Neighbour getting smells from our extractor fan?

[nameisme]

Still here !
What about a window extractor ?.

Thanks. Yes still here as neighbour is still knocking on door despite that we bought a brand new cooker hood extractor fan as previous owners was is very poor condition so thought it might not be working properly plus half the time it didnt turn on so was faulty anyway. Plus sealed up the hole above the hood chimney on false ceiling.

Neighbour was back again couple of days ago saying he's still getting the smells in his bedroom. What's strange is even though our bedroom is above kitchen we dont get smells at all from the below kitchen.

We have no issues or problems at all. We were just trying to be helpful to our neighbour. Our neighbour has said he would like us to put masking tape all around the edges of the false ceiling and see if that solves issue. The Mrs was not happy about that and said it would look bad and also rip off the paint work. I could try masking tape instead.

That is a good idea about the window or wall exhaust fan but I worry that maybe we will pay this extra cost to solve his issue and he will still have this issue.

I have had a look above the false ceiling where the previous spot lights were and can see the previous owner has cut holes in the real ceiling in order to install the spotlights.
Please see photo.

 

[Laurieo]

I agree with your wife .
Can you open your windows when cooking ..
Could you calk between any gaps ?.
Also have you filled in the void where your cooker hood goes through the new ceiling .
Did the previous owner have problems with this neighbour ,if so did he declare them when you were buying .
What is his bedroom flooring like ,carpet ,wood ? .
Any gaps between his skirting and floor .
Has he had any work done that may have caused this 'airflow ' .
I think you have to get an extractor to outside ,after that there's not much more you can do .

 

[nameisme]

Yes my wife wasn't happy and said how can he come round telling us to do this and to do that in our kitchen. She said we have been as helpful as possible and if he has an issue then he should check the party wall and fix any deficiencies or open up where his bedroom floor meets the ceiling where the smells are coming from and see what's there and seal up any deficiencies.
Smells should not be passing through the brick party wall unless there are deficiencies with the party wall.

He has laminate flooring in his bedroom.
We could caulk between the gaps yes. Would take a huge amount of time as there the top and bottom of the skirting. Please see photo. Rather than masking tape.

Yes void has been filled where cooker chimney meets the false ceiling.

I did ask him about if there was this issue before we moved in but he said no. Although I wouldn't be surprised if there was as they were not on speaking terms and there's zero chance the previous owners would have worked together for a solution so he would never have asked anyway.

No gaps I could see between his skirting and the wall and floor in his bedroom.

I know he had alot of work done about 2 years ago when he moved in but not sure if it was in that area of the house.

Even if we get an extractor to outside it may still not solve his issue. I need to also see if there's an option to do this under the false ceiling above the boiler to see if there's any joists there. I did try and remove the false ceiling to look but it's so well attached and not sure how to remove one of the panels to see. Any idea how I can do this easily?

 

[Laurieo]

Also ,you wont be able to core drill above your window as there will be a lintel there .

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Also ,you wont be able to core drill above your window as there will be a lintel there .

8 pages, and we don't have much idea of the full layout of this area. All we are getting from the OP, is close-up photos, of small areas.

 

[nameisme]

8 pages, and we don't have much idea of the full layout of this area. All we are getting from the OP, is close-up photos, of small areas.

My apologies Harry here's one.

 

[Old Salt]

This my last contribution on this thread.
As a trial, to see if it fixes the problem, get some flexible trunking and run it from the cooker hood outlet to the window whenever you are cooking and run the cooker hood. If that solves the problem you will know you have to somehow get a permanent arrangement installed.

In the words of Dragons Den, I’m out.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

My apologies Harry here's one.

We've seen that before. What we need is outdoor photos, from far enough back, to get an idea of the general layout, and layout diagrams. So far, all we have seen is through a keyhole photos.

This might be a possible route, for a duct, mounted on the ceiling. It looks from the shadow on the blind, as if it would clear the lintel over the window, but without adequate photos, it's anyone's guess.

 

[nameisme]

Thabks Harry here's some more photos and hope adequate enough

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Thabks Harry here's some more photos and hope adequate enough

Much better. The route I suggested above seems feasible, however..

The outside view, suggests there is some sort of small room, or at least a window, at the other side of the wall to the cooker. In which case, might it make for a tidier looking job, to make hole through that wall, then run a duct in that room, then out through the wall?

 

[nameisme]

Thanks that's actually a bathroom window there. One of the electricians said he could run it though the bathroom wall but for some reason he said you would need to have a pipe running under the bathroom ceiling though and my wife said she wouldn't like that.

On your orginal picture with the red line we were told this can't be done due to having to cut a hole though the joists which run parallel along and also told you can't have it vented above the window for some reason.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Thanks that's actually a bathroom window there. One of the electricians said he could run it though the bathroom wall but for some reason he said you would need to have a pipe running under the bathroom ceiling though and my wife said she wouldn't like that.

If the only solution is mounted surface, then you/she have no other option than to lump it.

On your orginal picture with the red line we were told this can't be done due to having to cut a hole though the joists which run parallel along and also told you can't have it vented above the window for some reason.

I was suggesting running the duct on the surface, clipped to the ceiling.

 

[Laurieo]

Run flat channel ducting from your extractor fan along ceiling, above flue along to existing vent
Can all be boxed in afterwards .

 

[nameisme]

If the only solution is mounted surface, then you/she have no other option than to lump it.


I was suggesting running the duct on the surface, clipped to the ceiling.

Yes this is the idea we liked but an electrician said you can't put a hole above the window but the window runs to where the blinds start so only about 20cm from the ceiling and also you would need to cut a hole though the concrete that holds the window and wall in place. This is what the electrician said and why it can't be done this way. Not sure if he's correct or not.

 

[nameisme]

Run flat channel ducting from your extractor fan along ceiling, above flue along to existing vent
Can all be boxed in afterwards .

No space as there's pipes from the boiler there.