Cigarette smoke

hrafndot

I have given up smoking indoors but alas I live pm the ground floor of a 3 storey building and the resident in the topflat is still complaining of the smell of smoke, even in her kitchen cupboards. It was a very poorly converted building and of course I am going to scrub down my walls etc but Im at a loss as to what to do next, can anybody assist? There is a central shaft in the building which carries water pipes and other domestic services and when my heating is on all the warm air is carried into the upper flats. Any suggestions?

baldelectrician

Use gloves and stuff the pipe chase with fibreglass insulation (loft insulation).
This will help prevent draughts, give a bit of fire proofing (a little), and help stop your neighbour moaning.

Don't use that expanding foam- if you need access to the pipes then it can easily be removed- and the plumber won't curse.

PROFESSIONAL_LANDLORD

Any suggestions?

Try and stop, for your own sake ! meanwhile LIVE YOUR LIFE !

Tell this MORON to get lost !

hrafndot

thanks for your advice, the neighbour is an ex-smoker herself and very nice. I will continue with the quitting and thanks for the advice about the insulation.

snails's_pace

Personally,I think you have shown consideration by not smoking indoors, of course,the smell will linger for a while,nothing a good wash of the curtains and maybe a little cleaning wont achieve. My Oh and I smoke ,we have always done this outdoors and away from the house, it would be an ideal world if we could both give up and its something we're hoping to do sooner rather than later. You can't,however,be blamed for other peoples smoking in the building,maybe politely tell your neighbour you no longer smoke in the property and now do so outside?

snails's_pace

Just re read your post op
Is the building now a non smoking area? If it is, I think im right in saying that the owner of the building has to provide no smoking signs or something for the public areas,i.e corridors.My oh is an estate agent and his company have even got the signs in the fleet cars

hrafndot

its a housing coop which we run ourselves and we haven't taken any of the measures yet that you describe. We are all on good terms and that is the important thing. We have a garden and I will restrict all smoking to further down the garden. I will be stopping altogether very shortly and will be a very grouchy ex-smoker myself.