Roofing Smells Like Fish

Health concerns during roofing projectsre roofing of university buildings is a necessary part of building preservation.

Roofing smells like fish.

Fishy smell that s not fish some people refer to this as a urine or burning rubber smell. This could be something electrical in the home overheating and melting its insulating plastic or rubber which could lead to a fire. The following information addresses some of the common complaints associated with roofing projects and some methods for reducing problems i smell roof tar odors. During the project roof tar odors are generated.

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. An hour ago i believed i didn t make a terrible decision that will exacerbate my migraine attacks. Does this mean i am being over exposed to a. They should put a warning on their pink panther fiberglass.

Amine is the chemical that causes fish odor in overheating electrical components and trimethylamine a type of amine is the specific amine that is the cause of true dead fish odor from actual dead fish. The most likely culprit is an appliance such as a dishwasher washing machine or an air conditioner. Today the roof is finished. 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.

Bakelite light sockets in lamps and other locations can release fish odors if they overheat.