Structural Drying in New Orleans, LA
Whether you saw water on the floor or just heard a drip, what happens in the next 30 minutes matters. Stop reading and call if it's the first one. We're licensed, insured, and direct. No upselling, no door-to-door pitches, no hour-long sales appointments.
What this service includes
Drying after extraction is what determines whether your loss becomes a $5,000 cleanup or a $25,000 demolition-and-rebuild. Inadequate drying = mold = much bigger problem.
We size drying equipment using IICRC psychrometric calculations: cubic footage of affected space, current moisture content of materials, target dryness, and grain depression of the air.
Typical setup: 1 dehumidifier per 800-1,200 cubic feet, plus air movers at 1 per 50-100 sqft of wet surface. Equipment runs continuously for 3-7 days depending on class of loss.
Daily moisture readings track progress against target. Once materials hit target dryness, equipment comes out and reconstruction can begin.
New Orleans-area patterns we see
We work across New Orleans proper plus the surrounding suburbs, with average drive time of 30–60 minutes from dispatch to driveway.
Fair pricing for this work
For structural drying jobs in the New Orleans area:
- Single-zone drying (3-5 days): $1,290 – $2,575
- Multi-zone drying: $2,575 – $6,900
- Specialty hardwood / plaster drying: $3,220 – $8,280
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A recent structural drying call
Recent New Orleans job: hardwood floor cupping after a slow leak in a any era home. We specialty hardwood drying mats with desiccant, 14 days of monitored drying, 70% of floor saved without replacement after diagnosing 3 weeks of moisture trapped in subfloor. Cost ran $496 — pretty middle-of-the-road for that fix.