The Real Cost of Missing Equipment on Every Job
A restoration company doing $1,000,000/year in revenue is usually running about 250 jobs per year (assuming average $4,000 per job).
If one piece of equipment or containment is missing on every single job, here’s what it really costs.
1. One Missing Air Mover
Rental rate: $25/day
Job length: 3 days
Lost revenue per job: $75
Lost revenue per year: $18,750
And that’s just billing — not counting extra drying time that adds labor costs and risks secondary damage.
2. One Missing Air Scrubber
Rental rate: $100/day
Job length: 3 days
Lost revenue per job: $300
Lost revenue per year: $75,000
That’s 7.5% of total annual sales in missed billing, from just one scrubber skipped per job.
3. Missing Containment
Typical billing: $400 per setup
Lost revenue per job: $400
Lost revenue per year: $100,000
Plus, the hidden cost: without containment, your crews spend more time cleaning uncontrolled areas, eating up labor hours.
The Annual Total
Missing 1 air mover → $18,750 lost
Missing 1 air scrubber → $75,000 lost
Missing containment → $100,000 lost
👉 Combined: $193,750 in lost billable revenue every year
That’s nearly 20% of your total annual sales — gone, not because of bad marketing or low close rates, but because of equipment and setup being missed on jobs.
Why This Matters
Every piece of gear in your warehouse is a profit center. Missing even one per job drains almost $200,000 a year. For a $1M company, that’s the difference between scraping by and having the cash flow to grow.
The solution is simple:
Standardize job setup checklists
Train crews on the cost of “just one” missing item
Audit jobs against billing
Stop letting missing equipment drain your profits. Let’s take a look at where money is slipping through the cracks in your business.
Book a free call with Kiwi Cash Flow today and get clarity on how to keep every dollar you’ve already earned.