Editorial Methodology
How We Rank Restoration Companies
The 2026 Michigan Restoration Market Report ranks companies using five publicly verifiable factors. No company paid for placement. No company was excluded for refusing to pay.
The five ranking factors
Every company in the directory is scored on the same five factors, weighted equally. All data is drawn from publicly available sources that any reader can verify independently.
| Factor | Source | How we verify |
|---|---|---|
| Years in operation | Company website, BBB filing date | Cross-referenced against Michigan LARA business entity records and BBB start date |
| IICRC certification claim | Company website, IICRC Global Locator | Checked against the IICRC public locator. Where the claim could not be confirmed, the listing notes “Claimed” rather than “Verified” |
| Published response window | Company website, Google Business Profile | Taken from the company's own published materials. We do not mystery-shop response times |
| Service area breadth | Company website, GBP service area listing | Cities listed on the company's website or GBP profile. We count the number of target cities (out of 6) each company publicly claims to serve |
| Google review profile | Google Business Profile | Public review count and average star rating as of the most recent quarterly data pull. We do not weight or filter individual reviews |
What we deliberately exclude
We do not factor in paid advertising presence, lead-generation marketplace standing (Angi, HomeAdvisor, Thumbtack), or SEO ranking for any keyword. Those measure marketing budget, not restoration competence.
We do not use Michigan LARA contractor license numbers as a ranking factor because the restoration trade in Michigan is not separately licensed. Most operators work under a general builder license or sub-contract reconstruction to a licensed builder.
We do not mystery-shop response times. The “Response” column reflects what the company publishes on its own website or Google Business Profile — not what we independently observed.
How Editor's Picks work
The top-ranked companies in each city page are labeled “Editor's Picks.” These represent the highest combined public-data score across all five factors for that city's service area. Editor's Picks are re-evaluated quarterly when data is refreshed.
Every Editor's Pick listing includes a disclosure field noting any financial, editorial, or ownership relationship between the listed company and Restorator Pro. Companies with no relationship are marked “independent.”
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Restorator Pro is a software platform used by restoration contractors. Some companies in this directory may be Restorator Pro customers. Customer status does not influence ranking. The relationship disclosure on each listing is the full extent of any connection between the listed company and Restorator Pro.
No company in this directory paid for inclusion, paid for ranking position, or was offered preferential placement in exchange for any consideration. If a listed company requests removal, we remove them in the next quarterly refresh.
Update schedule
The directory is refreshed quarterly. Company data — review counts, response windows, service areas, IICRC certification status — is re-pulled from Google Business Profile and re-verified against each company's own website. Firms that change hands, close, or drop IICRC certification are removed in the next refresh cycle.
The most recent data pull was completed on April 14, 2026. The next scheduled refresh is July 2026.
How to request a correction
If you represent a company listed in this directory and believe any data point is inaccurate, contact the editorial team at editorial@restoratorpro.com with the specific claim and a public source supporting the correction. We will verify and update within 5 business days.