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Smell in house after new roof.
Learn which house smells mean trouble in your home.
Ask question asked 3 years 7 months ago.
This smell is because of the sealants on the asphalt shingles that naturally melt and set the shingles in place.
New roof has asphalt smell.
This odor doesn t necessarily always permeate the whole house but it sometimes does.
Clean the roof and the vent stacks and lengthen the pipe.
I know how to solve it.
Turbine vents will remove smell.
Solution to a vent stack clog.
The stack should send these gases out around your roof so the smells don t affect you.
How is it getting into home.
It began after she had a hail damaged roof replaced with dimensional shingles.
Sometimes you just seem to run into a pocket of it or it just wafts by you.
By nature houses are full of smells.
If your house smells musty after a rain and it s a significant difference rain is probably going where it shouldn t.
Rosie palau who lives in sarasota fl the home of the best sugar beach sand in the usa has a big problem in her home.
Active 3 years 7 months ago.
Demolition day produced an alarmingly strong odor in the house which of course triggered a migraine attack.
My husband and son are still staying in the house and don t seem to be bothered by it.
Shingles off gassing into attic.
Moisture feeds mold and mildew growth.
The first spots to check are the roof and attic but rain can seep into basements and crawlspaces too.
The odor and the migraine got worse each day.
From what pets you have to what laundry detergent you use every house and family has a signature smell.
You can sometimes smell it more in one room or part of the house than in others.
I ve been staying at my daughters house to get away from the chemicals.
When they were here they had large pieces of wood up against the.
We had a new roof put on our house and within 24 hrs i started getting sick.
We got our new roof architectural shingle and siding installed two yeras back and after that a strong odor started coming on the main level esp when you come from outside you smell the fumes smell more during summers.
This was done by a storm chaser roofing contractor who probably sub contracted this job they have changed roof of almost every other home.
Natural gas smell in house after new roof installation.
If you had new asphalt roof shingles set then the smell is probably something ashy.
Also another material would cost at least twice as much which isn t possible considering that we re a year into starting a new business.
We just had our roof replaced today and i ve noticed a distinct smell of natural gas at random times while walking through the house.
My nervous system is whacked out can t sleep intense headaches etc.
Unfortunately leaves and other fallen debris can get jammed inside and cause odors to be trapped around your house.