Serving New Orleans
Structural Drying & Dehumidification in New Orleans, LA
Sealed air movers and dehumidifiers bring framing, subfloor and drywall back to a measured dry standard, with daily readings logged from inside the material. The wet area is sealed, air movers and dehumidifiers run as one system, and the material is read at marked points every day against a dry standard from an unaffected room. The equipment leaves on the readings rather than on a date, and the final readings are logged so the rebuild starts on a documented dry structure.
No obligation: the assessment comes before any scope
Often needed alongside
- Emergency Water Extraction
Standing water is pumped and extracted around the clock, before it climbs the walls and soaks the subfloor. Same-day response where coverage allows.
- Mold Inspection & Testing
An independent assessor confirms whether the assembly that got wet is actually dry, whether growth started while it was not, and how far it reaches.
Frequently asked questions
How long does an old pine floor take to dry compared with the walls?
Usually much longer. Heart pine is dense and holds water deep in the board, so it cups early and releases moisture slowly. Rather than tear out wood that is hard to replace, the contractor runs drying mats on the floor and keeps reading it after the plaster walls have already reached the dry standard, sometimes for weeks.
The rooms are dry but the house still smells damp. Where is the water?
Very often under the floor. A raised house keeps its living floor above a loss, but the bay between the piers fills and stays wet against the joists. The contractor opens the crawl, removes any soaked insulation, runs air and dehumidification underneath, and reads the joists and subfloor from below until they are dry.
Can plaster walls be dried in place, or do they come out?
Plaster over lath usually dries in place, but slowly. It is dense, so surfaces read dry while the lath behind still holds water, and closing it early is how stains and growth come back. The contractor drills at the base to move air behind the plaster and keeps reading until the lath reaches the standard, which can be two or three times the drywall timeline.
The same questions, in context, on the New Orleans city page.