We bought a house in Febuary 2007. It is an older house, built in the 20's. We started noticing a smell coming from the back bedroom of our house, within days of moving in. To me it smells like a sewer gas leak. I have found out from neighbors that the people living here before us had the same problem. This smell comes & goes at least once a day. It doesn't stay all day, I can get rid of it if I open the windows and air out the house, then after closing the windows it will not stink again until sometime the next day or day after that. It is only in the back room. The kitchen and bathroom walls all connect to this bedroom. I've had three different plumbing companys come out to check all plumbing,some plumbing company's have come out more than once.They all say something different and fix something but the smell is back the very next day. Some of the plumbers have just said they have no idea what it is. I have one baby and a 3 year old & I'm worried itcould be harmful to my children!
2007-09-14 05:39:18 · 6 answers · asked by Leasha L 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Water can evaporate from the P-trap in a rarely used drain such as a water drain in the basement, or an unused sink or bathtub. Pour some water down the drain every week or so.
Another possibility is a broken or clogged soil stack that is vented through your roof. Both of these are fairly obvious, and any good plumber should have checked for them.
Did they check the grade differential from your house to the outside sewer? Pressure could force water out of the P-traps and let sewer gas in the house. You would probably notice water spatter around the drain, if not outright flooding.
2007-09-14 08:09:36 · answer #1 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should have an inspector come and check it out. He will probably find the cause better than a plumber could and will recommend how to fix it. This is something that should have been noted when you bought the house. It may be ok now becuase it is warm enough to open windows, but what about when it gets cold. Strange odors should never be left unaddressed. Do you have gas heat or oil? Make sure you do not have a gas leak somewhere as well. That could be a serious to fatal problem if overlooked.
2007-09-14 05:45:06 · answer #2 · answered by kikio 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may not apply to you, but we had a bad smell in our laundry room that would come and go. I finally realized that the utlity sink beside the washer was rarely used, and the water in the u-joint under the sink would dry up and vent the drain out to the room. Now I just be sure to occasionally run some water in the sink.
2007-09-14 05:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is there a propane tank or natural gas coming in to the house or pipes near your property? If so call the Propane company or the
gas company. They can detect if there is a leak.
2007-09-14 05:54:08 · answer #4 · answered by roeskats 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chec to see if the vent pipe from the kitchen/bath plumbing goes all the way thru the roof or if it is loose or broken...
2007-09-14 05:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by Sophie B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hve you regarded below your sofas, you're starting to be a dull mouse there. in case you have shampoo'd the carpet and didnt air the front room out the carpet could have a dry damp scent. you need to shampoo it returned and depart the homestead windows and doors open to allow it dry interior the clean air. it could additionally be that below the floorboards or interior the wall there ought to be lifeless rodents.
2016-11-15 05:31:13 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