New neighbours complaining about our toilet

[Amanda98]

We’ve got a new build where one side of our house completely backs on to a neighbours garden - that’s the back wall/boundary of their garden essentially.

Downstairs, we have a toilet with a window which is on the side of the house where that wall is, and has a small window which opens at the top. Their garden is slightly lowered so it isn’t within reaching distance. It’s a fairly odd design but we’ve lived here for years with no issues.

The neighbours have recently changed. In one of the early weeks in April when it was warm, they put a note through the door which asked we keep the window closed when it’s sunny because of the smell. We don’t really open it much anyway so thought nothing of it.

We’ve since had a further note through this week asking it stays closed on Saturday because they are hosting a BBQ for a family members birthday. We also have family over on Saturday and the downstairs loo is the one they’d naturally use.

Are the neighbours being CF? They surely can’t expect us to introduce a rule where we only crap upstairs whenever they say so!

I suggest you put a silhouette of a 🖕 in the window asap

If it's bad it's possible you could be breaking the law on this one. If they can't relax in the garden because of the smell, you would be in the wrong. Although I'm not sure if that would get to court.

"For the smell to count as a statutory nuisance it must do one of the following:

unreasonably and substantially interfere with the use or enjoyment of a home or other premises"

Personally I'd get the drains checked for leaks or gaps and just fit an extractor, I'm sure it's more the thought of it than the actual smell.

It's probably not even smelly. It's the fact that they know the window is open and they know there is a toilet on the other side of the window and are grossed out by the mere idea of other people's bodily functions.

Put a note round saying you have guests at the weekend, some of whom are vegetarian and could they please not have a BBQ as you all find the smell objectionable.

let them see how bat shit crazy they are. If they never want a waft of a smell from a neighbour they need to move somewhere more remote.

When their friends are visiting stand in the toilet, window open and shout very loudly.

Who has used this toilet?
You know our new neighbours asked us not to use this toilet when they have visitors. We'll get more notes now.

Put head through window a la Hyacinth Bouquet and shout 'Sorry, as you were' as you shut the window.

They'll never ask you to shut the window again.

I agree with this. I bet it doesn’t smell. I mean previous neighbours didn’t have an issue 🤷‍♀️

Sorry but that’s full on CF almost like the Mumsnetter whose la di da neighbour was hosting a garden party for “well to do” friends and wanted Mumsnetter to not use her garden and to keep her kitchen door shut.
I would get a good couple of old skool stink bombs and release them outside as close as possible to CF’s fence. I doubt the BBQ smoke could fend off a stink bomb.

I agree; I can't imagine how they can smell a loo that much in this situation.

Then they come back and say “we are cooking vegetarian food on the bbq” and so the madness continues.

Can you start a WhatsApp group and add them so that the lads can give everyone fair warning when they’re about to dump their load?

We have the issue of being able to smell our neighbour's toilet also, and it really isn't a pleasant thing to have to live with. It is right next to our wall, and their window is permanently open.
I know people here are making fun of the whole concept, calling it out as snobbery, but if you were living with it you might feel differently. I feel sure that none of you would like to be in this situation. Not wanting to smell someone else's shit on a daily basis does not mean you are Hyacinth Bucket or have delusions of grandeur.

And a whoopee cushion that makes disgusting fart noises!

EPIC typo

How do they know the window is for the loo?
Bet it’s their own drains!
I’d ignore it, & offer them some essential oil candles?

I would have the drains checked. We once had an issue with a god awful smell. Turned out one of the drains was full of builders rubble and rubbish. Cleared out and no issue since. If you or your neighbours have water burbling back up into any sinks it’s definitely drain related. That said, the downstairs loo in my house is very much a no poo loo. Send the smelly boys upstairs 🤣

I imagine it’s something like this in terms of the OP’s window actually opening into the neighbour’s garden, though here it’s fairly obviously a dodgy extension. Whereas the OP says they live in a new build, so presumably planning compliant..?

A dump so bad it actually breaks the law ?

Maybe you are OPs neighbour
in which case…..now’s you’re chance

I’d be putting a fence right in front of that

Does the window open into their garden? If not, get your kids to let off a stink bomb.

I hate to break this to you, but that’s complete nonsense. It has nothing to do with diet.

'That's just bad shit man!!' ;)

They are being ridiculous!!!
can’t believe they can smell your toilet next door!
Doesn’t bode well for Peaceful enjoyment of your property( which is your legal right)

I can verify despite the amount of greens we all eat my family do not have smelly poos. ( verified in writing by the nursery, I’ll thank you )
We are superior in that we are vegetarian,

🧝‍♂️🧝😁

I’m that sad I’ve googled it 🫣
@BrianaBlessed is correct