A restoration company built by someone who got tired of how franchises do it.
Nate Caldwell ran a franchise branch for six years. He started Clearpath in 2013 to keep what worked, the training and the response, and drop what did not: the fees, the upsells and the handoff to someone else for the rebuild.
How we got here.
The franchise model taught Nate the standards: IICRC, Xactimate, carrier documentation. It also taught him what customers hated. The drying company that leaves the house torn open. The mold scare that turns a bathroom ceiling into a $9,000 job. The equipment that stays an extra three days for the rental income.
Clearpath started with two trucks and a promise: 90 minutes, documented, honest, and we finish the job. The rebuild license came in 2015. The second and third staging locations came in 2019 and 2022 so the 90 minutes would hold across the metro.
Honest about mold
We turn down mold work every week. If a homeowner describes surface mildew on a non-porous surface, we tell them how to clean it. That costs us jobs and earns us the ones that matter: the property manager who knows we will not inflate a loss.
Where we are going
More commercial, more carrier programs, and a contents facility that is already the best in the East Valley. The 2am calls stay on rotation, and Nate is still on it.
Four things you can hold us to.
90 minutes
Crews staged in three places so the commitment holds. Average 68 minutes in 2025.
Document everything
Moisture maps, daily readings, photos, Xactimate. The adjuster gets what they need the first time.
Finish the job
Licensed to rebuild. One company, one estimate, no gap.
Say no when it is not needed
Mildew is not mold remediation. We say so on the phone.
Who answers the phone.
Nate Caldwell
Owner
Nate ran a franchise restoration branch for six years before starting Clearpath in 2013 to do the work without the franchise fees and the franchise shortcuts. IICRC Master Water Restorer and Applied Microbial Remediation Technician. He still takes the 2am calls on rotation.
Erin Vasquez
Operations Manager
Runs dispatch, crew staging and the 90-minute commitment across three staging locations.
Marcus Hill
Reconstruction Manager
Licensed GC qualifying party; runs every rebuild from scope to final walk.
Jen Park
Lead Estimator
Xactimate on every loss; the reason 94% of claims close without a supplement dispute.
Call now. Or tell us what happened and we call you back in minutes.
Dispatch answers 24 hours a day. A crew is on site within 90 minutes, and a project manager owns your loss from the first call to the final walk.