My House Smells After My Roof Was Replaced

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.

My house smells after my roof was replaced.

We ve been using an ozone machine and filled numerous boxes with charcoal and baking soda. My nervous system is whacked out can t sleep intense headaches etc. Ceiling still leaks in bedroom after new flat roof put in and ceiling replastered. The 1st leak in oct 11 repaired.

This odor doesn t necessarily always permeate the whole house but it sometimes does. We think the buyers may try to sue us to replace their roof. All was well until we put the air conditioner on late april this year. Nowhere else in the whole house smells like this.

We recently sold our house in october 2014 and the buyers experienced a roof leak about a month after closing. New roof new walls. He said otherwise the smell can come up through the new carpet. Moisture is the root cause of most musty house smells.

He will also spray the popcorn ceiling and paint the walls with it before painting. Roof loft repointing rear valley and damaged timber. We had a new roof put on our house and within 24 hrs i started getting sick. My husband and son are still staying in the house and don t seem to be bothered by it.

Hi in january i had a leak in my ceiling which i didnt know where it came from so i had a new flat roof put in and had my. We did not have any issues with leaks prior to selling the home. Getting attic insulation replaced this week after that will have. Do they have a case.

I just renovated my house. This was done by a storm chaser roofing contractor who probably sub contracted this job they have changed roof of almost every other home. For spot sources like plants garbage cans and laundry clean them up. Once you ve identified the source of the musty odor it s time to get rid of it.

You can sometimes smell it more in one room or part of the house than in others. He also said the smell will not come up through vinyl flooring. Painter recommends ripping up carpet and shellacing the wooden subfloor with zinsser primer. It began after she had a hail damaged roof replaced with dimensional shingles.

I ve been staying at my daughters house to get away from the chemicals. We replaced the roof right after moving in about 7 years ago. Many people do not smell the fumes but the fumes. Sometimes you just seem to run into a pocket of it or it just wafts by you.

The asphalt in these materials will off gas asphaltic fumes forever. If you find exterior leaks get them repaired and clean remove replace water damaged materials.