Water Damage Assessments (Cat 1/2/3) in Galveston, Texas
Independent categorization and scoping of water losses per IICRC S500, including sewage and Category 3 contamination.
Mis-categorized losses lead to under-remediation, recontamination, and health risk. As an independent firm serving Galveston County and the broader Gulf Coast, Hurtler performs water damage assessments (cat 1/2/3) without any structural incentive to expand scope or recommend remediation — protecting Galveston property owners, attorneys, and carriers with defensible findings.
Immediately after a loss event, or as an independent third-party review of a contractor's scope.
Category determination, class assessment, affected materials inventory, drying goal documentation.
Surface total coliform and E. coli testing where Category is in question.
Categorization is justified in writing with measurable evidence — not assumption.
Insurance carriers, attorneys, property managers, homeowners.