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.

My landlord had a new roof put on the house last december. This smell is because of the sealants on the asphalt shingles that naturally melt and set the shingles in place. Today the roof is finished. All was well until we put the air conditioner on late april this year.

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. Musty smell in house. 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. I noticed the can left on the roof in an aerial shot of my roof was tar that.

If you had new asphalt roof shingles set then the smell is probably something ashy. Using hot roofing tar can easily cause odor complaints because the odor is strong pungent and can be smelled at very low concentrations in the air. We had a roofer replace our flat roof and had three vents put in by this roofing company. 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.

It looks great and even better doesn t leak. Can a new roof installation make your house sti.