Lafayette Mold Removal Co. serves Lafayette, St Martin, Iberia, and Vermilion parishes with no travel charge. Mold inspections including moisture readings are free throughout, and the written assessment is yours whether or not you hire us.
Three kinds of house, three different jobs
New-build slab suburbs
Recent construction on slabs poured in the last couple of decades. The question here is whether the under-slab vapour barrier survived the pour intact, and whether a builder warranty is still open. Bath fans discharging into the attic are the other common find in housing this new.
Broussard · Youngsville · Milton
Corridor towns
Mixed housing ages along and around the I-10 corridor, on flat ground where lot grading varies considerably between neighbours. Exterior drainage does more work here than anywhere else we serve, and it is the cheapest correction on the list.
Bayou towns, older stock
Housing old enough that a real share predates slab construction. Raised pier-and-beam homes move the problem to the crawl space and the framing, and historic materials like lime plaster do not respond to moisture the way drywall does. Abbeville adds genuine coastal storm exposure.
Breaux Bridge · New Iberia · Abbeville
What changes between them
| Housing type | Where the moisture is | What the inspection checks first |
|---|---|---|
| New slab construction | Vapour through the slab; attic fan terminations | Moisture at the wall base, then the attic ducts |
| Mixed corridor stock | Slab vapour plus exterior standing water | Slab readings, then where water sits after rain |
| Raised pier-and-beam | Crawl space humidity attacking framing | Underneath the floor, before anything upstairs |
| Historic masonry and plaster | Varies — materials behave differently | What can dry sound versus what must come out |
The same free inspection everywhere
Moisture readings at the slab and wall base, where the damage starts vertically, where fans actually discharge, and where exterior water goes — plus, on raised housing, going underneath. Written assessment naming the moisture source, yours to keep. See what the work costs or book a visit.
Service area questions
Is an Abbeville job priced differently from a Lafayette one?
Not by us - the work is priced by what has to come out, and an hour of driving does not change how much flooring is wet. Where you may see a difference is in other quotes, since distance has to be absorbed somewhere and not every company shows you where.
Why group towns by housing type instead of parish?
Because the housing decides the work and the parish does not. A slab home in Broussard and a slab home in Milton need the same inspection; a raised house in Breaux Bridge needs a different one entirely. Grouping by construction is more useful than grouping by administrative boundary.
What if my house does not fit its group?
Plenty do not - Carencro in particular has both types on the same streets. The groups describe what is common, not what is universal. Telling us what your floors sit on when you call resolves it in one sentence.
Get a free Lafayette mold inspection
Describe what you have found and, if you can, how high up the wall it is. Growth that starts at the baseboard and works upward points somewhere very different from a stain that starts at the ceiling. That one detail often shortens the whole diagnosis. Expect a reply the same working day.