Ameridry Blog What Does It Mean If a Water Restoration Company Is IICRC Certified?

When your house is damaged by water from a flood, sewer backup, storms, burst pipes, overflowing appliances, or other causes, many possessions and structural elements that make it home are suddenly wet, soggy, unusable in their present state, and potentially full of bacteria. To stop the damage and restore your home to its dry state, you need professionals certified by IICRC.What is the IICRC?IICRC is an acronym for the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification, an organization developed in 1972 to set standards for the inspection, cleaning, and restoration service industries. Considered a certification and standard-setting body rather than an association, the group includes 53,000 active certified registered technicians and 6,000 certified firms, individuals and companies.So what does it mean to hold the IICRC certification?IICRC Training and CertificationTo obtain certification, technicians take a series of classes in specialized areas of cleaning, inspection, and restoration and pass a standardized exam. After certification, registrants must keep up with trends in the field and the challenges presented by new materials through continuing education credits (CECs) to maintain their certification. Starting out as journeyman professionals in these areas, they can move up to master technicians with additional training and 3 to 5 years experience. The classes familiarize participants with industry standards for cleaning and restoring, as well as with different techniques used in the industry.Certifications within the cleaning area include subspecialties in carpeting, carpet repair, color repair, commercial carpet, floor care, housecleaning, leather cleaning, resilient flooring maintenance, rugs, stonemason and ceramic tile, upholstery fabric, and wood floor maintenance.Certifications within the inspection area include carpet, ceramic tile, substrate subfloor, marble and stone, resilient flooring and wood laminate flooring inspector.Certifications in the restoration area include applied microbial remediation, applied structural drying, building moisture thermography, commercial drying, fire and smoke restoration, health and safety, odor control, and water damage restoration.Prepared for Comprehensive RestorationThe breadth of IICRC certifications indicates the amount of knowledge a remediation and restoration company needs to adequately and safely restore a home. Although firms that specialize in these areas can function without IICRC certification, those with this designation offer a degree of confidence to homeowners and businesses affected by floods and other disasters. Technicians and the companies they work for have training and experience working with the techniques, machinery, and products needed for comprehensive restoration.Choose AmeriDry for The Clean Trust DifferenceAs a consumer, you know you are putting your property in the best hands when you select an IICRC-certified firm such as AmeriDry. We work with an excellent team of technicians who possess a variety of individual certifications. Whether you have widespread water damage to carpets, upholstery, walls, or floors, or localized water damage from a faulty appliance, AmeriDry is The Clean Trust company that can stop water damage in its tracks and quickly restore your home to its original condition.If you live in Naples, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Port Charlotte or Marco Island, put AmeriDry on speed dial. We are available 24/7 to assess water damage and start the process of removing damaged materials, drying out the area, and restoring your property. Just call us at 239-225-1379 or visit our website to start the process or get more information about the services we offer.