Who publishes this
Who writes HyreRestore
Every page on HyreRestore is written by the HyreRestore Research Desk. It is organizational: we publish no personal bylines, staff photos or invented credentials. The desk reads primary sources such as the EPA, FEMA and the IICRC standards itself, and publishes each rule with its source and the date it was read.
What is the HyreRestore Research Desk?
We are a research desk, not a restoration company and not an insurance adjuster.
We read the federal agency guidance, the state insurance statute or the industry standard ourselves, and we publish the rule with the document it came from and the date we read it.
Where a number cannot be traced to a primary source, we publish the shorter page and say what we could not verify. The counts below are taken from the pages on this site.
What has the desk published?
- 56 source documents linked from these pages.
- 15 government (.gov) domains among them.
- 0 average prices published without a source.
- 0 restoration jobs we perform.
Counted from the links on the published pages, not estimated.
How does the desk work?
- Primary sources only. A mold rule comes from the EPA, a flood rule from FEMA and the NFIP, a claim rule from the state insurance statute. We do not cite an article that cites a source.
- Every figure carries its retrieval date. Guidance is revised and statutes are amended. A number without the date it was read cannot be checked.
- Paywalled standards are named, not quoted. IICRC S500 and S520 define the categories and classes of water and mold work. We describe their public structure and say plainly when the controlling text sits behind a purchase.
- Safety before the claim. Electricity near water, sewage, smoke and mold come first on every page where they apply. We explain the work; we do not tell you to do it yourself.
- We do not dry, remediate or rebuild anything, we do not adjust claims, and we take no payment for placement, ranking or a favorable mention.
Who is not on the team?
- No expert reviewer yet. We are recruiting IICRC-certified technicians, a physician or industrial hygienist, and a licensed public adjuster or coverage attorney. None is signed. See expert reviewers.
- No technicians. HyreRestore dries, remediates and rebuilds nothing, and sends nobody to a property.
- No restoration company. Matching is not live and no company is signed up (about HyreRestore).
How do I reach the desk?
Email hello@hyrerestore.com with a question or a mistake. The editorial policy sets the rules the desk writes to, and the corrections log records what it has fixed.