House Smells Like Tar After New Roof

I am going into my third year of this tar like smell coming from my second floor which is our bedrooms.

House smells like tar after new roof.

Can a new roof installation make your house sti. 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 smell is because of the sealants on the asphalt shingles that naturally melt and set the shingles in place. An hour ago i believed i didn t make a terrible decision that will exacerbate my migraine attacks.

I noticed the can left on the roof in an aerial shot of my roof was tar that. It looks great and even better doesn t leak. Leaving the house open all night and a special 40 air conditioner filter diminished the odor greatly though the smell is worsening as the day warms up. My landlord had a new roof put on the house last december.

Then in the afternoon after the outside of the house gets good and hot the inside has a strong asphalt type smell which hurts my throat. Today the roof is finished. If you had new asphalt roof shingles set then the smell is probably something ashy. 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.

All was well until we put the air conditioner on late april this year. New asphalt shingles can give off a tar like smell that for some comes off as being very strong and irritating.