DryStandard Inspections
Start with the evidence.
Water category testing, independent inspections and clear documentation of property conditions.
Explore inspectionsTHE DRYSTANDARD FAMILY OF BRANDS
Restoration starts with understanding.
Evidence for a competent repair scope. Independent technical review. Education that strengthens restoration practice.
INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE. CONNECTED EXPERTISE.
Since 2004A foundation in restoration science
Independent perspectiveEvidence before conclusions
Four specialist brandsOne connected family
A clearer next stepFrom inquiry to agreement
FOUR SPECIALTIES. ONE SHARED PURPOSE.
The right expertise. At the right moment.
From the first inspection to a complex technical question, find your place in the DryStandard family.
Restoration Expert Panel
Make sense of complexity.
Specialist consulting, technical file reviews and expert witness inquiries for restoration projects.
Meet the panel’s purpose
Restoration Leadership Institute
Build your understanding.
Professional restoration education and the Leadership in Restorative Drying reference book.
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Registered Third Party Evaluator
Find relevant expertise.
Connect with an evaluator whose education and experience fit the question in front of you.
Find evaluator assistance
DRYSTANDARD INSPECTIONS
Don't guess what the structure needs.
Water damage can leave important questions unanswered. DSi helps document conditions, examine relevant evidence and explain what the findings support.
Explore how observations, testing and independent technical interpretation become a clearer project record.
See how DSi investigatesTHE IDSO FOUNDATION
Good decisions begin with good evidence.
Founded in 2004, International Dry Standard Organization, Inc. began with a practical question: what do moisture measurements tell us about a structure?
Our story and purposeKnow the conditions.
Collect observations and measurements that help explain the state of a property.
Understand the meaning.
Bring technical knowledge and relevant experience to the evidence.
Make the reasoning clear.
Use reports, consultation and education to support informed decisions.
KNOWLEDGE THAT GOES DEEPER
Leadership in Restorative Drying
2014 GOLD EDITION / 530-PAGE HARDCOVER
The science behind the decisions.
Explore moisture measurement, psychrometrics, equipment selection and the documentation of restorative drying.
Buy the bookShop the Gold Edition and companion Cliff Notes workbooks at DryStandard Inspections.
EXPERTISE, WITHOUT THE EXTRA STEPS
Let’s get to the heart of your project.
A straightforward way to connect with the right service and define the work ahead.
Tell us what matters.
Choose your service and share the questions, property details and timing.
Agree on the work.
Ken reviews the assignment, confirms the scope and prepares the appropriate agreement.
Move forward with clarity.
Review the confirmed scope and sign your agreement online. Confirm any required deposit before work begins.
THE NEXT CHAPTER · IN DEVELOPMENT
A connected future for restoration evidence.
This initiative builds on our reporting roots to connect field observations, drying records and professional review.
Discover the development initiativeIN DEVELOPMENT
01Field observationsMeasurements · photographs · records
02Technical interpretationContext · reasoning · drying decisions
03Professional reviewTraceable evidence · informed questions
A development initiative by IDSO
“We speak for the structure—for it has no voice.”
Evidence before conclusions. Technical scope grounded in the structure’s needs. Education and professional resources that strengthen the work.
LET’S FIND YOUR NEXT STEP