Preparedness for when

thriftwizard

All OK here, thank Heaven; chicken shed roof still intact, chimneys all present & correct, roof tiles not straying. But it looks like the coast took another hammering.

jk0

GQ, regarding the cannabis smell wafting down from upstairs, I used to get that with fag smoke, as the man upstairs used to have a crafty fag in the bathroom when I lived in a flat.

I tracked it down to the soil pipe boxing which went through both bathrooms, but was open to the underside of my bath. Next to my WC was an inspection hatch which I opened. I stuffed crumpled up newpaper up around the soil pipe as tightly as I could.

Many years later, (when I had a lot more money) I pulled out the newpaper and replaced with spray foam.

Have you any service ducts like that?

paidinchickens

jk0 wrote: »

GQ, regarding the cannabis smell wafting down from upstairs, I used to get that with fag smoke, as the man upstairs used to have a crafty fag in the bathroom when I lived in a flat.

I tracked it down to the soil pipe boxing which went through both bathrooms, but was open to the underside of my bath. Next to my WC was an inspection hatch which I opened. I stuffed crumpled up newpaper up around the soil pipe as tightly as I could.

Many years later, (when I had a lot more money) I pulled out the newpaper and replaced with spray foam.

Have you any service ducts like that?

I love spray foam, luv it luv it.................. looking round the house to see if I need to go and buy some. Spray foam and bubble wrap... I watched a program (comedy) and the fella won the lottery so bought a huge roll of bubble wrap and hired a stream roller.......... :rotfl: that will be on the top of my list.

PiC x

GreyQueen

jk0 wrote: »

GQ, regarding the cannabis smell wafting down from upstairs, I used to get that with fag smoke, as the man upstairs used to have a crafty fag in the bathroom when I lived in a flat.

I tracked it down to the soil pipe boxing which went through both bathrooms, but was open to the underside of my bath. Next to my WC was an inspection hatch which I opened. I stuffed crumpled up newpaper up around the soil pipe as tightly as I could.

Many years later, (when I had a lot more money) I pulled out the newpaper and replaced with spray foam.

Have you any service ducts like that?

I've got the same problem, the reek is strongest in the bathroom and hall, I was sure that it was coming down via the boxed-in soil pipe but what you've said has just confirmed it.

Sadly, I'm a tenant not a home-owner so not a liberty to intere with the boxing in, instead I'm badgering the housing officer to get the beggars to stop doing it, it's a tenancy breach.

Righty, I'm heading off on errands and Stuff before the rain comes back. Me and Jiffy the shopping trolley. Cuz I'm a middle-aged woman and I just don't care anymore.............:rotfl:

ClootiesMum

Just a quick note about fences - in a wndy area before we put up ranch style fencing. Posts had horizomtal planks nailed/ screwed into them on both sides. Planks were about 4inch width so you had plank/gap of about 3 inches then plank again. Repeat on other side of post but with plank covering the 3 inch gap and gap where plank on other side was. This meant that the wind always had an escape and we didn"t lose any fence even though we could be blown off our feet at times,
Hope this makes sense - take care out there and hugs to all affected by this horrendous weather

jk0

GreyQueen wrote: »

I've got the same problem, the reek is strongest in the bathroom and hall, I was sure that it was coming down via the boxed-in soil pipe but what you've said has just confirmed it.

Sadly, I'm a tenant not a home-owner so not a liberty to intere with the boxing in, instead I'm badgering the housing officer to get the beggars to stop doing it, it's a tenancy breach.

Hmm. It wouldn't stop me blocking up the boxing. Come to think of it, it didn't, as of course strictly speaking the boxing was outside my 'demise', it being a leasehold flat.

I realise you are worried about annoying your landlord GQ, as they are also your employer. From my view as a landlord, to be honest, I would prefer my tenant took the initiative with the boxing if they can, than try to get the tenant upstairs to stop smoking cannabis.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

THANKS GQ for the link...


Found this,which is interesting


http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2008/mar/01/scienceofclimatechange.climatechange


its from 2008,


think he could be right.

DawnW

jk0 wrote: »

Well that was a waste of effort. I posted that on Sunday 9th and did the job on Tuesday 11th. 90 minutes work drilling new holes in the wall for the fence to attach to, and £7.44 for new fixings.

It lasted all of 80 hours, and now lies even more wrecked than before in the garden.

Our fence has been obliterated too, though at least it was an old one! We are going to replace it with open panels like a kind of sturdy trellis (I am sure it has a name but I don't know it), as they are fixed on top of a wall so no real threat to privacy. I have checked with my neighbour and she is fine with that. We will wait till the weather settles down before we do it though

Annoyingly, we seem to own the fences both sides, but at least we get to choose what we have, after talking to the neighbours of course. This will at least allow a bit more light into the garden, hopefully be a bit more wind resistant, and be easier to train plants along And I suppose there will be plenty of kindling wood once it dries out

mardatha

We cant have fences here unless they are ranch type, but most folk have hedges, far easier in the long run and the birds love them.
We have a totally silent calm day - the silence is unnerving after last week!

THIRZAH

My DD climbed over a six foot high ranch style fence when she was about two years old.I'd left her in the garden for a couple of minutes and my neighbour came round to say she'd just found DD on her lawn.
It rather put me off that style of fencing.