Hey,
I just moved to a new apartment, they are duplex apartments like a townhouse so I have two floors, each building consists of 2 units (one on the right and one on the left...I guess that part was obvious lol.) My neighbor is in APT 1 and I am in APT 2 and between our apartments is a covered/enclosed alcove with bricks and a back wall made out of I don't know what which is painted...so when you approach our building you walk into a enclosed brick alcove and either go to your right or left, depending on which APT you are going to.
So I just moved in August 1 and I knew I could smell cigarette smoke (stale smell) but I could not figure out where it was coming from as the previous tenants did not smoke, back in 2010 all the units here finished a 2 year renovation and they were the original tenants in the APT after the reno. Then I met my neighbor over the this past weekend from APT 1 out back (we also have our own kitchen back doors as well), she was out back smoking...I thought at least she smokes outside and not inside. Then it dawned on me...that's where the smell is coming from out front, she apparently smokes out front UNDER the alcove during rainy or snowy weather (our back doors have no 'cover' and the smoke has no place to escape so it penetrates the brick and the painted wall in the alcove and the smell is constantly coming into my apartment underneath my front door. So I walked out front to see if I could smell smoke and sure enough it wreaked of stale cigarette smoke, why I hadn't noticed it before I'm not really sure.
I am really upset about this and don't know what to do about it. I don't understand why she is so inconsiderate with regards to smoking underneath the alove, she can't be that dumb to not know that the smoke is penetrating into the brick and wall and also going under my front door as well, if it's raining grab an umbrella and go outside, don't stand underneath something that is going to trap the smoke and make my APT stink up...I can't take it!
So some friends suggested spraying the alove with Lysol, that doesn't help, I keep lighted candles down near my front door, that helps but hey I'm not a candle factory and can't afford to buy weekly supplies of expensive scented candles, nor do I feel it's my responsiblity to do so. I was hoping someone here had an idea of some kind of deoderizer or something I could leave outside, inside the alove to help make it smell nicer? The neighbor doesn't seem like a friendly lady (she is probably on either side of 50) and I don't think that approaching her is the best idea, I've dealt with people like this before and it always turns out not so good. I'm by no means trying to be anti-smoking on her or anything, I know how it is but I also have a right to live in a non smoking home without her cigarette smoke/smell invading my apartment!
Any suggestions on what I could use to help with the smell?
I had thought about using moth balls but then my APT would smell like moth balls...not a good idea.
Thanks!
I just moved to a new apartment, they are duplex apartments like a townhouse so I have two floors, each building consists of 2 units (one on the right and one on the left...I guess that part was obvious lol.) My neighbor is in APT 1 and I am in APT 2 and between our apartments is a covered/enclosed alcove with bricks and a back wall made out of I don't know what which is painted...so when you approach our building you walk into a enclosed brick alcove and either go to your right or left, depending on which APT you are going to.
So I just moved in August 1 and I knew I could smell cigarette smoke (stale smell) but I could not figure out where it was coming from as the previous tenants did not smoke, back in 2010 all the units here finished a 2 year renovation and they were the original tenants in the APT after the reno. Then I met my neighbor over the this past weekend from APT 1 out back (we also have our own kitchen back doors as well), she was out back smoking...I thought at least she smokes outside and not inside. Then it dawned on me...that's where the smell is coming from out front, she apparently smokes out front UNDER the alcove during rainy or snowy weather (our back doors have no 'cover' and the smoke has no place to escape so it penetrates the brick and the painted wall in the alcove and the smell is constantly coming into my apartment underneath my front door. So I walked out front to see if I could smell smoke and sure enough it wreaked of stale cigarette smoke, why I hadn't noticed it before I'm not really sure.
I am really upset about this and don't know what to do about it. I don't understand why she is so inconsiderate with regards to smoking underneath the alove, she can't be that dumb to not know that the smoke is penetrating into the brick and wall and also going under my front door as well, if it's raining grab an umbrella and go outside, don't stand underneath something that is going to trap the smoke and make my APT stink up...I can't take it!
So some friends suggested spraying the alove with Lysol, that doesn't help, I keep lighted candles down near my front door, that helps but hey I'm not a candle factory and can't afford to buy weekly supplies of expensive scented candles, nor do I feel it's my responsiblity to do so. I was hoping someone here had an idea of some kind of deoderizer or something I could leave outside, inside the alove to help make it smell nicer? The neighbor doesn't seem like a friendly lady (she is probably on either side of 50) and I don't think that approaching her is the best idea, I've dealt with people like this before and it always turns out not so good. I'm by no means trying to be anti-smoking on her or anything, I know how it is but I also have a right to live in a non smoking home without her cigarette smoke/smell invading my apartment!
Any suggestions on what I could use to help with the smell?
I had thought about using moth balls but then my APT would smell like moth balls...not a good idea.Thanks!
