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Rob5, I revisited your idea about the lights. Two of the locations where the smell occurs, although they have been rewired, have vintage wall sconces with similar components. On realizing this I started testing the smell with the lights on. I am getting positive results. That is the smell...

Mickymoody In our case all the wallpaper has been removed for several years to facilitate wall repaired and sealing – currently the walls are all in what we refer to as “decoration ready”. That is waiting for final treatment – either paint or wall paper. Although your input is insightful...

The explanation as to fish smell is really a simple explanation for a more complex compound. The smell is actually closer to that of trimethylamine, which can be describe as fishy but is really something else. It is closer to the smell of a hawthorn blossom that is begun to decay...

Dear Maid, Thanks for your reply. Our smell issue has existed for years although there has been many months with no occurence. How would you describe your smell was it fishy or feral? Also how would you rate the intensity - did it vary? That is somethings weak, other times strong...

I have a similar experinece in fact almost identical. In our case the smell is similar to trimethylamine (fishy). Our house is also 100 years old and we began restoration about 10 years ago. the smell occurs only in three areas, differnet rooms and goes from mild to unbearable and then gone...