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Comments (25)I just went through something like this at my place. I got these new neighbours on both sides of me a couple of years ago, and I swear the food they cook smells like dead bodies. No joke. At first I thought they were cooking drugs. For the last year it has been really bad during the pandemic. About a dozen times there was a smell coming into my apartment, and one day I just had enough. I called the super and complained. It was ok for awhile and then it started again. Its obvious they dont care about what the supers say so I let it go for a few more times, and then I called the head office. I spoke with the main secretary of the head office and told him what is going on. Then he told me to send him an email, and the owner responded. Since I have complaint its not that bad. Like, I understand its hard to complain about this issue because it is a sensitive one. However, if you work hard to pay the rent and you follow all the rules, why should you have to put up with a smell that is going to ruin the contents in your apartment to a point where you will have to throw out your furniture when you move out? Its not right. If you feel annoyed, say something and stick up for yourself. Who cares what they think! If they had respect for your in the first place and/or the property, they would of boiled water and vinegar on the stove while they were cooking it....See MoreWhat can I do about cigarette smoke seeping in?
Comments (4)The tables are turning. Where I live there's much discussion about whether your issue is worthy of making it illegal to smoke in apartment buildings altogether. I don't mind smoking but we all know it's a really bad habit. I recall an experiment from high school biology where moving or adding clean air worked best to dissipate. (I don't remember what were were proving though :\) Plugging holes or masking the odor is one solution but adding a fan or air purifier should help....See MoreSmoking Neighbors--Anyone use a fan?
Comments (50)Just a heads up to anyone suffering from this; you need a drum fan that can move a lot of air pointed at the top of the boundary fence. When you're gardening pop it on a wheelie bin and angle it up to skirt air over the top. In terms of CFM or "cubic feet per minute" look for ratings around 1500 CFM. In hot still weather or weather with a very light breeze it'll subdue the fumes nicely. If you're planning to do gardening in breezy weather you may need to go higher, probably double - 3000+ CFM. Used at the correct angle they create a good 'air barrier' that will reduce fumes to the lightest of very light whiffs (usually borderline imperceptible) when pointed directly at their smoking area. They also make airing out the house a cinch so you can close the windows comfortably. For rapid cooling in several minutes you'll want two per floor in a cross-breeze - however 'industrial' fans are expensive so you can get by with just one but it'll take longer to shift the heat on a single floor. If you feel hot after closing up it's mostly due to the wind-chill they create - so leave one running on low power (or a desk fan) pointed in your general direction. It's a solution that may cost you a fair amount upfront but worth it for your sanity and wellbeing. I'd suggest at least one per floor so you aren't constantly carrying them up and downstairs (and knocking them in to things). Ideally give them designated window-ledges so it's just cracking open a couple windows and flipping a switch for a few minutes. Be vigilant when they're in operation if the person next-door lights up around open windows....See MoreCigarette smoke from neighbors permeating through brick walls
Comments (12)My DD was having the worst time with cig smoke coming from an adjacent apartment (in what was supposed to be a non-smoking building!) There were multiple factors -- shared ductwork (fans), penetration through electrical outlets, a common attic that allowed air to travel from one unit to another. She also found the wall in her closet didn't actually go to the ceiling, and the substantial gap there allowed a direct communication to the neighbor's. Even a narrow crack can allow a fair amount of smoke to come through....See Moresrn1234
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