Spray Foam Insulation Smells Like Fish

Marty donnelly posted in energy efficiency and durability on september 3 2010 02 36am i recently had my attic roof deck spray foamed with 6 of basf spray foam insulation.

Spray foam insulation smells like fish.

We ve probably sprayed foam in 2 000 homes by now. Bird family insulation has been installing spray foam insulation in retrofit existing homes around atlanta for about 12 years now. Homeowners are concerned about the lingering spray foam odor. This can result all if your spray polyurethane foam insulation gets botched by someone who simply doesn t understand the science of proper application.

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. On the other hand imagine your home being overtaken by lingering odors so noxious that they make litter box and dead fish seem like refreshing glade scents. While open cell foam smells like paint closed cell foam has a rotten fish smell to it. It s hard to enjoy your home when it smells bad.

A bad spray foam job can really stink. I have basf spray foam insulation that smells like rotten fish. Installing spray polyurethane foam insulation even in an already occupied home usually just results in greater comfort increased energy savings and more homeowner happiness. Perhaps you can paint them to minimize odors perhaps you may have to remove the entire frame of your house.

But since returning to your home you ve noticed a fishy smell and you aren t sure what to do about it. If you re considering spray foam insulation in your home or office space but are concerned about fishy smells or odors be sure to speak to a licensed spray foam contractor poorly trained contractors or inexperienced contractors can have an impact on the quality of the spray foam and how it is applied. Spray foam insulation post install chemical smell not rotten fish scott roberson posted in green products and materials on september 10 2015 02 10am i ve read many articles on this subject but i wanted to ask a more specific question as my case doesn t seem to match the other s horror stories with poorly installed spray foam insulation. If there is one thing i ve learned it s this.

In fact it might even smell like a kettle of rotten ones. But either way the odors are absorbed by the surrounding materials which are studs roof joists sheathing panels etc.