Mold Removal in Lafayette, LA

Mold removal in Lafayette, by kind of job

• Mold inspection and testing: a firm with no stake in the removal traces the water and marks out the growth before any wall is opened.
• Mold remediation: rooms closed off with plastic, damaged board and insulation taken out, studs cleaned and dried.
• Crawl space mold: the framing under raised floors, then a liner over the soil or a fully sealed crawl space.
• Attic mold: staining on the decking from roof leaks, weak venting or exhaust fans that stop short of the roof.
• Bathroom mold: grout lines, ceilings over the shower, and walls soaked by a failed pan.
• AC and air duct mold: the coil, the drain pan and duct runs that carry a stale smell through the house.
• Black mold: dark growth on paint and wood, treated the same as every other mold.
• Water damage: water extraction and drying after a broken pipe, a roof leak or a storm.
• Post-flood mold: homes that took water from a coulee, the Vermilion or a cloudburst.
• Commercial mold: workplaces, stores, kitchens, churches and rental units.

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Why so many Lafayette houses end up needing mold removal

Rain. Lafayette Regional Airport averages 62.81 inches of precipitation a year, and a tenth of an inch or more falls on 76.7 days in an average year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).

The river and the coulees. The Vermilion River is the parish's main stormwater outlet, fed by Coulee Mine, Coulee des Poches, the Isaac Verot Coulee and a string of other coulees and bayous. In August 2016 it crested at 17.62 feet at Surrey Street, the second-highest reading on that gauge, and the federal flood insurance program lists 2,480 Lafayette Parish claims from that month.

Humid air. NOAA's hourly normals put the average dew point at 71.8°F in June, 73.9°F in July and 73.4°F in August. Air that damp turns to water on any surface the air conditioning cools.

Aging houses. The median home in the city was built in 1981, and 48 percent of its housing units went up before 1980 (Census ACS 2020-2024). Supply lines, shower pans and roofs from those years are well into their working lives.

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Black mold and every other kind: one mold removal method

Black mold is the name most callers use, and dark growth on a wall is what usually starts the call. Color does not identify a mold, though, and it does not change the work. Whatever is growing, the material it has got into is either cleaned in place or removed behind containment, the framing is dried, and the source of the water is repaired. A lab sample can name the growth when someone needs to know; it is rarely needed to decide what comes out.

The two-firm rule behind every Lafayette mold removal job

Louisiana does not let one company both judge a mold problem and profit from fixing it. Under La. R.S. 37:2158(A)(23), a mold remediation contractor commits a violation if it carries out the mold assessment and the mold remediation on the same property, or holds a stake in both firms. Lafayette Mold Experts arranges every call around that rule: the property is assessed by an independent firm, whose written scope goes to a different contractor for the removal, and the finished rooms are looked at by someone outside that contractor's firm before new wallboard goes up.

What mold removal costs in Lafayette, in round numbers

Start with $300 to $600 for the assessment and its report. Taking out a patch under 10 square feet costs $500 to $1,500; a room, $1,500 to $4,500. Crawl spaces run from $3,000 to $12,000, the spread set by whether the job ends with a liner or a fully sealed space; attics from $2,500 to $8,000; a whole-house air system from $6,000 to $20,000. A flooded house that was closed up wet begins at $10,000. Treat all of these as budgeting figures: the written price comes after the visit, and every row is on the cost page.

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Mold removal across Lafayette Parish

Calls come from every part of Lafayette and from the towns around it: Scott and Duson on the west side, Carencro to the north, and Broussard, Youngsville and Milton to the south, which get their own page. Maurice, a short way into Vermilion Parish, is included, and other Acadiana towns can be asked about. The service area page names them all.

Starting a mold removal job

Ring (337) 294-0039 and say what you have noticed, where in the house, and whether water has come in through a leak, a storm or high water. Mention a pending sale, a lease or a claim, since each changes what the assessor's report must cover. Prefer to type? Use the form further down this page or go to the contact page.