Public records that point to water damage restoration work.
Storm and flood declarations map the dryout work street by street. Read the filing stage, the work and the companies named before deciding whether it fits your next job.
No state licence is required for this trade in California.
Find the part of the job that fits your trade.
- Read the stage first. An application describes intended work; an issued permit records an approval. Neither establishes that a contractor package remains open or that construction has started.
- Look for complementary work. A project may need related trades at different points. Use the timing rules below as a reason to investigate, then confirm the actual scope and schedule.
- Build repeat contractor relationships. When a record names a contractor, its permit history can help you understand the kind of work that business takes on. A recurring buyer can matter more than a single address.
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What fires an alert for water damage restoration.
The Unlicensed trade profile includes 2 triggers. Each rule names a public record, a relevant lifecycle stage, a working timing estimate and a possible business relationship. Actual source coverage varies by market. Use the rules to prioritize investigation, then confirm the scope, buyer and schedule for that project.
What a permit does not tell you.
- A record is a signal, not a sale. A filed permit means someone intends to do work. It does not tell you the package is unbought, that the budget survived, or that the schedule held. Deal Radar times alerts to when a trade is normally bought, which is a much better guess than the filing date, but it is still a guess about a live project.
- Coverage is what we have ingested, not everything that exists. Every count on this site describes records Deal Radar has actually stored. Some agencies publish late, some publish badly, and some do not publish at all.
- Your alerts and outreach are separate. Monitoring is for your team. Outreach drafts stay under your control: a person reviews and sends them.
- We do not contact consumers. Where the audience is a property owner, what Deal Radar resolves is a mailing address, so the artifact is an addressed letter, postcard or door hanger. No consumer calls, no consumer texts, on any plan. Owner names and mailing details depend on what the source publishes. Review the individual record; an address alone is not a verified contact.
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