AIBU to ask my next door neighbours not to smoke indoors?

Well I certainly did. My new neighbours moved in and stunk my house out 24 hours a day with their disgusting cigarettes.
I once went round there at three in the morning and said can you stop smoking next to my bedroom because it stinks and I'm working tomorrow. I hadn't had any proper sleep for weeks because of their stench.
So they stopped smoking in the house.
I'm not putting up with that.
If they refuse you can do something - you can get a special air purifier which will take it out of the air and reduce the smell, it must have a carbon filter. The one I looked at was about £500 because it needed to cover quite a large area.
Or you can complain to the council who will tell you what you need to do to prove your complaint, and environmental health if it's affecting your health.

the council can only take action if something is illegal, not inconsiderate. If you were allergic to peanuts and your neighbours had roasted peanuts every morning then I’m not sure the council could do anything. It’d be down to you to move home.

You really cant imagine how it could affect me? Use your imagination.
My clothes wardrobe is built in a space between my bedroom and theirs and every item of clothing in there stunk of cigarettes and had to be washed.
Anyway its no longer a problem as they smoke outside. I would have been prepared to move house if this problem hadnt been resolved.
I think smokers are the most disgusting, filthy and selfish people around.
How would you like your kids to breath in 60 a day? Not to mention the massive cost to the NHS of their treatment for years on end as they slowly kill themselves.
It should be banned everywhere.
I can wear noise blocking headphones but I cant block the stench of cigarette smoke.
I had a builder round and he said it would cost thousands for him to sort the problem.
Why should I pay thousands when all they have to do is either smoke outside or not right next to my bedroom?
Some people on here are so entitled its untrue.

Do you own? Or do you rent? If you rent, you can contact the landlord as it is their responsibility to keep your unit free from noxious fumes. He can buy a portable air filter that removes smoke. If you own the unit, you have to buy it.

I live in California so it's weird to me that Britain has not yet voted in protections against second hand smoke. Second hand smoke has well documented harmful effects on people, especially babies and children. Nicotine is a poison. Nicotine falls out of tobacco smoke as the smoke cools covering whatever is beneath the smoke. Babies and children touch everything and put their hands and toys and whatever else in their mouths. It is a very serious health concern because smoke gets everywhere.

Here smokers must go outside an apartment, an office building or multi-unit building (2 or more) 50 feet away from the main door. No smoking in restaurants or bars. It's so nice.

I expect so if it’s causing health issues.

it’s horrible. I’d absolutely hate that. It wouldn’t bother me that someone was smoking in their own home. That’s their body their choice. But if it impacted me and the kids then absolutely would want to do something.

the air purifier sounds like a good idea and maybe getting someone in to look at the wall and any vents. See if something can be done from you side OP

depends what kind of people they are. If they’re abusive and likely to be rude then don’t bother. But if you think they may work with you then I’d try I think.

My neighbours (very occasionally smoke weed in their garden. I don't really care but be careful what you wish for!
I'd be wondering why you can smell this if they're indoors. Is it because you've both got your windows open? If not, it seems rather odd.

Genuinely not sure what my own opinion is on this so intrigued to see what the consensus is. My house is an end-of-terrace and the next door neighbours smoke indoors (sometimes normal cigarettes, sometimes weed). I’ve no major issue with smokers, but because they’re doing it inside, the smell comes through to my living room. We’ve not mentioned it to the neighbours and haven’t decided if we will or not (to be fair it isn’t constant) but I’m wondering if it would even be acceptable to ask someone not to do something which they’re well within their rights to do in their own home.

