Attic Smells Like Sewer

Sewer smell in attic.

Attic smells like sewer.

We ll save you some time. One common cause of sewer gas leaks comes from damage to your sewer or septic pipes. Sewer gas is a byproduct of the breakdown of natural human waste. Your pipes could be leaking from rust corrosion a blockage or holes along the pipes or pipe joints.

Sewer gases mold and dead animals will never give off a fish odor. In the bottom of most access pits in a basement is the house trap. The sewer odor in bathroom could be responsible for various health problems including headaches as the waste breaking down in the sewer line emits. The scary part is that most homeowners misdiagnose that smell as either a sewer gas mold or a dead animal in the walls attic or basement.

Randyshark oh i spoke to a plumber on tues and he suggested that since there is a 3 vent pipe less than 10 feet from the other vent in the attic with studar cap that rather than run another pipe thru the roof that i should put an upside down t in the 3 pipe and run the 2 into it. It comprises a mixture of gases including hydrogen sulfide ammonia and more. The sewer access pit is the first place to check and maybe the last place most people look. That means they waste valuable time and lots of money trying to fix a problem they don t have.

Common blockages tend to be caused by tree roots grease and items that shouldn t have been flushed down the drain. Another description is aged or old like sniffing through an old book in the poorly treated library. Sewer smell in house from loose or ill fitted sewer trap plugs. Not only is the sewage smell in the bathroom gross but it can also be hazardous to your health.

It could also be a little dusty powdery and ticklish to the nose. The most common source of a sewer smell in house is from missing ill fitted or loose sewer trap plugs. If your storage room or attic smells like this perhaps it has been infested with mold particularly if you store cardboard box unused book or paper items.