The second clock. Alongside the usual 24 to 48 hour mold clock from firefighting water, a structure that has lost its heating system in a Michigan winter starts losing pipes within days, sometimes within a night. The first scope should therefore carry a heating plan in writing: how the house stays warm enough during drying and rebuild, or how it gets drained down if it cannot. Board-up is also a heat decision, since every rough opening is a cold leak. Ask for the plan by name; in this market, it is a standard line, not an extra.
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