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I have an issue with my next door neighbour regarding this kitchen cooker vent outlet amongst other things.
So
A few years ago he had an extension built which backs directly onto my back garden - before the extension there was a fence but he removed it so there is nothing between his extension wall & my back garden.
His cooker extractor fan vents into my garden & until recently I have largely ignored it even though it annoys the hell out of me.
However the smell became unbearable & it was worse than living next to a chippy or KFC. Due to the smell we now have to keep all our doors & windows closed otherwise the house smells of stale chip fat.
So I decided to tape up the vent with masking tape!!!
My neighbour is now aware of this & has told me to remove the tape, I politely refused because of the smell to which he replied that he didn’t care. He simply wants the tape removed.
So simple question is this - should I leave the vent taped up or should i remove the tape?
Local council/environmental health are not interested so not sure what I should do.
So
A few years ago he had an extension built which backs directly onto my back garden - before the extension there was a fence but he removed it so there is nothing between his extension wall & my back garden.
His cooker extractor fan vents into my garden & until recently I have largely ignored it even though it annoys the hell out of me.
However the smell became unbearable & it was worse than living next to a chippy or KFC. Due to the smell we now have to keep all our doors & windows closed otherwise the house smells of stale chip fat.
So I decided to tape up the vent with masking tape!!!
My neighbour is now aware of this & has told me to remove the tape, I politely refused because of the smell to which he replied that he didn’t care. He simply wants the tape removed.
So simple question is this - should I leave the vent taped up or should i remove the tape?
Local council/environmental health are not interested so not sure what I should do.
To be fair if he had planning permission then you're screwed
I i was your neighbour i'd be pretty peeved if you taped it up and probably not interested in your tales of woe.
if you'd have approached me first with a 'hi, your new extension is causing me some problems, can we sort it out?' i'd probably have sorted some extension on the vent so it vented further away/pointing at my garden etc.
Cant understand why you would just tape it up without talking it through first? Is there a back story here or are you just one of those weirdo's who gets all worked up and doesn't actually want to talk about it like an adult before resulting to taking your own action?
I i was your neighbour i'd be pretty peeved if you taped it up and probably not interested in your tales of woe.
if you'd have approached me first with a 'hi, your new extension is causing me some problems, can we sort it out?' i'd probably have sorted some extension on the vent so it vented further away/pointing at my garden etc.
Cant understand why you would just tape it up without talking it through first? Is there a back story here or are you just one of those weirdo's who gets all worked up and doesn't actually want to talk about it like an adult before resulting to taking your own action?
He never got planning permission.
Simply put the extension up & told us if we didn’t like we could f
k off!!
I have asked him in the past to do something the smell & he has refused to do anything.
I did think twice about taping it up however after trying to have a sensible conversation with him about other stuff I though stuff it the tape stays.
Simply put the extension up & told us if we didn’t like we could f
k off!!I have asked him in the past to do something the smell & he has refused to do anything.
I did think twice about taping it up however after trying to have a sensible conversation with him about other stuff I though stuff it the tape stays.
The Brummie said:
He never got planning permission.
Simply put the extension up & told us if we didn’t like we could fk off!!
Why wasnt this taken up with building control/planning back then?Simply put the extension up & told us if we didn’t like we could f
k off!!certainly if he wants hard ball, grass the
up now and laugh when he is forced to knock it down - assuming he cant get retrospective planning.The Brummie said:
He never got planning permission.
Simply put the extension up & told us if we didn’t like we could fk off!!
I have asked him in the past to do something the smell & he has refused to do anything.
If this is the case then I agree with Spiky Dave. Simply put the extension up & told us if we didn’t like we could f
k off!!I have asked him in the past to do something the smell & he has refused to do anything.
Dave Hedgehog said:
i would fill it with expanding foam
fk the prick
f
k the prick Psycho Warren said:
The Brummie said:
He never got planning permission.
Simply put the extension up & told us if we didn’t like we could fk off!!
Why wasnt this taken up with building control/planning back then?Simply put the extension up & told us if we didn’t like we could f
k off!!certainly if he wants hard ball, grass the
up now and laugh when he is forced to knock it down - assuming he cant get retrospective planning.Council are still not interested because they say that the smell can be ‘contained’. Whatever that means.
zedx19 said:
Something not right here, if he doesn't have planning permission, the local authority will be interested surely, regardless of whether it's visible from the road?!?
Council refused to do anything when the extensions was being built & will not get involved retrospectively.Thesprucegoose said:
why not compomise on a chiminey with active charcoal filters.
You have taken umbrage to the whole siutation but it is just a walllet draining situation and much better to just try and sort it out.
He refuses to do anything to sort out the problem. Says he isn’t interested.You have taken umbrage to the whole siutation but it is just a walllet draining situation and much better to just try and sort it out.
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