Regent Restoration leader holds advanced IICRC drying credential

Regent Restoration says President Clifford Stratton Jr. holds the IICRC Applied Structural Drying credential, an advanced water-damage training standard tied to the industry’s Master Water Restorer path. The Lewisville company says the certification helps guide insurance-ready drying decisions for water losses across North Texas.

Why it matters: - Water damage can spread beyond the visible area within minutes, making the first 24 to 48 hours critical to whether materials can be restored or replaced. - Regent Restoration says the Applied Structural Drying credential helps support more precise drying decisions, documentation, and insurance review after a loss. - The certification is recognized by major insurance carriers as evidence of proficiency in restoration mitigation practices.

What happened: - Regent Restoration says President and founder Clifford Stratton Jr. holds the IICRC Applied Structural Drying credential personally. - The company is headquartered in Lewisville at 824 Office Park Circle #100. - Stratton founded Regent Restoration in 2009 after gaining experience with his father’s restoration company in San Antonio. - The company says the credential is held at the ownership level alongside the firm’s broader IICRC certification, license #143648.

The details: - The IICRC Applied Structural Drying certification is built on the ANSI/IICRC S500 Standard for Professional Water Damage Restoration. - The standard is used by insurance carriers and legal professionals to evaluate whether a water loss was mitigated properly. - ASD training includes hands-on work in a live flooded structure. - Technicians practice extraction sequencing, equipment placement, psychrometric monitoring and documentation protocols. - The certification is a prerequisite for the IICRC Master Water Restorer designation. - Regent Restoration says its technicians use calibrated moisture meters and infrared thermal cameras to track drying progress. - The company says those records help produce the documentation insurance adjusters require to approve a completed mitigation scope. - Proper psychrometric calculations help match equipment to the moisture load and reduce the risk of under-drying or over-drying. - Under-drying can leave residual moisture and create mold conditions. - Over-drying can damage hardwood floors, millwork and other moisture-sensitive materials. - Regent Restoration says its Lewisville office serves as the main operations center for a 24/7 emergency response network covering more than 30 North Texas cities. - The company says a second location at 916 S Locust St in Denton extends coverage across the northern DFW corridor. - Regent Restoration says it has more than 375 Google reviews with a 4.4-star average. - The company says it has maintained BBB A+ accreditation since September 2011.

Between the lines: - The certification is a signal to insurers and property owners that the drying process follows a standardized, auditable method rather than a site-by-site guess. - For a restoration company, owning the credential at the leadership level can matter because the scope, equipment plan and documentation approach start with the person directing the job. - Stratton said, "The ASD standard exists because structural drying is a science, not a judgment call." - Stratton said the documentation lets the insurance carrier audit each decision and helps the homeowner know the structure is actually dry.

What's next: - Regent Restoration says its Lewisville headquarters and Denton location will continue supporting emergency response across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. - The company says the ASD credential will continue to guide water-loss mitigation, moisture mapping and drying verification on future jobs.

The bottom line: - Regent Restoration is using advanced IICRC drying training as a sales and operations differentiator in a water-damage market where speed, documentation and insurer acceptance can shape the outcome of a claim.