Sanitizing & Fogging in New Orleans

Indoor Air Quality Services Inc. (dba IAQ Services) provides professional sanitizing and disinfectant fogging for homes, schools, offices and businesses throughout New Orleans and surrounding parishes. Fogging spreads a fine mist of disinfectant through an entire space. It reaches the surfaces and hard-to-reach areas that ordinary cleaning misses, which helps reduce the spread of viruses, including the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, as well as bacteria and other germs.

Our Sanitizing & Fogging Process

We begin by assessing the space. We look at its size, layout, how it’s used and any areas of concern, so we can plan the right approach and choose the right disinfectant. Our technicians then prepare the area by protecting sensitive equipment and making sure occupants are out of the space.

Using a commercial fogger, we disperse a fine mist of EPA-registered disinfectant that hangs in the air before settling evenly onto all exposed surfaces. We treat high-touch areas such as door handles, light switches, counters and shared equipment. Once the product has had its required contact time, we let you know when it’s safe to return, following the product label.

This whole-space approach is what gives more complete and consistent coverage than wiping surfaces by hand.

Why Sanitizing & Fogging Matters

Covers the whole space. The fine mist reaches corners, crevices and hard-to-reach surfaces that standard cleaning often misses.
Effective against harmful pathogens. We use disinfectants listed by the EPA as effective against specific pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Reduces cross-contamination. Fogging cuts down on cloths and sponges, which can carry germs from one surface to another.
Protects occupants. Lowering pathogen levels helps protect families, employees, students and customers, especially people at higher risk.
Supports healthier indoor air quality. Sanitizing works best as part of a broader plan that includes regular cleaning, HVAC maintenance and good ventilation.

When to Schedule Sanitizing & Fogging

Professional sanitizing and fogging is a good idea in situations like these:

After someone in your home or workplace has been sick with COVID-19, the flu or another contagious illness
During cold and flu season, or when illness is spreading through your community
In high-traffic settings such as offices, schools, daycares, gyms, restaurants and medical waiting areas
Before welcoming new tenants, employees or students into a space
After water damage or mold remediation, as part of restoring a healthy environment

How Often Should a Space Be Sanitized?

How often you need it depends on how the space is used, how many people pass through it, and the current level of illness in the community. A home may only need fogging after an illness. Busy commercial spaces, schools and healthcare settings may benefit from regular, scheduled service. IAQ Services can help you set a schedule that fits your space and your risks.

Why Hire a Professional

Effective fogging means using the right disinfectant, at the right concentration, with the right equipment. Professionals know which EPA-registered products work against specific pathogens. We also know how to apply them for full coverage without putting occupants or indoor air quality at risk.

Applying disinfectants incorrectly can leave gaps in coverage, damage sensitive surfaces or expose people to chemicals. IAQ Services tailors every job to the space and follows label directions and safety requirements from start to finish.

FAQs

Yes, when it’s done correctly by trained professionals. We use EPA-registered disinfectants and follow label directions for application and re-entry. Occupants and pets leave the space during treatment and return once it’s safe to do so.
Many disinfectants used in fogging are listed by the EPA as effective against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Fogging reduces the virus on exposed surfaces and in the treated air at the time of treatment. It doesn’t protect against new exposure afterward, so it works best combined with regular cleaning and good ventilation.
Most jobs take a few hours, depending on the size and layout of the space. The disinfectant also needs a set contact and settling time before you can return. IAQ Services will tell you what to expect after assessing your space.
Yes. IAQ Services provides sanitizing and fogging for residential, commercial and institutional properties across the Greater New Orleans area, including schools, offices, gyms and restaurants.

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Our services

DUCT/HVAC CLEANING & SANITIZING

Your heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems need regular inspection to ensure optimum operation. If dust, mold or rodents cause problems in the HVAC, we’ll find the source of the issues and clean and/or repair your ducts.
We remove the coil to clean and sanitize it. The ducts are water scrubbed, wiped down and coated with a biocide. Any biological growth is removed.
Let us clear the air by keeping your HVAC system operating efficiently and effectively.
MOLD REMEDIATION

South Louisiana home and business owners fight a constant battle with mold. Water intrusion and mold can be a problem on and inside walls and on floors and ceilings and not just after major storms or hurricanes.
Cleaning up mold make require removal of walls and insulation. We do everything from scrubbing the studs to applying biocides by hand and coating the walls to prevent further mold growth.
Let us clear the air by providing our state-licensed mold remediation services to your residence or commercial or industrial facilities.
SANITIZING/ FOGGING PHYSICAL SPACE

Creating a safe living and working environment may require more than simple cleaning processes.
We are EPA licensed to fog your home, school or office to rid the air of coronavirus and other airborne germs and pontential health risks.
Let us clear the air by sanitizing your home or work space.