Lake LBJ's quiet side
Granite Shoals is a small city on Lake LBJ, just west of Marble Falls along FM 1431. It's residential and unhurried: retirees in year-round homes, families with weekend houses, and boat docks behind the waterfront lots. Many homes started out as small lake cottages and grew an addition or two over the years. Others are newer builds with walls of windows facing the water.
Both kinds of house build up a bio-load, the tiny particles that collect in the air, on surfaces and inside the HVAC system. What Is Your Home's Bio-Load? has the longer explanation.
What happens to the air in an added-on lake cottage?
Each addition brings a new room, a new closet and sometimes a new stretch of ductwork tacked onto the old system. The bedroom at the far end of that run tends to get the least airflow, and it's usually the one that smells stale first.
A few other spots add to it:
Weekend homes. A house closed between visits can smell shut-in when you get back. See our closed-up homes guide.
Garages and storage. Wet towels, boat cushions and lake gear leave a damp smell behind.
Bathrooms and laundry rooms. Humid lake air lingers when exhaust fans are weak. Our bathroom fans guide has easy fixes.
How does the dry fog reach the far rooms?
Our patented VaPURE system makes a fog of droplets about 7 microns across that drift instead of dropping, and positive pressure carries them past the old doorway into the addition, into every closet, crack and crevice and through each stretch of ductwork. In each of those rooms it helps control the growth of odor-causing microorganisms on hard, non-porous surfaces, and it temporarily reduces airborne particulates as the droplets come down. Last, a surface protectant is fogged in the same way.
Quilts, cushions and rugs stay dry. The work is done in one day, and after a 4-hour air-out you're back home the same day. Every step is laid out on our dry fog treatment page.
One phone call to start
Book a free phone consultation at a time that fits. A team member learns what's going on in your home, answers your questions and sends a written quote based on square footage before anything is scheduled. Tell us about any additions, since they help us plan the setup.
Granite Shoals FAQ
Can the fog reach rooms that were added onto the house?
Yes. The fog fills the whole home under positive pressure, including additions, closets and every run of ductwork.
We're selling our lake house. Does this help?
A fresher-smelling home makes a better first impression on buyers. Book the treatment after the house is cleaned and before the first showing, and you're back in the same day.
Get your free Granite Shoals quote
Call 512-904-4646 or email IAQ@goldeagleservices.com. We're available Monday through Saturday, 7am to 7pm.