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I hope someone out there can help me out, I recently did a home where the pipes had frozen and flooded out the basement, all carpet. I extracted most of the water and have had two blowers and an industrial dehumidifier on for a couple of days now, the carpets are just about dry. My question is when I bill the insurance what do I charge for the blowers and humidifier? I have been told any where from $20.00 per day to $60.00 for the blowers and $100.00 for the humidifier. (I will be leaving the humidifier there for at least 7 day’s)
The prices I usually see for fans are 30/day and 75/day for dehumidifiers.
Ed H.
Rural Iowa pricing $15-$20 per day for blowers, $20-30 for large dehumidifiers. Local competion charges less. I talked to him to get him to raise prices but he gives his service away, He thinks he gets more business and therefore more money. Not so.
are you licensed to do restoration work? just curious.
Are you insured? I know that the insurance for this type of work is very, very expensive…due to the potential liability issues. Kinda goes along with the misapplication of protector thought…potential liability is extremely high.
Just something to consider.
Dave
Hey guys thanks for the response. Ron your question about being licensed was a good one, I did some research and it appears you do not have to be licensed in NH to do small jobs like this one, as it was just water, also I checked with my insurance company and they had no issues. The job was kinda like going in after a truck mount company that over soaked the carpets.
I do not represent myself as a restorer nor does the state require licensing. I do extract some wet carpets and provide the fans. I always recommend they pull the pad and have the walls looked at by someone else for water damage. I have occasionally pulled wet carpets and pads if they request it, usually older folks with no relatives near.
don’t be surprised when/if you get sued after going in to do “restoration” work and the customer gets mold in there walls or floor. I’ve heard of more than one company folding because of this.
Pricing for water damage may depend on the area you work. I charge $35 per day per fan and $85 for the dehumidifier. If they call out servpro or another large company they should be paying about the same or a little more. The blue book for the ins. companies are standard for the nation I believe.
Ron is absolutely correct with his concern. I would not recommend everyone running out and taking on water damage without researching it first. There is a lot to know first. You are taking over another persons problem. As soon as you touch it it is your problem now. I have been doing it for 7 years now and I am certified. I still take ongoing training to keep up with all of the new regulations and technology. The rewards are great, but the responsibility is even greater.5 star ocean front hotel has 7 floors, each floor is about 1500 sq. ft the carpet is new & high end (75.00 per sq. yd.) but has alot of construction dirt on it (sheet rock dust etc.) they also want the rooms done as well, the carpet in the rooms are in perfect condition. 20 rooms per floor & the carpeted area of the rooms are 221 sq. ft. They want the hotel cleaned every quarter, any pricing stratagies or suggestions? Thank you in advance for any feed back.
Jim Wilson
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