that adds or drops items creates a change the carrier never approved.

• Psychrometry

  The study of moisture in air: temperature, relative humidity, dew point, and how they interact. Restoration crews use those readings to set drying goals and prove a structure is dry, and the same readings are the evidence a carrier reviews when paying for drying equipment.

• Punch list

  The list of small unfinished or defective items left after the main work is done, walked with the homeowner before final payment. Clearing it in writing protects the contractor, because a signed punch list is what turns a job into a completed one.

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