Smell In Roof Space

While we can generally locate most dead animals in the ceiling space of homes some manage to get into wall cavities or inaccessible places in the roof.

Smell in roof space. I live in a condo building. I have a similar issue. Follow these steps to eliminate the odor problem. Attics provide extra space for a spare room or storage.

If you had new asphalt roof shingles set then the smell is probably something ashy. Got a really bad smell in your roof. New asphalt shingles can give off a tar like smell that for some comes off as being very strong and irritating. Click here for a nationwide list of 100 s of professional wildlife trappers serving all 50 states.

This entry was posted on february 27 2015 by brian vernon. That is the smell of space the interior of the international space station smells a little more mundane. This can make a house uninhabitable until the stench has been eliminated. This smell is because of the sealants on the asphalt shingles that naturally melt and set the shingles in place.

The simple solution is to install three turbine roof vents many call them whirlybirds up on the roof. My loft bedroom ceiling butts up with the roof i am sure there is a crawl space in between none the less a new roof was started back in oct nov 2016 and continued through the early summer of 2017. When an animal like a rat squirrel opossum or raccoon dies in a wall attic or another area of your home the smell can be overwhelming. This was done by a storm chaser roofing contractor who probably sub contracted this job they have changed roof of almost every other home.

The smell is usually strongest in the room below the exact area where the animal died. Starting in july i noticed this chemical like paint like odor. Pettit who recently returned from a second six month long mission on the iss. You ll also need great soffit ventilation strips put in that allow outside air to flow up and into the attic space so the asphalt fumes are exhausted out of the top of the roof.

However attics can also have problems such as a musty mold odor that are normally associated with basements and cellars. Then the only solution is to cut an access point into the wall.