Neighbours and Weed

I used to live in a terraced house...and had the same problem with weed smells coming through. Oddly, it was worse upstairs. I went into the loft one day and realised there were gaps in the joining walls in the loft. Had a wee peep through and saw lots of plants and UV lights in next door's loft!

Ask them to smoke outside

The problem with having a word about the smoking is in effect asking them to stop because what is the alternative? Some people are unwilling/ unable to stop smoking when they have children, so stopping because a neighbour doesn't like it is unlikely to have any effect, will be a giant waste of time and will create tension.

It’s grim that they are they are smoking it inside. It will stink. Do they rent or own the property? If they rent then they have probably breached their tenancy agreement.

I would have to say something, they must be nose blind and need it pointing out that you are being affected.

Your DH has the right idea - a quiet word about the noise and the smell.
Don’t waste SS time without trying talking to your neighbours, gently offering non judgemental advice.

I would most certainly be moving if the police weren’t even attending burglaries.

**literally a mix between shrieking because he's not got his own way, shouting at the top of his voice because he can and arguing with his mum at full pelt. They had another child over for a sleepover on Saturday (not been following lockdown either) and they ran up and down the garden going AAAAAAAAGH for 2 hours.

Social services wont do anything about loud children.

Knock your neighbours door and say sorry but your weed is stinking up my house...chances are he will apologise and try and smoke outside.

Drama over.

God, what a nightmare. I have friends who have this problem - Victorian semi, massive gaps in the interconnecting walls.

Things to try:

• Report to Environmental Health. Best best of getting anything done if it is coming into your home.
• if you can, strip back the floorboards and try to find/plug the gaps. Not ideal, but does help a lot
• You can buy air purifiers designed to filter out smoke which apparently help a lot as well.

And, yes, have a word . Good luck!

YANBU we have new neighbours, fairly middle class, in their 50s who appear to be weed smokers as our garden now stinks of weed since they’ve moved in. They also have a grandchild that comes round with a quad bike and revs it up over an over for an hour at a time. So anti social. It’s disgusting to have to put up with the smell of weed in our own garden...it’s so strong and both detached houses so God knows how you are coping smelling it through walls. I’ve even wondered if next door are growing it as the smell is so strong and vile but it seems to be intermittent in the evenings and mid afternoon. It is bad enough to have to move inside and not enjoy our own garden.

The best thing to do would be to speak to him, ask him if he could move his chair to the bottom of the garden as you can smell it in the house. Job done.

The police don't even come out to house burglaries anymore... you think they will come out every time you smell a joint?

You live in very close quarters and are opting to report to the police and social services over speaking to them personally? They will know it's you and any relations between you will be ruined. Better off to just mind your own

How horrible, I would feel exactly the same.

:( this is not a nice situation to be placed in. have you tried discussing it with them ? perhaps try to come up with a nice solution? bribe them with a space cake lol...

I would report to the police (every single time you smell weed) and social services. Drug taking, screaming people aren’t fit to be parents.

I doubt that social services or police would do much, if anything, about this, but that doesn't mean that you can't go and speak to them yourself.

Personally I would say something to them if it was really bothering me.

YABU reporting them to SS. It’s not like they’re taking crack in front of their kids...have a quiet word, no need to get over dramatic.

Police and SS will do fuck all. I have the same problem and reported it over and over and they are just not bothered. The child here must absolutely stink of weed when they go to school and I cannot believe nothing has happened.

Move house. It's the only way! Also if you report you will then have to declare it on selling which will fuck us up when we get a buyer (we are on the market now).

What do you mean by "kids are screaming alot?"

I feel for you OP. I've had two neighbours who smoke weed, it absolutely does come through into the house even when all of the windows and doors are closed. Is it a rented house? You may be able to report the issue to their landlord if so, if not then I'd give 101 a call and see what they advise.

From my experience it will never stop until you or they move out. Very selfish how many people make their neighbours endure the stench of their habits, just because they are happy with their house stinking doesn't mean we all are.