House Smells Like Hot Attic

Sniffed the walls the floor outlets ac vents no moldy window sills and it s mostly in the doorway.

House smells like hot attic.

If that s not the problem vacuum and then scrub the firebox the area that contains the fire at the base of the chimney. It might be you have a gap or air leak in the returrn air duct that is allowing this smell to get into ductwork. On cool days no smell but when the attic gets hot the one bedroom has the smell. There are other holes as well like where the wire from your light switch travels up into the attic.

Rodent droppings urine. Musty dirty animal and moldy smells in an attic create an unpleasant surprise when you go up to this easily overlooked space in the house. However attics can also have problems such as a musty mold odor that are normally associated with basements and cellars. Chimney smells can be drawn into the house when these are left open.

Another potential source of attic odor is from a combination of rodent droppings and urine when mice or rats take refuge in the attic they are naturally going to do their business here. The unpleasant odor can also attach itself to items stored in the attic. If the smell persists after the firebox has dried following this cleaning call in a chimney sweep to clean and inspect your chimney. The musty mold odor can creep down from your attic and take up residence in other areas of your home.

And infiltrate the airr in the duct even though it s not running. What causes that old house smell three things that musty old houses have in common. If you notice this type of odor coming from your attic avoid entering it unless you are wearing a proper respirator. I would say eliminate the smell through ventilation.

Such odors may even make the items or clothing you re storing in your attic smell as well. Where those wires punch through to the attic are rarely sealed properly or at all and that is just one more path for hot air to travel down into your house bringing that lovely odor with it.