The “Flash and Batt” Lie: Why This Hybrid Insulation System Is a Mold Trap in Louisiana’s Climate The “Flash and Batt” insulation system is a dangerous choice for Louisiana homes because it creates an internal condensation surface within wall cavities, trapping moisture that leads to hidden mold, rot, and structural damage in our high-humidity climate.
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After the Flood: The Insulation Mistake That Guarantees Rot Returns to Your Louisiana Home The floodwaters have finally receded. You’ve gutted the damaged drywall, ripped out the soggy carpet, and the house is starting to feel like home again after the back-breaking work of mucking out. But a hidden threat is lurking behind your newly
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As South Louisiana residents, we’re no strangers to the sultry charm of our humid subtropical climate. Warm summers, mild winters, and that undeniable sticky feel – sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Sure, we might mind when we’re enjoying an evening on the porch. But it does come with its set of challenges for our homes. Moisture
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Hiring a reputable, licensed, and insured contractor is the most important part of any commercial, industrial, home improvement or remodeling job. We proudly display our licenses, certifications, insurance and references. We strongly recommend you verify any claims of licensing, insurance or experience before hiring a contractor no matter what the size of the job. Sunlight
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It’s HOT in here! Condensation, heat, and a hot metal roof are all aspects of owning a metal building in Louisiana. The sun beats down on your metal roof and can make the conditions unbearable during high temperatures in the summer. During the winter, heat from a heating unit will leak out of your metal
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Repairing Unlicensed Contractor Damage Building a home is as much architectural drawings, and blueprints as it is building science. Building science and understanding how to make any home energy efficient, durable, and contain great indoor air quality is of immeasurable value when building a home properly. One homeowner from Prairieville, Louisiana can account for this.
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Moisture And Termite Damage A home inspection is the most important part of buying a home. Before you purchase a home, you must hire a private home inspector of your choice to inspect the property that has no affiliation with the property to get an unbiased home inspection report. When you walk through a home
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Don’t let a bad inspection scare you. A homeowner who puts his home on the market or is buying a new home must do various things to get the home ready to be sold or purchase. The most important aspect of selling and buying a home is passing the inspection. Always get your own inspection
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Are your hardwood floors buckling, sagging, or cupping? I think we can all agree that each home has its own personality like French architectural homes in the historic district of New Orleans. Crawlspaces or raised homes are a staple in the structural foundation of homes across Louisiana. This is a common solution to living in
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Louisiana homes are aesthetically made unlike any other home in the country. Beautiful columns that tower high and shotgun homes painted in Mardi Gras colors. They are unique and structurally embedded with Creole history. Tourist travel across the world to capture the sight of New Orleans cottages, or plantation homes. The Hidden Enemy: Moisture Under
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Silicone Roof Coating give savvy Louisiana business owners additional protection for their commercial roofing and industrial buildings from leaks, pooling, and other damage. Leak-free real estate isn’t the only advantage offered by GacoFlex Silicone Roof Coating Systems installed by the certified roofing pros at Sunlight Contractors. GacoFlex Silicone Roof Coating Systems can be applied to
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Flood Solutions for Baton Rouge Homes – Flooding of 2016 In the wake of the disastrous flooding of 2016, Brett Crow and hundreds of other homeowners in Baton Rouge, Destrehan, and the surrounding areas were confronted with yet another round of challenges. What do we do with these waterlogged homes? How do we get rid
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Wood floors buckling because of moisture Bonnie and Joe Meteye bought their Metairie home less than a year after Hurricane Katrina, but held off on replacing the original wood floors until five years later when they were adding on to their home. They found a contractor who was more than happy to install their new
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Why Call a Damage Restoration Specialist As far too many Louisiana residents know, flooding can be devastating. To make matters worse, all that water can have moisture-loving mildew and fungi growing by leaps and bounds within just a day or two. There’s no time to waste in cleaning up a home that’s fallen victim to
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Ahhhh. Nothing beats the sound of peace and quiet. Except maybe the jingle of extra money in your pocket. Insulate your home with spray polyurethane foam, and you can treat your ears to both kinds of beautiful music. Soundproof your home with spray foam insulation Spray foam helps cut down on airborne sound transmission, creating
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Ah, Spray Polyurethane Foam. How do I appreciate thee? Let me count the ways. This may sound silly but when you get the results of: Lower energy costs Seal cracks/voids with no settling or shrinking Reduce noise Provide greater climate comfort Increase structural strength Deter pests Lower my carbon footprint (Wow. That’s a lot of ways.)
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How important is proper home ventilation for your health? Having a properly ventilated home is literally a breath of fresh air. Especially when you consider that air quality inside homes is often worse than outside. In fact, EPA studies reveal that human exposure to indoor pollutant levels can be 2, 5 – even 100 –
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Smart homeowners want high-quality, properly installed insulation that allows them to remain comfortable winter, spring, summer, fall — and, yes, even when the monthly utility bill arrives. Spray polyurethane foam offers highly effective insulation for a home’s interior (in walls, ceiling, and attics), and can even be applied around corners and on contoured surfaces. It
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Old man winter knows his way to Covington Unfortunately, moisture also knows its way to subfloors and crawl spaces. We won’t find a solution to old man winter but we do have a solution to moisture and it includes moisture prevention. The hot summer and even late fall days in Covington make it tough to
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Make sure your damage restoration expert is truly an expert. So the bad news is that you think you need the services of a damage restoration expert. The good news it that you have the presence of mind to make sure you hire somebody who truly is an expert. Some have called damage restoration “the
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Crawl Space Encapsulation Eliminates Cold Winter Floors Crawl space encapulation can stop cold winter floors unlike regular standard fiber glass insulation. [gallery_bank type=”individual” format=”thumbnail” title=”true” desc=”true” responsive=”true” animation_effect=”bounce” album_title=”true” album_id=”32″] Can your floors stand up to old man winter? Winter always comes back — even to subtropical Southern Louisiana. And when it returns, so can
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Why your floors need protection now, and what you can do about it. Do you shudder because of your once-beautiful hardwoods cupping and buckling? Are your subfloors being overtaken by mildew and decay, and termites making a buffet of your home? Peter Reichard’s 2009 article in New Orleans Homes and Lifestyles got it right: Even
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“Don’t even think about insulating the floor of your raised Louisiana home.” It’s common advice, based upon two dreaded words: moisture problems. Many types of insulation can actually contribute to moisture problems, but unless you want to freeze on the cold days and mop sweat on the sultry ones, all while paying through the nose
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Solutions for Winterizing Crawl Spaces While most people don’t associate cold weather with New Orleans (especially in August), winters can feel as brutal here as anywhere else. Our high year round humidity contributes to this bone-chilling cold. Considering the fact that humidity is also the culprit for making us feel hotter in the summer, this
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Is Cellulose Insulation Moisture Resistant? In southern states like Louisiana and Mississippi, humidity poses a problem for homeowners seeking affordable, reliable insulation. As insulation is a long-term investment, it’s natural that residents of Gulf Coast cities like New Orleans and Baton Rouge would want a product that is able to withstand humidity and moisture-related problems. Because
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