Vent through Air brick by neighbour stinks out my house

Doozergirl

Move your own air brick, or move house.

It's your problem, you have to solve it.

PotentialEnergy

When it comes to things as a nasty neighbour
1/ In the days of planning permission, I agreed to their extension at the back despite it officially taking some light. Seeing a plant decorated brick wall compared to a fence panel is preferable. I have such big window/door area at the back it doesn't bother me and actually provides a bit of privacy on the patio too. They were new neighbours at the time and I didn't seek trouble or to generate animosity.
2/ I have a driveway, they don't as their garage, now bedroom, adjoins their other neighbour's garage which is now communal room for their other neighbour's kids. When they've asked for access through to have trees cut back or removing a dead fox etc I have granted access to the 3rd parties.
3/ Their children can on occasions be highly inconsiderate when it comes to noise. If I stay up late, I make a point of turning TV/Hifi down so they are not disturbed.

So, a highly inconsiderate neighbour I am not. They, around Christmas/New Year had meat almost every day over a 4 week period; so I gently made the point.

The manure was merely hypothetical but if I used smelly manure/compost in pots for plants or indeed plants that don't smell great...

Let's look at it from the other end of the telescope. Why are they pumping out all the smell? Cos they don't want it to be lingering in their place and to help them avoid mould. Did they give a penny's worth of thought to where it was going to go once removed by the extractor? I think we know the answer.

Next thing we know they'll go vegan :-)

I'm grateful for the flap idea which I will look into doing as a remedy supported by a tunnel box depending on practicalities/advice.

I'll do an air brick count too
https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/moving-airbrick.477396/

At least one got some sensible points despite the flak.

Aylesbury_Duck

potentialenergy wrote: »

when it comes to things as a nasty neighbour
1/ in the days of planning permission, i agreed to their extension at the back despite it officially taking some light. Seeing a plant decorated brick wall compared to a fence panel is preferable. I have such big window/door area at the back it doesn't bother me and actually provides a bit of privacy on the patio too. They were new neighbours at the time and i didn't seek trouble or to generate animosity. good on you, although you have no right to light and it's probably unlikely that their extension needed your permission.
2/ i have a driveway, they don't as their garage, now bedroom, adjoins their other neighbour's garage which is now communal room for their other neighbour's kids. When they've asked for access through to have trees cut back or removing a dead fox etc i have granted access to the 3rd parties. again, good on you for doing what you're obliged to do anyway. You cannot withhold reasonable access for those sorts of things,
3/ their children can on occasions be highly inconsiderate when it comes to noise. If i stay up late, i make a point of turning tv/hifi down so they are not disturbed.
good for you for complying with rules around noise pollution you are obliged to comply with.
so, a highly inconsiderate neighbour i am not. i agree, but don't try and pass off your obligations as generosity.they, around christmas/new year had meat almost every day over a 4 week period; so i gently made the point. i really don't get this "meat every day" complaint, it's very odd. Are you a vegetarian respirator or something?

the manure was merely hypothetical but if i used smelly manure/compost in pots for plants or indeed plants that don't smell great...

Let's look at it from the other end of the telescope. Why are they pumping out all the smell? Cos they don't want it to be lingering in their place and to help them avoid mould. Did they give a penny's worth of thought to where it was going to go once removed by the extractor? I think we know the answer.

Next thing we know they'll go vegan :-)

i'm grateful for the flap idea which i will look into doing as a remedy supported by a tunnel box depending on practicalities/advice.

I'll do an air brick count too
https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/moving-airbrick.477396/

at least one got some sensible points despite the flak.

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maisie_cat

If you want to avoid smells coming from your neighbours you will need to move house. All households produce smells, especially in the summer. My neighbours both bbq cheap burgers all summer, it smells like the burger van at wickes. There is nothing I can do about it, I just close bedroom windows so it doesn't come into the bedrooms at least. in your case your best bet is the flapped fan

pollypenny

Yea, gods, I'd be cooking meat every day if my neighbour tried to dictate what we could cook! And I am a vegetarian.

GDB2222

About cooking meat, we are not vegetarian but we only have meat once a week, at most.

PotentialEnergy

As explained previously, I now have a route forward to surmount the issue.

Some of you may like to read one or all of these articles and reflect. None are about Global Warming.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321937.php

The following neurological conditions can cause hyperosmia:

Parkinson's disease
epilepsy
Alzheimer's
multiple sclerosis
polyps or tumors in the nose or skull

Prescription medications
Many prescription medications can affect the sense of smell. Most medications dull the sense of smell, but occasionally a prescription drug may make certain smells stronger.

People that experience a change in their sense of smell after starting a new medication should consult their doctor.

Diabetes

In rare cases, type 1 diabetes may cause hyperosmia. This generally occurs when type 1 diabetes has not yet been treated or is not well managed.

Nutritional deficiencies

Some nutritional deficiencies, including a lack of B-12, can affect the sense of smell. A deficiency in B-12 can seriously impair the nervous system.


https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/sensitive-to-smells-smangry/

https://www.verywellhealth.com/allergic-to-food-odors-and-smells-82823

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120120182914.htm

https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20120502/hate-meat-it-may-be-in-your-genes#1

https://www.zocdoc.com/answers/13778/why-do-i-have-a-sudden-aversion-to-meat-an-increased-sense-of-smell-and-na

Aylesbury_Duck

All very interesting but I fail to see the relevance. You cannot dictate what your neighbour cooks and eats, irrespective of what your own medical conditions might be.

Serious question: Have you sought psychological help for this? You've been given some practical suggestions for ventilation but your posts have become quite odd and my sense is that this problem has gone beyond what might otherwise be remedied with a practical solution.

Doozergirl

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

All very interesting but I fail to see the relevance. You cannot dictate what your neighbour cooks and eats, irrespective of what your own medical conditions might be.

Serious question: Have you sought psychological help for this? You've been given some practical suggestions for ventilation but your posts have become quite odd and my sense is that this problem has gone beyond what might otherwise be remedied with a practical solution.

Can't add much to this.

Whatever the OP's problem is, it isn't really about the air brick. If the OP has all of the issues above, causing their hyperosmia then putting manure isn't going to help anyone, is it? In fact, their hypersensitivity to smell is going to hurt them more than any neighbour.

One of the conditions they list took my mother away from me at an age far, far younger than either of us deserved, and a heightened sense of smell and the option to move an air brick was the very least of our worries.

PotentialEnergy

To most people who read the articles, they may be a bit more understanding that someone should be seemingly outlandishly irrational as wanting to reduce meat smells. The latest shots from Aylesbury/Doozergirl's speak volumes

Neighbourly relations are meant to be give and take. I haven't actually said "never do it", just not so frequently. As GDB2222 suggested once a week is fine but the crappy burgers especially every day is a bit extreme IMHO.

No wonder this country is having an obesity epidemic.