Did the title get you interested?  Wondering how you get aromatherapy in the attic?  First of all, make sure you hire a home inspector who enters the attic, otherwise you'll never know.  If the home inspector says (s)he'll be 45-minutes to 1 1/2 hours on-site, (s)he probably won't enter the attic, or if (s)he does, it won't be very thorough.

Now back to the topic.  How do you get aromatherapy in the attic?

The picture above is the best way to get aromatherapy in the attic.  You'll get a nice strong scent that's sure to get your attention.  Thanks for stopping by.  Bye.

Oh wait, do you need a little explanation?  Okay, the pipe pictured above is a vent stack.  A vent stack is connected to the plumbing drains and simply allows air to circulate through the drain pipes so everything will drain properly.  Because they're directly connected to the drain pipes, sewer odors and gases will travel through them and exit them.  Therefore they must terminate above the roof line so the sewer odors and gases escape to the atmosphere above where the occupants can breathe.  Therefore the pipe above should have been extended through the plywood sheathing for the roof in the attic and through the roofing material so the sewer odors can escape to the exterior... otherwise you get that nice aromatherapy sewer odor in the attic.

I hope this gives you a little more information about a professional home inspection and its value.  Be safe out there.

Posted by Joseph Lang of Pillar To Post Professional Home Inspection

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