House Smells Like Hot Attic

In my world its pretty simple.

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. Unless it is fish this strange smell is probably emanating from a burning electrical component. If that s not the problem vacuum and then scrub the firebox the area that contains the fire at the base of the chimney. Gable vent in end of outside wall high up in peak end.

On cool days no smell but when the attic gets hot the one bedroom has the smell. Smells like attic air is a great start since you have something to go on beats. Air is being drawn in from attic into house via openings in the ceiling which is now connected to the attic. Use a flashlight to look over the attic for the source of the smell.

Air is being drawn from attic into house via duct return leakage. If you do not have any of these your attic gets really hot and. If the smell persists after the firebox has dried following this cleaning call in a chimney sweep to clean and inspect your chimney. Also ridge vent is popular in homes with new roof less than 10 years old.

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. What you need to do is isolate the problem. They explain that when an animal dies in the attic it s common for the smell to permeate the whole house.

Yep sometimes animals live in your walls or fall down in them and get stuck and. Duct work is also a big culprit. 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. Chances are yours are little chimneys just sucking that hot humid air back into your house.

It just doesn t seem right does it smell all the time. Sniffed the walls the floor outlets ac vents no moldy window sills and it s mostly in the doorway. Chimney smells can be drawn into the house when these are left open.