Operational Resources
Water Damage Guides
Mitigation and drying operations: dry logs, moisture mapping, equipment, monitoring, and IICRC category/class documentation.
7 operational guides
Playbooks
Water Damage operational guides
Field-ready procedures, checklists, and documentation standards for this discipline.
- Checklist
Water Mitigation Intake Checklist
Field-ready intake checklist for water mitigation losses: source control, category/class capture, moisture baseline, equipment layout, and claim file setup before drying begins.
12 minOpen guide →
- Field Procedure
Dry Log Collection Field Procedure
Step-by-step dry log procedure for mitigation technicians: daily reading capture, equipment rows, environmental conditions, and log quality standards carriers expect at desk review.
10 minOpen guide →
- Field Procedure
Moisture Mapping Field Procedure
Intake moisture mapping procedure: reading point placement, boundary documentation, map updates on scope change, and integration with dry logs and carrier sketches.
11 minOpen guide →
- Field Procedure
Mitigation Equipment Documentation Procedure
Document air movers, dehumidifiers, and specialty equipment for carrier review: placement photos, utilization logs, change tracking, and billing reconciliation.
10 minOpen guide →
- Checklist
Daily Monitoring Checklist
Checklist for daily monitoring visits on water losses: visit documentation, reading capture, equipment verification, and alignment with billed monitoring line items.
8 minOpen guide →
- Documentation Standard
Category & Class Documentation Standard
Documentation standard for IICRC category and class of water: field classification criteria, evidence requirements, line-item alignment, and carrier review expectations.
12 minOpen guide →
- Field Procedure
Contents Manipulation Documentation Procedure
Field procedure for documenting contents manipulation on water losses: move-out scope, protection, reset billing support, and photo standards carriers expect.
9 minOpen guide →
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