Practical guides for water mitigation, fire damage, and mold remediation contractors — covering Xactimate supplement writing, denied line items, IICRC standards, and O&P disputes.
6 articles
Restoration contractors leave thousands of dollars on the table every year because they don't know how to write supplement letters. Here's the guide.
Encircle is excellent documentation software. But documentation alone doesn't recover missed line items. Here's what restoration contractors need to actually get paid on supplement claims.
Xactimate is the estimating platform adjusters use to lowball your restoration claims. Supplement Tool is the weapon you use to fight back. Understanding the difference changes how you approach every claim.
These 7 water damage line items are legitimate, IICRC-standard, and routinely denied. Here are the exact citations that get each one paid.
Mold remediation claims are chronically underpaid because adjusters don't understand IICRC S520. Here's how to write the supplement letter that changes that.
Water damage restoration supplements are denied more often than any other category — but they're also among the most reversible. Here's the exact process to fight back.