Welcome to Restor-AI-tion

AI wins in 5 minutes a week

Author

David Grove
May 20, 2025

Hi there,

Welcome to Restor-AI-tion—the quick-hit weekly that turns AI buzzwords into action for restoration pros.

Here’s what happens next

  • Every Tuesday @ 6 AM ET you’ll get a 7-minute read with:

    1. The 60-Second Scope – industry & AI news

    2. One copy-and-paste AI tactic you can run that day

    3. AI tips, tool reviews, and prompt plays

  • Monthly live Q&A invites (members ask anything, live demos included)

  • Montlhy C&R Podcast with a quick 5 minute update

Your instant win 🔧

Carriers love clean timelines. Here’s a quick way to turn scattered docs into a polished timeline in under five minutes.

Step

Action

Tip

1

Collect your source files – export all daily logs, moisture readings, scope revisions, and key emails as PDFs or Google Docs.

Name files starting with a date: 2025-05-20_Scope.pdf.

2

Go to https://notebooklm.google.com and click New Notebook.

Title it “Smith WL 0508 Timeline” (job name + loss date).

3

Drag & drop all docs and job logs/notes in as sources. NotebookLM auto-indexes every page.

You can paste raw text or images too—AI will still parse dates.

4

Hit the timeline button on the right side of the screen

5

Watch the AI build the timeline. Copy → Paste wherever you want it.

Ask follow-ups like “Highlight any problem in that caused delays”

6

Export as PDF or DOC and send to the carrier, agent, or customer.

Saves hours if not days vs. manual sorting—and looks impressively organized.

Result: hours if not days of wasted admin saved.

Before you close this email

  1. Whitelist this email address so Tuesday’s issue doesn’t land in spam.

  2. Reply with the biggest bottleneck in your day to day; I might tackle it in the next edition.

  3. Give the new Restor-AI-tion podcast a listen—coming soon to C&R monthly newsletter!

AI Tactic of the Week ⚙️

Polish any customer-facing email in 60 seconds

  1. Write your email the way you normally would.

  2. Open ChatGPT (free tier works) and paste:

Improve the clarity and professionalism of the email below, keep it under 150 words, maintain my friendly and somewhat casual tone, and make sure any construction or restoration jargon is correct.

[paste your email]

  1. Copy the response, send, done.

Challenge: run every outbound email through that prompt today.
Expect fewer clarifying replies and faster approval loops.

Keep learing,

David Grove
Founder & Host, Restor-AI-tion
CEO/Founder, bylt, Inc - Owner/Founder, BYLT, LLC
“AI isn’t the future of restoration—it’s the time you’ll save this month.”