House smells of weed... but no one smokes it?

[Tau]

We are trying to sell our house, which isn't going well at all, and since a few days we have an added problem: the house smells very strongly of weed (aka pot, marihuana, cannabis). The smell comes and goes, and is currently the strongest in the main bedroom. Sometimes it can be smelled outside too.
We've had this happen every year, but I can't remember if it was always the same time of the year.

No one in our house smokes or grows it (Yes, I am sure my son is not the culprit - the smell is worst when he is in school anyway.)

I doubt it's the next door neighbours because the current neighbours are the third set we've had and they can't ALL have been heavy pot smokers! They don't seem the type anyway.

I've read that a plant called phlox can smell like that, but we don't have that plant and so far I cannot see it in any of the neighbours' gardens either.
To be honest it didn't bother us before, but now I fear that if we eventually get viewers this may put them off...

So, what could be causing this smell?

[serin]

Where do you live Tau? I am wondering if its Totnes or Glastobury

[uptherear]

Could be bat poo and when attic heats up with sun you can smell it.

[uptherear]

Why not stick your head into attic and sniff? Bet its bat piss/shit as really odd smell.

[BrittaPerry]

I'm having a very similar issue!

Although in my case it is almost certainly next door smoking.

[Tau]

Hehe, NotGoodNotBad, my partner did suggest that perhaps we are suffering flashbacks to our younger years....

And no, we don't live in Totnes or Glastonbury either!

Our seagrass basket appear to be fine. Still no smell today, but if it comes back I shall go and sniff that attic.

If it are bats, should we do something about that? I mean,I like bats, and they are protected, aren't they? So I wouldn't want them gone... But I grew up in a tropical country and there we had to have the loft space cleared out every few years because the ceiling would start to bend under the weight of the bat droppings. I don't recall smelling anything, but perhaps tropical bats smell different, or we didn't smell it because the windows were always open, or we were so used to it that we didn't notice...

[uptherear]

Depends which kind of bat. Some species only roost in the attic during summer and leave over winter. Winter would be the time to go up and clean up any droppings but ime it only helps a little. They defo stink!!

[Debbiedo15]

Wet suit in the house at all. My son's gul wetsuit stinks of weed since it was brand new.

[PamDooveOrangeJoof]

My sons wetsuit makes the wardrobe smell like weed for some reason!

[PamDooveOrangeJoof]

Wow Debbie, I hadn’t even rtft and just saw your comment after I’d posted. Thought it was just us!

[andalittlebitofpixiedust]

My daughter's sandals arrived from a M&S warehouse smelling so strongly of weed that various parts of the house still smells of it occasionally 2 years later.

[FabulousSophie]

Maybe it's that new anti-perspirant you've been using.

[JustAnotherManicUsername]

Zombie thread

[Inferiorbeing]

we had this when we moved into- the previous owners had left a small stash behind hidden underneath the panel in a the cupboard! Weed has a very strong smell so even a tiny amount would leave a trace

[fuzzyduck1]

We had a smell of weed in the locker room where I use to work.
Turned out to be weed someone had left in their locker.

[UsAndTheAnimals]

@tau

I just found this thread cause I'm having the exact same problem! You said it only happens when it's sunny, same with us. I think it's either our new carpet or our new windows (unlikely to be windows cause it doesn't happen anywhere except living room) but it's so strong. Weed or lager smell. Really annoying if you've been out for hours and bring people home for play date with kids and your house smells strongly of weed. 😑

[AndromedaPerseus]

Do you live near a brewery I find hop mashing days can emit a strong weed like smell and only some days of the week

[UsAndTheAnimals]

No, I don't at least, no where near. Top of a hill in rural Derbyshire! Think brewery was discussed before with OP. When I lived down south I live very close to the Fuller's brewery and often the air would smell of that malty hop smell but never like weed.

[Vulgarlady]

My husbands wetsuit smells like weed

[UsAndTheAnimals]

Yeah a couple of people have said that @vulgarlady I wonder if it's something in the rubber? In which case could easily be the back of our carpet doing it when it warms up in the sun

[SPARKLYSTARSHINESBRIGHT]

Do you live near any fields? They have been muck spreading by us and it smells quite strong and similar to weed

[UsAndTheAnimals]

Nearish but not close enough for it to infiltrate the house and not so it's only in one room! Noticed the muck spreading today actually on way home, smelled very different to what the living room smells like though @sparklystarshinebright

[sulee]

I was eying my adult son suspiciously for weeks due to the heady scent wafting across the landing. Just about to confront him when I sniffed out the culprit-a frankincense oil diffuser I had as a Christmas present! 😆

[Joanne1405]

Did anyone manage to solve the issue ? Currently having the same problem and we have just had new carpets fitted and painted

[Sweeney63]

My friend drinks brown ale it stinks of weed.