On 3/6/2012 10:04 PM, gregz wrote:
Steven wrote:
I write in hope of some serious answers. I know this general issue has
come up before, and wading through the incredulous and the trolls doing a
search yields nothing that seems likely to work. Maybe there is nothing; if not, so be it.
We just moved into our new home after over 7 months of renovations. The
problem is cigarette smoke from one of our neighbors.
This is an attached house, with a party wall (concrete). (attached on
the other side too, separate construction, not a problem.
When the walls were open, I was not aware of any plumbing coming directly
from the smoking neighbor. There are cabinets mounted in our kitchen on
the party wall. Holes were cut in the cabinet backs to accommodate some
drainage and steam pipes (ours), and there is an opening around our
plumbing which we will seal off. We don't know what might be the best
way to do this, and I have no idea if it will work (though the cigarette
smoke is strongest in these cabinets.
This does appear to be coming through the walls--somehow, and not through
vents to the outside. This is old construction (c. 1940).
There is no question that there is cigarette smoke. It's not nearly as
big a problem for me (my sense of smell was never the same since organic
chemistry), but my wife is very upset.
I'm quite sure I have no legal recourse, and in any case wouldn't expect
my neighbor to modify his smoking on my behalf. Really just interested
to know if anyone has dealt with some mechanical means of dealing with
this problem that was effective.

TIA,
Steve

Are you sure they smoke ??

Greg


If it ain't smoke, it's awfully strange B.O. Maybe their vicious dog
Boo Boo, who once almost took my arm off.

Steve

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