Smell weed smoke coming through my door

_Jem_

I live in a block of flats and I'm getting a drug smell seeping into my flat it's getting through the door, has anyone had any issues like this and been able to cure it, I'm renting its a housing association and its a new build, the door is tight up against the door seals but it's still getting in, as its a fire door I thought it would be totally sealed so nothing can get through. 

MovingForwards

Plenty of people have, it's a regular topic popping up here and on the renting section.

Major difference is I own the one I now live in. I added draught excluders around the inside door frame and on bottom part of the door. 

To stop it coming through from the neighbours lounge into my lounge I went round caulking the skirting and squeezing in draught excluder at the bottom. 

Only time I now smell it is upon opening my front door or if my, and his, lounge windows are open;  neighbour has his mates round and I guess it gets a bit foggy with them all doing it.

Only thing you can probably do is fit a curtain rail above the door and hang a decent curtain up wall to wall, tucking it in at edges to form a gap.

_Jem_

Thanks
At the moment when I'm at home I have a sheet across the bottom and up the side, it looks messy but does the job, it's when I'm out that's the main problem as the sheet isn't there to cover up the door, I cant add anything to the door seals as its still in the defect warranty time.  Its annoying being as its a new build I thought I wouldn't be having this problem. 

_Jem_

@MovingForwards any chance you can take pictures of what you have done to the inside door frame and bottom of the door?
Cheers 🙂

MovingForwards

Bottom:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/stormguard-heavy-duty-brush-seal-aluminium-0-91m/14354

Elsewhere:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/diall-draught-seal-roll-white-6m/550fr

The average build won't be airtight, hence smells get in / out of them.

greyteam1959

Report the drug use to the housing association anonymously ??

_Jem_

@MovingForwards Cheers it's the second one I need as it's coming through the side of the door where it locks.
@greyteam1959 I have already reported it in a way that wasn't directly saying it's my neighbour but all they say is we can't do anything about it unless you go to the police. And get this the guy isn't a nice person at all the police were banging on his door last year he was clearly in but wouldn't answer the door, they kept on coming back even in the middle of the night, it wasn't until the start of this year they got into his flat arrested him, it was in the papers he had a harassment charge against him on Facebook but failed to attend court.  As you can see I don't want to get directly involved. 

coffeehound

Easiest solution might be to buy a roll of 48mm wide masking tape from Wilkos to seal around your door in the evening

Slinky

coffeehound said:

Easiest solution might be to buy a roll of 48mm wide masking tape from Wilkos to seal around your door in the evening

Or better still, seal it round the neighbour's door............

_Jem_

@coffeehound I had been doing something similar I used blu tak did seem to work, but gets annoying when someone wants to leave the home lol
@Slinky I like that idea

Laz123

Lol. If it was me I'd be inhaling.