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Hiring a restoration company should be on top of your to-do list when your property sustains damage. And if you have insurance, your carrier will recommend a few service providers. However, these contractors may not be the best choice for the job. Here’s why you should be wary of them and instead, choose someone else.

Why Steer Clear of Restoration Providers Offered by Your Insurance Company

1. Unvetted

Although most insurance-affiliated restoration companies are accredited with valid licenses and permits, you don’t get the chance to vet them for yourself.

As such, you don’t always end up with a company best suited for your needs. But keep in mind, however, that you have the right to select a restoration company on your own. Just make sure they work with your insurer.

2. Subpar Workmanship

restoration companyWhen you hire a restoration company, they’re more inclined to complete the job with excellent results. That’s because their responsibility is to you—the one who hired them. But with insurance-recommended service providers, their loyalty lies with the insurer—the one that holds payment.

Some insurance companies want to rein in costs when repairing your property and may cut corners to do so. In some cases, their appointed providers may use a pricing schedule that gives low ball quotes for completing a job. As a result, the contractors may use inferior material and devote less time to restoring your property to the best condition possible.

3. No Warranty

Another way you may be short-changed from hiring a recommended restoration company is the lack of guarantee. Preferred contractors will have work coming in, which means they’re always tied up somewhere.

If something goes wrong with their repair in your home, they’re not obliged to return and fix it—they already did what they were paid to do. That’s less likely to happen when you get an independent remediation company that’ll guarantee their work. 

 

When you’re in Pope, Yell, Conway, and Johnson counties, Arkansas Restoration Services is the restoration company you can trust. Headquartered in Russellville, AR, they’ve provided top-notch fire, storm, and water damage repairs, as well as mold inspection and remediation, for over three decades. Call (479) 967-2018 for prompt care or view their full list of services online.

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