New Roof Tar Smell In House

Has anyone else out there had a similar experience.

New roof tar smell in house.

There seemed to be no ill effect on the animals at the time 1 cham 1 leo an assortment of fish newts and frog. Today the roof is finished. 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. This cannot be good.

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. My landlord had a new roof put on the house last december. 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.

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. I leave the house and come back to a wall of awful stench. All was well until we put the air conditioner on late april this year. Now they are finished and the house stinks of tar.

By nature houses are full of smells. Musty smell in house. An hour ago i believed i didn t make a terrible decision that will exacerbate my migraine attacks. We ve been noticing a smell from the roof on hot days kind of like asphalt or tar.

Learn which house smells mean trouble in your home. We had a new roof put on a few years back. 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. It looks great and even better doesn t leak.

This smell is because of the sealants on the asphalt shingles that naturally melt and set the shingles in place. My guess is maybe it s the insulation or whatnot. If you had new asphalt roof shingles set then the smell is probably something ashy. It s been days of us breathing in this toxic smell.

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.