Disaster Restoration Financial Models
Compare 4 operating formats. Choose the type that matches how you will sell, serve customers and use capacity.
Choose your business type (4)
Dispatches its own qualified person or team to deliver water and fire damage restoration at the customer location. Tools and suitable portable equipment travel with the team; any required base workshop is retained.
- Earns from
- Completed visit
- Sales limited by
- Crew time including travel and site access
Performs a defined physical work package for a prime contractor or trade partner, delivering water and fire damage restoration. The scope states which materials, equipment and design responsibilities belong to each party.
- Earns from
- Accepted work unit, milestone or billed hour
- Sales limited by
- Trade crew availability and project access
Provides its own equipment and qualified operating team to perform water and fire damage restoration. It sells staffed equipment capacity rather than unstaffed access.
- Earns from
- Staffed equipment-hour or shift
- Sales limited by
- Equipment and qualified crew availability together
Centralizes water and fire damage restoration in a physical processing workshop and receives customer jobs through collection routes or drop-off points. Customer goods remain in custody rather than becoming resale inventory.
- Earns from
- Completed processing unit
- Sales limited by
- Intake routes, processing line and turnaround space
Compare the operating logic
Open comparison| Business type | What earns revenue | What limits sales |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Restoration Crew | Completed visit | Crew time including travel and site access |
| Large-Loss Restoration Subcontractor | Accepted work unit, milestone or billed hour | Trade crew availability and project access |
| Drying Equipment with Technical Support | Staffed equipment-hour or shift | Equipment and qualified crew availability together |
| Contents Cleaning and Storage Depot | Completed processing unit | Intake routes, processing line and turnaround space |
Build a plan around your own assumptions
Read the planning guideCompare the format, then check the workbook inputs and outputs on its model page.
Questions
Which model should I choose?
Match the paying customer, billing unit, location and capacity constraints to your intended operation. Review the full model page to check its scope and workbook status.
Can I combine business types?
Some formats can share premises or staff. Shared resources and revenue need to be counted once. Check the combination notes on each model page.