Nadege Laurent
Owner
Writes every scope and signs off on every unit size.
Mini-splits and dehumidification
Cold, but still clammy? Start with the moisture.
Most clammy houses aren't too warm. They're too humid. We measure the humidity room by room, then fit mini-splits that cool and dry the rooms that need it.
- Humidity measured before we quote
- Mini-splits sized room by room
- Written scope before any work
Cold but clammy
Signs it's moisture, not heat.
If two or more of these sound like your house, humidity is the first thing to check.
Cold air, sticky skin
The thermostat says 72 and the room still feels damp, mostly in the evening.
Fog on the inside of the glass
Windows bead or fog indoors while the system runs.
A musty smell at start-up
A smell when the system kicks on can point to a damp coil, drain or duct.
Clammy sheets, slow-drying towels
Bedding feels cool and damp, and a towel is still wet the next day.
Short cycles
The air conditioner cools the room, shuts off, and the damp comes straight back.
A number that disagrees with you
Set to 74, it feels like 80. Temperature and humidity are two separate readings.
Why it happens
A cold room can still be a wet one.
Air conditioning removes moisture only while the compressor runs.
A system that's too big cools the room fast and shuts off before it has pulled the water out of the air. The EPA's guide to mold says to keep indoor humidity below 60 percent, ideally between 30 and 50. We check your rooms against that before we suggest a thing.
What we measure
Relative humidity in the rooms that feel worst
Dew point against the temperature of the glass and the ducts
How long your system runs, and how often it stops
Where the moisture comes in: drain, ducts, attic, doors
The humidity visit
Measure first. Then choose equipment.
Four steps, in this order. You can stop after any of them.
- 01
Step 1: Measure
We log humidity and temperature in the rooms you name, and read how long your system runs.
- 02
Step 2: Find the source
We look at the condensate drain, the ducts, the attic hatch and the door seals for where the moisture gets in.
- 03
Step 3: Size by room
We work out the load room by room. A unit sized for the wrong load cools too fast to dry the air.
- 04
Step 4: Write it up
You get a written scope: which rooms, which units, what each does and what isn't included.
Mini-split or central air
A sized mini-split against an oversized system.
What changes when the unit matches the room, and what doesn't.
| Oversized central system | Mini-split sized to the room | |
|---|---|---|
| How it runs | Oversized central systemBlasts cold air, reaches the setpoint and shuts off | Mini-split sized to the roomRuns longer at low speed, so it keeps pulling moisture out |
| The air | Oversized central systemCold and damp between cycles | Mini-split sized to the roomCooled and dried together, room by room |
| Ducts | Oversized central systemLeaky ducts can pull in attic air | Mini-split sized to the roomNo ducts to draw humid attic air into the house |
| Control | Oversized central systemOne thermostat for the whole house | Mini-split sized to the roomA setting for each room |
| Limits | Oversized central systemA bigger unit won't fix it | Mini-split sized to the roomIn a very damp house you may still need a dehumidifier |
What we do
Install, dry and keep it running.
Dehumidifiers
Ducted and whole-home units, and dry-mode setup, for the rooms that stay wet.
DehumidifiersService and drains
Coil and filter cleaning and condensate drains, where a damp house often starts.
All services
Who comes to the door
Ten of us, four you'll talk to first.
Nadege owns the firm and writes every scope. Pierre's crew sets the units.
Pierre Boudreaux
Installation lead
Sets the units, runs the line sets and tests the drain before he leaves.
Thien Dao
Service technician
Takes the humidity readings and finds where the moisture comes from.
Aline Bouchard
Scheduling and scopes
Books the visit and sends the written scope.
Customers
What changed in the room.
“The back bedroom stayed sticky with the air on. They left a meter in there for two days before quoting. The unit they sized runs quietly and the room finally feels dry.”
Christel F.Homeowner, Youngsville
“Aline sent the scope in writing: two rooms, two units, and what wasn't included. Nothing changed on install day.”
Diamond R.Homeowner, Scott
“They told me a mini-split alone wouldn't dry the whole house, and added a dehumidifier on the hall return. I'd rather hear that before paying than after.”
Matteo S.Homeowner, Carencro
Sample reviews.
Service area
Lafayette and the parishes around it
Lafayette itself, and the towns around it. Mini-split installs and humidity visits across Acadiana; if your town isn't listed, send the address and we'll say whether we can get there.
Lafayette Parish
- Scott
- Broussard
- Carencro
- Duson
St. Martin Parish
- Breaux Bridge
- Cecilia
- St. Martinville
Iberia Parish
- New Iberia
Acadia Parish
- Rayne
Vermilion Parish
- Abbeville
- Maurice
We don't take jobs in Baton Rouge, Lake Charles or the Houma area.
Before you call
Questions about clammy houses
Will a mini-split fix a clammy house on its own?
Often it helps a lot in the rooms it serves, because a sized unit runs longer at low speed and removes moisture as it goes. If the whole house is damp we may add a dehumidifier. We tell you which after we measure.
What humidity should my home sit at?
The EPA says to keep it below 60 percent, ideally between 30 and 50. We compare the readings in your rooms with that.
Is dry mode the same as a dehumidifier?
No. Dry mode lowers humidity while the unit runs, with less cooling. A dehumidifier is built to take moisture out all day. Which you need depends on the room and the season.
Why does my AC run and the house stay damp?
A system that's too big, a dirty coil, weak airflow or leaky ducts can each do it. The visit finds which.
What does the visit cost?
We give you the visit fee when you book, before anyone comes out, and say whether it counts toward the work. How pricing works has the rest.
Humidity visit
Tell us what you're noticing
A few lines is enough. Aline calls back to set a time for the meter readings, and we send the visit fee in writing before anyone comes out.
Phone(337) 555-0102
Hours
- Monday – FridayToday
- 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- SundayToday
- Closed