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Restoration·November 14, 2025·5 min read

Probe strategy: how to find the real scope before you price the repair

The short version

Façade repairs priced from visual inspection miss the hidden scope every time. A better probe protocol for engineers and owners.

Probe strategy: how to find the real scope before you price the repair

Façade repairs priced from visual inspection miss the hidden scope every time. A better probe protocol for engineers and owners.

This article is part of our ongoing field-notes series. Full article content will appear here once published through the staff portal.

What's in this piece

  • The decisions we make in pre-construction that determine field outcomes.
  • How we staff the scope so it doesn't fall behind during the middle third of a project.
  • Documentation standards so your engineer or manager can sign off without chasing us.
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