Neighbour smoking cigars in garden

Where are you getting that from, nobody has said that.This is about getting some opinions, advice on possibly broaching the subject with a neighbour just so they’re aware to see if there’s a way around this, that’s all.

Get a hepa air purifier. I have one and it is brilliant for when my neighbours have barbecues and are over enthusiastic with the lighter fuel. You could have a couple, one for your child’s room and one for the back of the house. They aren’t cheap but worth every penny. Which do a good summary of the best buys and most efficient.

I have the same issue with my weed-smoking neighbours. They don’t care and we can’t open our windows in the summer as it fills our house. It’s very aggravating so you have my sympathy.

Ex-smoker here - if any of my neighbours had asked me to move my smoking area as it was going into their house, I would have been a) mortified and b) more than happy to move.

Now I’m sat here thinking of all the times I smoked while they were out relaxing in their back garden. That must have been awful for them and I wish they would have said something if it was!

Ask him
niceky to go down the garden as the smell enters your home.

When I smoked a neighbour asked me politely to move away from the windows. It was a bit embarrassing but I did it. Helped me cut down actually! I don't see anything wrong with having a polite word.

Not allowed!!!!

My DH smokes cigars fairly regularly on our patio, albeit they are very expensive premium ones and we are detached. But he has never received a complaint, and a neighbour once complimented the smell before baulking at the price when he enquired!

Edited to add - YABU

You should have said it was a vape OP everyone would have agreed with you then. There is something way less working class about cigars though !

I would ask him if he can move to the other side of the patio or something and explain it’s getting in your house and your child’s room

if he refuses then I would simply stand out there with an air freshener and spray it at the fence as the smoke comes over, and if it goes into his garden and onto him, oh well never mind

I think if you’ve any chance at all in this being successful you say ‘I know this is super cheeky, and I know I’ve no right at all to ask but your cigar smoke smells quite strong and is coming in DC’s bedroom at night, is there any chance at all that you would considering moving a bit further down the garden/ away from our windows…but of course I entirely appreciate if not, you are entitled to smoke where you like in your own home, but I just thought I’d ask’. A nice neighbour would probably say yes.

*edited for typo

We have this too, but a pipe smoker, can't really say anything though as they are in their own garden.
Very annoying if it comes into your house, I'd just close the windows (loudly) while he's smoking, maybe he'll get the hint but I can't imagine it takes ages to smoke a cigar (or does it? Actually no idea!)

This really. You can but ask,..

No harm and nothing wrong with asking. Equally he doesn’t have to change is smoking location. Up to him on how much he wants good neighbourly relationships

I live in a flat with neighbours to the sides and above and below. One of them smokes every evening on the side of my kids’ bedroom. I went over and said that I have no right to ask but would she mind moving to the other side of her balcony? She was lovely and that was that. If she had said no then I’d close all the windows while she smoked. There’s not much you can do. My husband smokes weed and I hate the smell. I object to him smoking anywhere near the kids so he doesn’t. He also asked the neighbours above us if they could smell it and they said no so he smokes on the balcony. If someone complained he’d just go downstairs instead. We all have to live together and learn who we can talk to and who we just have to accept and adapt to.

yes we know it’s HIS garden, is it too much to ask for just a bit of consideration.How would you feel if you had to close all your windows and all you can smell is cigars in YOUR house.
OP, you’re not being unreasonable.Interestingly the people who are saying you are, probably also smoke
only care about themselves.Selfish.

Not unreasonable to politely ask. ‘I know you enjoy a cigar, but would you mind smoking them away from our house as the smell is getting into our rooms?’ A nice neighbour would say, ‘sorry, I don’t realise and of course I don’t mind doing that’.

The smoke will still find its way into your home..even at a distance. I know because my neighbour smokes weed at the bottom of the garden and it permeates my home.

You can ask, he can completely ignore you.

I know I would ignore a request like this. Not that I smoke cigars or cigarettes.

Quite. Seriously.

I don’t think these are expensive cigars!

Dafuq has that got to do with it? 🤣🤣

I feel your pain though.

I hate fag smoke, cigar smoke, bonfire smoke, BBQ smoke but there's little you can do about it really.

Does he smoke when it’s cold? Hang on because the colder weather will be with us before we know it.

If he's doing it very close to your house then you could ask politely if he could move closer to his own home or further down the garden. Just away from your windows basically.

He could fail to adhere to it but if it bothers you you can ask. Ultimately it is his property so you can't force him not to.