Pro's Corner

In recent years, there has been growing demand on restoration contractors to dry faster. A series of articles written by our friend Kris Rzesnoski, VP at Encircle, take a deeper look into “The Myth of 3-Day Drying” that has perpetuated throughout the insurance industry in recent years.Effective communication between the insurer and the contractor can, in most cases, clear up this misconception. The more effective the explanation, the more trust there is in the process, the timeline and t

Is your HEPA equipment performing to True HEPA Standards?H.E.P.A. stands for High Efficiency Particulate Arrestance. True HEPA filters are pre-certified and marked by the manufacturers to indicate a performance of 99.97% efficiency at capturing particles at 0.3 microns in size.When putting equipment on an abatement or remediation project, it is important to test the integrity of the filters in your negative air units, vacuums and any other HEPA filtered equipment intended to control or remo

The answer depends on the ingredient mix. Some formulas are designed as neutralizers which would pre-dominantly include acids. Other formulas go beyond this with other acidic builders and higher amounts of surfactant to qualify as an emulsifying rinse. An acidic emulsifying rinse is designed to work with all carpet pre-sprays. When used as your extraction rinse and you accomplish several things at once. You receive a cleaning and rinsing boost as you need it. Acidic builders are designed

Affordable Mould Remediation for HVAC ApplicationsHow Can Mold Be Addressed In HVAC Systems?One of the best ways to diminish the amount of mold in your HVAC system is to apply mold resistant coatings. Mold can easily build on the interior of your HVAC conduit and vents, there is special paint that can prevent this from happening. Similar to primer used before painting, it is safe to use and can be applied with brushes, rollers or sprayers. It also is effective against mildew forming. Visit www.s

Removing an existing substrate to make way for a replacement is an everyday occurrence in our industry.When removing old flooring, a coating of adhesive is often left behind. It is important to remove the existing adhesives to allow a successful installation of the new substrate. Even further, polished concrete has become popular in recent years in which case the adhesive will need to be removed first to expose the original concrete surface. Before starting the removal of the flooring adhesives