When you re enter your house follow the offending scent until you reach the area where the smell is the strongest.
My house smells after my flat roof was replaced.
An hour ago i believed i didn t make a terrible decision that will exacerbate my migraine attacks.
This odor doesn t necessarily always permeate the whole house but it sometimes does.
Mold and mildew can hide behind walls or in other unseen places.
The simple solution is to install three turbine roof vents many call them whirlybirds up on the roof.
You can sometimes smell it more in one room or part of the house than in others.
Now i m not so sure.
So i opened the garage to let it air out and now it s fine.
Sometimes you just seem to run into a pocket of it or it just wafts by you.
Leaky pipes a damaged roof high humidity and exposed dirt in the crawlspace may all contribute to moisture buildup.
Keep in mind that the smell may be coming from other floors the attic crawlspaces or even through vents outside.
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.
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.
This moisture combined with the stagnant air and dark corners can lead to the growth of mold and mildew.
Step 1 clear your sense of smell by stepping outside for a few minutes.
It began after she had a hail damaged roof replaced with dimensional shingles.
It looks great and even better doesn t leak.
This was done by a storm chaser roofing contractor who probably sub contracted this job they have changed roof of almost every other home.