If you have a steady carpet cleaning business and think you’re ready to grow into something new, water damage restoration is a logical next step to diversify your business.

If you have a steady carpet cleaning business and think you’re ready to grow into something new, water damage restoration is a logical next step to diversify your business. Water damage restoration is an extremely profitable service that can fuel business growth and provide you with financial freedom.

The first key point on this topic is to be sure that you know what you are getting into. While there is some overlap between carpet cleaning and water loss (both residential and commercial), they are not the same thing.

For carpet cleaning work, you likely book appointments during a traditional 8:00am–5:00pm window. If those appointments are full, the customer will have to wait until the next opening on your calendar.

Water damage restoration is a 24/7 on-demand service (because disasters rarely happen when it’s convenient!). Working weekends is almost a certainty in this industry, as are working hours that don’t fit nicely into an 8-to-5 schedule. Even if you can position your business to where you don’t have to be out on those middle-of-the-night jobs, the system you create will need to be available at any time.

There is plenty to like about entering water damage restoration, just be sure you are ready for the time commitments that come with this field.