New neighbours complaining about our toilet

This tickled me... like really really tickled me 😂

Send them a message back to say that you have a serious bowel condition which requires you to run to the toilet at short notice and if you need to open your bowels you have no time to go upstairs.Also say that you are too short to open the window and a relative has to open it when they visit monthly , and they aren't coming to shut it for a month.
Then have a big hot curry and some laxatives Friday night.
Also throw stink bombs out the window.

Get an extractor fan fitted so that you can vent your toilet even with the window closed.

Problem solved!

It’s a terrible design flaw. But they need a bamboo screen rather than curtailing you.

None of my toilets smell. What are you doing in there?
Do you have two tpilets? I would be inclined to use another toilet for big poos, if I thought the small was a major issue.

suggest for the duration of the BBQ you leave the window open, and take turns going in for a poo - or at the very least a good fart- and regular flushes, maybe every 15mins.

wholly agree with the Friday night curry and beers suggestion….

How aggressive are you?
They are not “cunts” for not wanting to eat in their own garden to the accompaniment of smells of shite.
Op’s loo window should never have been designed to open into someone else’s garden.

The ‘Eat cabbage curry and operate a whoopee cushion’ replies on here are amusing me, given that a significant proportion of Mners are outraged by any visitor or tradesperson using their loo for anything other than the most genteel of wees, go crazy when their spouse uses the en suite, and claim to be completely incapable of moving their bowels at work or anywhere other than at home. Obviously, the OP’s loo is not in their neighbour’s house, but I would have thought more Mners would have sympathised with the neighbours if they are, in fact, continually subjected to smells and full sound effects through the window when they’re barbecuing.

I rather think they’re embarrassed about the fact that they have a toilet backing onto their garden. They don’t wish their friends to know or stick their noses up at their house. Should have thought about this before they moved in.

I wouldn’t entertain them on this. They’re your windows!

Nothing would put me off a house more than having someone else’s downstairs loo window backing on to my seating area in my garden.

Imagine Saturday when they have their BBQ! ‘Pimms anyone? Oh don’t mind that, it’s just Geoff at number 25 dropping his guts. The smell will be gone in a Jiffy. Now where was I? Oh yes, Pimms Jenny?

Is there a septic tank connection that’s leaking That would cause the smell. Is there some other type of drainage problem? It’s your house so you can use your loo when you want!

Pooing in a downstairs loo (unless it's an emergency) is wild.

Or you could offer to do the equivalent of when people demonstrate a noise level issue with their neighbours. Offer for them to do a shit in your loo while you stand in their back garden to see if you smell it. Bet they won't take up the offer.

I'd really go for it with some huffing and puffing straining sounds in there even if you're not actually letting out a load. Perhaps even involve a whoopee cushion.

Honestly, I’d ignore them, it’s complete twattery to expect people to keep their toilet window closed. However I’d be very tempted to post a note through their door saying “No”….complete sentence and all that!

I wouldn’t dismiss this out of hand, it’s possible they have a point. But I would ask them to come around and discuss this f2f, in order to get the measure of them. You’ll know soon enough if they are nice people who have a genuine problem or just people who think their preferences are paramount.

If you’re going to ask neighbours to change their behaviours, especially in their own property, you ought to at least have the decency to do that in person.

Drainage issue? Do you have a photo?

Personally, I think the CF neighbour is jealous of your extra loo and is intent on you not using it!
As already suggested, have a curry, loads of cabbage………….sorted!

Unless everyone in your household has daily chronic diarrhoea then I think they’re being ridiculously over dramatic

Just ignore - as PP has said, once you agree to one demand these types will want constant take

Ignore them. Or you have strong smelling shits

I do have to say that if they can smell fresh shit in their garden frequently then that’s pretty horrible for them. I wouldn’t complain to a neighbour about it but I would find it gross, and I guess it’s maybe not the kind of thing that would occur when buying the house. So I do sympathise with them if they are having to smell other people’s shit numerous times a day. But you can’t ask people not to use their toilet in a normal way.

I think I would probably stick some VIPoo in there as a neighbourly concession.

Windows open - multiple teen boys - it happens.
(Wasn't suggesting it was you Op!)

I would keep the window shut when going (sound wise) and get some poo pourri spray
we use it at work as our toilets don’t have windows and it’s really effective

I wonder did they say smell in order to shame you into closing the window rather than saying it is the sound.

Realistically, the toilet and your window was there first, they should have investigated this before buying.

Don't be daft. You can clean a loo as much as you like but when you actually shit in it, the shit smells and that smell is in the air and goes out of the window. Cleaning the loo makes FA difference in the moment. The shit is done. Unless your shits don't stink, which they will, the smell is out there until it dissipates.