House Smells Like Hot Attic

Like any scent you may even grow used to some of these dangerous house smells so it s important to be hyperaware of the following smells to keep you safe.

House smells like hot attic. Air is being drawn in from attic into house via openings in the ceiling which is now connected to the attic. Instagram dawn mendez. Gable vent in end of outside wall high up in peak end. On a really warm day while the air is turned off hold a lit piece of incense up under the can light and watch the smoke dance as the air pours into your house.

If there is moisture damage or the appearance of mildew on any exposed insulation then pull the damaged insulation down and stuff it into garbage bags. If it does you need big honkin fans to exhaust the house so you can start to isolate where the smell s coming from bottom up attic down from the vents. Use a flashlight to look over the attic for the source of the smell. Unless it is fish this strange smell is probably emanating from a burning electrical component.

If the smell persists after the firebox has dried following this cleaning call in a chimney sweep to clean and inspect your chimney. Air is being drawn from attic into house via duct return leakage. Chimney smells can be drawn into the house when these are left open. If that s not the problem vacuum and then scrub the firebox the area that contains the fire at the base of the chimney.

What you need to do is isolate the problem. In my world its pretty simple. Yep sometimes animals live in your walls or fall down in them and get stuck and. Electrical shielding wires and other plastic components emit a fish or urine smell when exposed to high heat.

Chances are yours are little chimneys just sucking that hot humid air back into your house. Ducts usually leak like crazy. On cool days no smell but when the attic gets hot the one bedroom has the smell. Also ridge vent is popular in homes with new roof less than 10 years old.

Sniffed the walls the floor outlets ac vents no moldy window sills and it s mostly in the doorway. They explain that when an animal dies in the attic it s common for the smell to permeate the whole house. It just doesn t seem right does it smell all the time.