Prevent this fishy issue with an electrical inspection.
Attic smells like fish.
A rotten egg smell might be a potentially dangerous natural gas leak.
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.
If that happens you re going to end up with a terrible smell inside your house.
And if you can t get the bad smell to go away that s even worse.
We ll save you some time.
The plastic used in these components contains a chemical that emits a fish or urine like smell when it gets extremely hot or burns.
Such is the plight of some homeowners following an attic spray foam insulation project the spray foam stinks and the smell is infiltrating their living space.
It s hard to enjoy your home when it smells bad.
Such odors may even make the items or clothing you re storing in your attic smell as well.
We were surprised by the occasional fishy smells that were drifting down from the attic but figured the smelly little beasts had done something unmentionable.
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.
For the last few days it s been life at the marable houshold as usual except we ve had a few extra guest in the attic.
The most common cause for an unexplained fish odor in the home is not mold or dead animals in the crawlspace as many people might think.
Sewer gases mold and dead animals will never give off a fish odor.
Instead it is overheated plastic in electrical components.
Rodent droppings urine.
The attic directly above this area was clean and free of mold odors and visible mold and appeared unlikely to harbor unusual mold conditions.
If the odor persists you may need to rent or purchase a plumber s auger or snake to dislodge the clog.
Ammonia from bat urine emits a very strong odor once there s an infestation and it smells just like a urine soaked cat litter box.
Let the bleach sit for 30 to 60 minutes then run the hot water or flush the toilet again.
The interesting thing about a dead animal in an attic is that the odor is actually usually stronger inside the house than in the attic itself.
So i set the usual trap and hoped for the best.
In the photo section the first photo is of the property the 2nd is of the damaged dining room ceiling covered in plastic and the.
Animals very commonly live inside the attics of homes and buildings.
Mold rodents and sewer gas do not smell like rotten fish at all.
If you notice this type of odor coming from your attic avoid entering it unless you are wearing a proper respirator.
A dead animal will smell more rotten than it will fishy.
Sewer gases smell like rotten eggs sulphur while mold is often described as a sweet musty rotten wood smell.
