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.
The science, expertise and education behind better-informed property restoration decisions.
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.
Explore education
Registered Third Party Evaluator
Find relevant expertise.
Connect with an evaluator whose education and experience fit the question in front of you.
Find evaluator assistanceTHE 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.
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
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.
SUBSTANTIATING RESTORATION EXCELLENCE
The property’s needs.
The evidence to explain them.
Sound restoration decisions begin with a clear understanding of the property. We help owners, restoration professionals, insurers and legal teams examine conditions, understand the technical findings and define the questions that still need answers.
Evidence before conclusions.
Observations, testing and project records form the basis of our technical work. Findings should reflect the evidence, regardless of who commissions the assignment.
Expertise matched to the question.
The right specialist brings relevant education and practical experience. We discuss scope, qualifications and potential conflicts before accepting an assignment.
Reasoning you can follow.
Clear reporting explains what was observed, what it supports and where further investigation may be needed.
LET’S FIND YOUR NEXT STEP