Neighbours extractor fan vents into our garden

Grenage · 20 October 2021 at 5:08PM

To not have scaffolding on your side would probably have resulted in an ugly finish - at which only you'd have to look. Better for you as well as them.

macman · 20 October 2021 at 6:13PM

sam1970 said:

Just to give you an idea about this neighbour... He asked to erect scaffolding in our garden for two weeks to do some work on his property and we stupidly agreed...it took him 3 months and every time I asked him to remove it he was shouting that he will only remove it when work is completed... We were powerless

No. After two weeks you could have said that you would remove it, as his two weeks agreement had expired. And done so.

sam1970 · 21 October 2021 at 7:35AM

And then have to pay someone to remove it and get rid of it then have the company who erected it after me for the loss of their property! Easier said than done

Davesnave · 21 October 2021 at 8:19AM

A family member had a neighbour who objected to scaffolding on their property, became abusive and made the prospect of erecting any within a decent time frame impossible. Courts take time to act.

So, they built the wall overhand and didn't finish it, because they couldn't.

Roll forward 4 years and the neighbour was begging for the wall to be completed properly so they didn't have an eyesore to look at every day.

Just saying.

macman · 21 October 2021 at 8:59AM

sam1970 said:

And then have to pay someone to remove it and get rid of it then have the company who erected it after me for the loss of their property! Easier said than done

No. The dismantler would take it down and leave it on your neighbours property-no loss to the hirer.
Not that previous issues with scaffolding have anything to do with the current issue of the extractor fan.

fenwick458 · 21 October 2021 at 5:38PM

so, is it though the wall or not? still don't really know the details. but assuming it is through the wall and assuming it is a single storey extension, a possible outcome of this is you can spend money and time making them move it (which I doubt will be straightforward and will result in you falling out about it with your neighbour, even more than you already have) and in the end they will probably re-site it 600mm further up and 300mm further in towards their house on the roof. and I doubt that will make a blind bit of difference regarding the pungent coking smells you're complaining about!

Davesnave · 21 October 2021 at 7:15PM

Two reasonable neighbours would discuss this problem and perhaps come to a compromise solution; say to move the outlet further up the roof. This would be in the knowledge that it might not completely solve the problem. There is no way the neighbour should move his cooker, nor would it be reasonable to expect the installation of a commercial type extended chimney if only doing normal cooking activities.

Sometimes we just have to live with the annoying habits and preferences of neighbours. Mine like an open fire on which they burn the smelliest coal, so on calmer days with an east wind we just close windows on that side of the house. I'd be glad if they installed a wood burner like us, but it won't happen and they're doing noting illegal. Rather them than somebody with a yappy dog!