Why a 1786 Fishing Village Knows Humidity
Bayou La Batre's low-lying layout dates to a 1786 Spanish land grant awarded to Joseph Bosarge, and the working waterfront that earned the town its reputation as the 'Seafood Capital of Alabama' has meant living close to standing water for more than two centuries. A hurricane leveled the town in 1906, and Hurricane Katrina damaged the waterfront again in 2005 -- both events left buildings that had to dry out slowly in a climate that doesn't make drying easy.
Tracing Moisture Before It Becomes a Mold Problem
Tidal proximity keeps humidity elevated in crawl spaces and wall cavities across Bayou La Batre, and after any storm event, finding exactly where water got in matters more than treating what's already visible on a wall or ceiling.
Mold Services for Bayou La Batre
A Plan That Accounts for Tidal Exposure
Containment, material assessment, and post-work verification all have to account for a building's proximity to the bayou -- a fix that ignores the tidal factor tends not to hold.