The Restoration Intel Field App is a set of planning tools for commercial restoration operators: equipment sizing, GPP, job margin, a water category/class card, and a two-minute AI visibility scorecard. These tools aid judgment. They do not replace ANSI/IICRC S500, a moisture map, or the instrument readings in the file.
1. Equipment sizer (rule of thumb)
Use affected square footage and Class as a first placement, then confirm against manufacturer AHAM ratings and the grain depression you are actually getting on site.
- Class 1 — about 1 AHAM pint per 100 sq ft; 1 air mover per 80–100 sq ft.
- Class 2 — about 1 pint per 50 sq ft; 1 air mover per 50–60 sq ft.
- Class 3 — about 1 pint per 40 sq ft; add ceiling-cavity airflow. Do not size only on floor area.
- Class 4 — specialty drying (hardwood, plaster, concrete). Pint counts are a starting point only. Plan for desiccant, heat, or mats.
2. GPP / grain depression
GPP is grains of moisture per pound of dry air. Grain depression is the difference between two air streams — affected room vs dehumidifier output, or indoor vs outdoor. Record temperature and RH with a calibrated thermo-hygrometer. Approximate saturation grains at sea level: 70°F ≈ 110, 80°F ≈ 157, 90°F ≈ 222. GPP ≈ (RH/100) × saturation grains. Put the instrument reading in the file, not this approximation.
3. Job margin
Net = invoice − labor − materials − equipment − TPA fee − overhead. Margin = net / invoice. A commercial job that looks busy at 10% after a 10% program fee and 18% overhead is one extra dry-out day from losing money. If the fully loaded margin is under 12%, decline or renegotiate before you set equipment.
4. Category vs class
Category is contamination. Class is how much material is wet. Storm water is not automatically Category 3. Inspect, then determine. Gross contamination is the test, not the weather. See Wind-Driven Rain Is Not Automatically Category 3.
- Cat 1 — sanitary source. Cat 2 — significant contamination. Cat 3 — grossly contaminated.
- Class 1 — least absorption. Class 2 — significant absorption. Class 3 — greatest absorption. Class 4 — specialty materials.
5. Two-minute AI visibility scorecard
Score 1 point for each item that is true today:
- NAP matches on the website, Google Business Profile, and two directories.
- A real commercial page exists — not a residential page with the word “commercial” swapped in.
- A written response-time SLA is published.
- One commercial case study includes vertical, square footage, and downtime.
- A third-party site has named the company in the last 12 months.
- Google reviews include commercial language, not only homeowners.
- The site answers who an FM should call for commercial water or fire in your city.
- IICRC credentials and insurance limits are visible without a phone call.
- You have asked ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI this month for “commercial restoration company in [city].”
- Emergency Response Agreements are described as a commercial offer, not hidden in a PDF.
8–10: citable. 5–7: mid-pack. 0–4: the model does not have enough facts to name you. That is the job of the audit.
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