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The Cost of Property Damage in Construction: More Than Just Repairs Southwest Scaffolding Risk Management Series – Part 1
Property damage is one of the most common issues on a job site. It is also one of the most underestimated.
A cracked wall.A scratched window.A piece of equipment that hits where it shouldn’t.
On the surface, it feels minor. Fix it and keep moving.
But that is almost never how it actually plays out.
The Real Cost Starts After the Damage
The repair is just the beginning.
What follows is where projects start to feel it:
Work slows down or stops while people figure out what happenedOther trade
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Apr 28th 2026