New Roof Tar Smell In House

Musty smell in house.

New roof tar smell in house.

My guess is maybe it s the insulation or whatnot. All was well until we put the air conditioner on late april this year. By nature houses are full of smells. An hour ago i believed i didn t make a terrible decision that will exacerbate my migraine attacks.

From what pets you have to what laundry detergent you use every house and family has a signature smell. New asphalt shingles can give off a tar like smell that for some comes off as being very strong and irritating. Using hot roofing tar can easily cause odor complaints because the odor is strong pungent and can be smelled at very low concentrations in the air. We had a new roof put on a few years back.

Learn which house smells mean trouble in your home. However this was on a 2 story house animals on first story roof physically far removed from them and in michigan in february no open windows or doors. Today the roof is finished. It s been days of us breathing in this toxic smell.

We ve been noticing a smell from the roof on hot days kind of like asphalt or tar. I went up on top of the roof and couldn t smell anything just from the inside in parts of the house and only when it s hot outside. Has anyone else out there had a similar experience. Yes we had a new roof put on a few days ago and while they were working i began to smell the tar asphalt smell in my home.

A musty pungent odor could indicate a sink leak or broken pipe that has given rise to mold which loves to grow in dark damp spots. Odors from rubber roof adhesives have a sweet organic odor solvent odor that people begin to smell when the concentration in air is much higher. I leave the house and come back to a wall of awful stench. This smell is because of the sealants on the asphalt shingles that naturally melt and set the shingles in place.

Now they are finished and the house stinks of tar. My landlord had a new roof put on the house last december. This cannot be good. If you had new asphalt roof shingles set then the smell is probably something ashy.

Then in the afternoon after the outside of the house gets good and hot the inside has a strong asphalt type smell which hurts my throat.