Voting is:

IABU = no you can’t ask someone not to do something in their own home
IANBU = yes totally fine to say something because the smell is coming through the wall

You really cant imagine how it could affect me? Use your imagination.
My clothes wardrobe is built in a space between my bedroom and theirs and every item of clothing in there stunk of cigarettes and had to be washed.
Anyway its no longer a problem as they smoke outside. I would have been prepared to move house if this problem hadnt been resolved.
I think smokers are the most disgusting, filthy and selfish people around.
How would you like your kids to breath in 60 a day? Not to mention the massive cost to the NHS of their treatment for years on end as they slowly kill themselves.
It should be banned everywhere.
I can wear noise blocking headphones but I cant block the stench of cigarette smoke.
I had a builder round and he said it would cost thousands for him to sort the problem.
Why should I pay thousands when all they have to do is either smoke outside or not right next to my bedroom?
Some people on here are so entitled its untrue.

I totally get that it's annoying but it would be unreasonable.

I smell cooking every day from my next door neighbour. Sometimes it's nice, sometimes very much not so. I can also smell - sometimes - when they go to the toilet, as our bathrooms are connected.

I can't tell them to stop eating though.

Air vents, chimneys, broken skirting and so on. Find the source and plug the gap.

I wouldn't ask them to stop, since I reckon they will tell you to F off. As pp said, cooking smells, BBQs, and so on are part of sharing walls in homes.

Would a good electric fan to outside help. Like in a bathroom with no windows.

I’m so fed up of this argument now.

I meant that on this thread a lot of people don’t seem to understand the risks of second hand smoke. Being called insane and having arguments about it just shows that people think it’s minimal. It was refreshing to hear a post from someone who did.

regardless of the laws/rules etc - there are people that do not understand that there are toxins in the smoke that can cause health issues. These seep through badly made buildings (like I expect is the case for the OP). Yes they are less than sitting in the same room as the smoker. But they are still there. And if someone is chain smoking every day then that would build up. If people disagree with this then so be it. I don’t have to live like that thankfully.

I think as the OP has not returned that this was a post designed to pitch smokers and non-smokers against each other.

we know that it’s unlikely the council will help OP and other like them. So it’s up to OP to try to plug gaps and use an air purifier.

I do find it strange that there is so much defensiveness about smoking when we know so much more nowadays.

so argue with me all you like - I just wanted to share the risks.

But we do recognise the risks in this country? Last time I checked the UK has banned smoking in all enclosed public spaces like bars and restaurants (same as what the person in California mentioned) and it’s illegal to smoke in cars with children in. It’s also illegal to smoke on public transport or work transport used by other people. You’re talking as though the UK allows everyone to smoke everywhere and we are so far behind other countries in this respect because they have all banned it totally. The person you quoted said this

Here smokers must go outside an apartment, an office building or multi-unit building (2 or more) 50 feet away from the main door. No smoking in restaurants or bars. It's so nice.

Other than smokers in flats needing to go outside and making them stand 50ft away from a main door it’s exactly the same over here and has been for the past 20 years. The UK is also bringing in the new smoking regulations from next year making it illegal to sell cigarettes to anyone born after 2009. So the UK will be smoke free (other than illegal selling) eventually. But that makes us much further behind all these other countries does it?

You're using extremely emotive and overblown language here. It seems insanely exaggerated, and even as someone very sensitive to the smell of cigarette smoke, I have absolutely no idea how you could be so badly affected, literally 24/7, by people smoking in their own homes.

I meant about the risks of second hand smoke. I know that in this country nobody will do anything about it.

it’s just good to hear that some countries recognise the risks.

im aware people can do what they want in their own home a

Genuinely not sure what my own opinion is on this so intrigued to see what the consensus is. My house is an end-of-terrace and the next door neighbours smoke indoors (sometimes normal cigarettes, sometimes weed). I’ve no major issue with smokers, but because they’re doing it inside, the smell comes through to my living room. We’ve not mentioned it to the neighbours and haven’t decided if we will or not (to be fair it isn’t constant) but I’m wondering if it would even be acceptable to ask someone not to do something which they’re well within their rights to do in their own home.

Voting is:

IABU = no you can’t ask someone not to do something in their own home
IANBU = yes totally fine to say something because the smell is coming through the wall