When It Comes Down To It is a monthly video column featuring the expertise of Chuck Boutall.
Chuck has dried more than 4 million square feet of structure, hundreds of thousands of books and documents and designed permanent systems for various manufacturing and storage projects over his 20 year career, and is a contributing author of the S500.
Each video will be discuss those truths and facts we all reach “when it comes down to it.”
Have a restoration-related question for Chuck? Email him at [email protected].
When assembling the best tools for water damage restoration, a thermohygrometer is a valuable tool to inspect, assess, and define needs for the job. Curious what features you should be looking for in a thermohygrometer for your cleaning and restoration company? Chuck covers it all in this quick, 7 minute episode of When It Comes Down To It!
Be safe before you’re sorry! In this episode of When It Comes Down To It with Chuck from RTI, we get back to basics on mitigation jobs. It’s often the simplest jobs that have us on auto-pilot, and not keeping safety top of mind. This video covers three categories: Chemicals Construction + Demo Water Loss Specific Considerations You can see all videos in this series right here!
This quick, 8-minute episode of When It Comes Down To It, from RTI, gives you three main areas to consider before jumping into commercial restoration work, then gives a few important tips within these areas. Understanding these basics, including the types of commercial losses out there, will help you determine what jobs you’re ready for, and what you aren’t. Find more When It Comes Down to it here.
Many job sites contain waste that require extra care when disposing of it. In this episode of When It Comes Down To It, Chuck dives into the three steps below, to ensure proper, safe, and legal disposal. Determine the type of waste. Efficient transportation. Regulatory training. Find more When It Comes Down to it here.
Training and education involves a lot more than handing someone a book, or sending them to one continuing education class and hoping for the best. In this episode of When It Comes Down To It, Chuck outlines 5 steps that lead to a much higher success rate when it comes to education! Jump in! (And don’t forget to watch the whole episode to catch the bloopers at the end!)
Hiring is the uncontested biggest challenge for most cleaning and restoration companies today. In this episode of When It Comes Down To It, Chuck helps you dial in on identifying ideal candidates for various roles, and how to get those filled!
In the first 2023 episode of When It Comes Down To It, Chuck Boutall covers what’s changed and evolved in with world of restoration technology! How is your company keeping up?
Chuck Boutall is back with special guest Tom Laurenzi to discuss invasive, or pin-type meters – how they work, best practices, and other key items to understand for the drying and restoration process. Check out other episode of When It Comes Down To It here! P.S. Always stay tuned for the bloopers at the end!
A very special guest – Tom Laurenzi from Delmhorst – joins Chuck Boutall in this episode of When It Comes Down To It to explain: How moisture meters work. How to correctly use a moisture meter. Variables to understand based on surface types – like concrete. Differences between meters on the market today, and how to know what is best for the job. Check out more When It Comes Down To It videos here!
If you’re in construction of any kind, it’s likely you’ve faced change order blues. In this episode of When It Comes Down To It, Chuck walks through legal ramifications of change order mistakes, and the proper steps to take when creating and working through a change order. Also… be sure you watch to the end for some more great bloopers! You can find these hidden gems on almost every episode with Chuck!
