Mold Removal in Slidell, LA
You moved the bookcase and the wall behind it is speckled green. Or the ceiling under the spot where the shingles came off in Ida has a stain that has grown since spring. Or the hall closet has smelled like a wet box since the last tropical system came through. Call and tell us what you found. We remove mold in Slidell and eastern St. Tammany Parish, and that is the whole business.
Where the job starts
We look at the room, the material, and where the water came in. Moisture readings on the drywall and the studs set the edges of the job — which sheets come out, which framing gets cleaned, and how far past the visible stain the wet area runs. The patch you can see is often the edge of it, not the middle.
The work area gets sealed in plastic and kept under negative pressure so nothing travels to the rest of the house. Respirators and suits on everyone in the containment, every time.
What leaves, what stays
- Drywall, insulation, carpet pad, ceiling tile, and anything else porous that got wet and moldy comes out, bagged inside the containment before it moves.
- Studs, joists, masonry, and slab stay, get cleaned where they stand, then HEPA-vacuumed and wiped.
- Nothing gets closed back up until the wood reads dry — EPA’s 24–48 hour window for wet drywall is long gone by the time we arrive, which is why the sheet comes out.
- Dead mold is still an allergen; removal is the standard, not killing.
Tell Us What Got Wet, 24/7
The water has to be closed off
Mold needs moisture, and if the leak that fed it is still running the removal won’t hold. Part of every job is finding where the water came in and telling you what has to change before the wall goes back together. EPA says not to paint or caulk over mold and doesn’t recommend bleach as a routine practice — a coat of paint changes the color, not the cause.
Slidell notes
South of I-10, a lot of the housing was rebuilt or raised after Katrina, and a growing patch near the floor in one of those houses usually means a newer leak, not the old surge. North of the interstate, in Cross Gates, Hickory, and Alton, the 1970s and 80s slab houses under the pines take roof damage in every storm and carry original bathroom plumbing. Yesterday’s leak can be today’s mold in either one.
What you get when it’s done
A written report of what came out, from where, and why. Louisiana law requires it, and it is the document a buyer, a tenant, or an adjuster asks to see.
