In the water restoration industry there are many companies with many different ideas about how things should be done. I would like to propose to you that being a restorer rather than a reconstructor has many benefits that most companies overlook.
First being a restorer is often harder work and requires that someone have skills in drying and knowledge of drying a home or office. For example in the photo on the right, the column was completely saturated from the top of it down to the floor. We were able to completely dry it in 3 days by wrapping it in plastic and forcing dry air in the plastic. Where this differs from someone that is mainly a reconstructor is they would have tore into the column and then it would have been a costly rebuild. The paint on the column and in the two rooms it was located in was a faux finish. So you would have had to re-faux paint two rooms plus sheetrock and trim work on the column. Since we restored it without tearing into it these reconstruction cost were eliminated. This said the insurance company money and saved the insured the hassle of going through the reconstruction process.
Second if you can dry and restore a home or office with little or no damage then insurance companies will love you. This helps keep the cost of claims down and when you can do that adjusters, insurance companies, and most of all your customers will refer you and want to use you. Another benefit would be to the water restoration company owner. If you are drying and restoring rather than reconstructing you don't need as many employees. This helps keep your overhead down as well as your liability down.
With all this said the reason a lot of restoration companies still remove things that can be dried is because they do not take the time to go to water restoration schools and learn the latest techniques. Then when and if they do go to a water restoration school they don't implement what they are taught. It cost a lot of money to buy the necessary equipment to be able to dry and restore things in a home or office without having to replace them. One of the most popular dehumidifiers still manufactured today is a standard dehumidifier, not a low grain dehumidifier. When insurance companies stop paying for the use of standard dehumidifiers on water restoration jobs then companies will be forced to buy low grain refrigerant dehumidifiers and almost by default will become better at drying. This will push the industry to learn how to dry and restore when possible.
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