Covering air vents in kitchen or bathroom in NYC apartments (drywall, oil)
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So after almost 2 months of kitchen and bathroom vents being covered with a dryer sheet I will say makes no difference. The smoke comes from my neighbor below me. I'm not really sure what to do from getting it to travel upwards. I live in a smoke free building and management knows but like the noise they do nothing. A bunch of punk asses that sit in desk all the time afraid to enforce anything. IF I ever meet a Bubba, I'm sending him to their office.
So after almost 2 months of kitchen and bathroom vents being covered with a dryer sheet I will say makes no difference. The smoke comes from my neighbor below me. I'm not really sure what to do from getting it to travel upwards. I live in a smoke free building and management knows but like the noise they do nothing. A bunch of punk asses that sit in desk all the time afraid to enforce anything. IF I ever meet a Bubba, I'm sending him to their office.
That sucks! Sorry to hear.
I have the same situation except when I come home, my apartment smells like fried rice/chicken! You can tell the distinct aroma of cooked/burnt oil and its quite annoying! I usually open all my windows and light some incense/candles to clear the air.
but I'm still wondering if anyone has recommendations what to seal/cover the vent with.
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If you can get the fixture out, not likely if overpainted, then take it out and wrap it in Saran Wrap and reinstall.'If you cannot get it out, then just tape paper over the vent opening.
I have a strong suction so I use an 8.5 x 11 sleet of paper with the first couple inches wrapped around a strong little magnet that is held in place with staples around it. Magnet sticks to the metal frame at the top and the suction holds it tight. If no suction, then this will not work well and you will need to tape something over the vent on all 4 sides.
Often Kitchen suction is strongest and it actually pulls air in through the smaller bathroom vent. Last apartment I would get the smell of old cooking oil.
I know this has been talked about in other threads randomly but no actually thread is made on the topic.
What is the best way, to cover the vents so I stop getting my neighbors weed smoke in my apartment?
Try Magnetic Vent Covers. available at all hardware stores. come in 15" sheets you can cut to size. They stick to your vent like a magnet would on your refrigerator.They are not expensive ($6-7 bucks for a pack of 3). I use them to counteract my neighbor's weed and cigarette smoke. This is not a 100% solution (I can still smell smoke sometimes) but it helps. BTW, my bathroom does not have a window but I don't have mold because I leave the bathroom door open and the room gets air from the rest of my apartment.
If you can get the fixture out, not likely if overpainted, then take it out and wrap it in Saran Wrap and reinstall.'If you cannot get it out, then just tape paper over the vent opening.
I have a strong suction so I use an 8.5 x 11 sleet of paper with the first couple inches wrapped around a strong little magnet that is held in place with staples around it. Magnet sticks to the metal frame at the top and the suction holds it tight. If no suction, then this will not work well and you will need to tape something over the vent on all 4 sides.
Often Kitchen suction is strongest and it actually pulls air in through the smaller bathroom vent. Last apartment I would get the smell of old cooking oil.
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Originally Posted by bronxgirl6
Try Magnetic Vent Covers. available at all hardware stores. come in 15" sheets you can cut to size. They stick to your vent like a magnet would on your refrigerator.They are not expensive ($6-7 bucks for a pack of 3). I use them to counteract my neighbor's weed and cigarette smoke. This is not a 100% solution (I can still smell smoke sometimes) but it helps. BTW, my bathroom does not have a window but I don't have mold because I leave the bathroom door open and the room gets air from the rest of my apartment.
Thanks but its coming from the Apartment UNDER me so like I said the vents in the kitchen and bathroom have no effect. Cover them the way I did works however if the smoke is coming in another way it does nothing for the cause.
I'm gonna buy an oil diffuser
So after almost 2 months of kitchen and bathroom vents being covered with a dryer sheet I will say makes no difference. The smoke comes from my neighbor below me. I'm not really sure what to do from getting it to travel upwards. I live in a smoke free building and management knows but like the noise they do nothing. A bunch of punk asses that sit in desk all the time afraid to enforce anything. IF I ever meet a Bubba, I'm sending him to their office.
Unless hermetically sealed all apartments, homes, buildings, structures, etc... have some exchange of air from both outside and within; that is just how things are built. You want an "air tight" home or apartment then you'll have to seek out such a thing and or go about making yours fit that description.
You can seal every air vent in your apartment but fumes, smoke, air, etc... will still come from even the smallest holes, cracks or whatever including around doors and windows. It is part of how ventilation works.
Unless hermetically sealed all apartments, homes, buildings, structures, etc... have some exchange of air from both outside and within; that is just how things are built. You want an "air tight" home or apartment then you'll have to seek out such a thing and or go about making yours fit that description.
You can seal every air vent in your apartment but fumes, smoke, air, etc... will still come from even the smallest holes, cracks or whatever including around doors and windows. It is part of how ventilation works.
Well the reason I moved to this building has it was a smoke free/pet free apartment building so yes I did expect smoke not coming into my apartment.
I smoke, Im not hating on those who do but not inside. So when you choose to move to a building that advertises it as a SMOKE FREE building its reasonable for me not to be happy when smoke/weed get in my apartment.
Well the reason I moved to this building has it was a smoke free/pet free apartment building so yes I did expect smoke not coming into my apartment.
I smoke, Im not hating on those who do but not inside. So when you choose to move to a building that advertises it as a SMOKE FREE building its reasonable for me not to be happy when smoke/weed get in my apartment.
IIRC it was suggested previously what you've got to do then; begin formal notification to your LL that the building is violating warranty of habitability clause of lease, and unless matter is corrected you will take legal action.
Short of this don't see any other remedy. Obviously your neighbors don't give a rat's behind about you or your complaints. So unless or until someone in authority puts the squeeze on them conditions on ground will not likely change.
Of course there is always as Madea says, but if the gotters get you go and get your Glock, but then you'd be exchanging your (smoke filled) apartment for a cell at Riker's. OTOH however they *DO* enforce smoking rules out there, so that is something anyway.
let me guess... based on the no window in the bathroom situation, you live in a postwar building? vents are shared by a line which means that weed smell is likely your downstairs neighbor. Not sure if you've stated that already or not.
if it continues to bother you, your best bet is to move if possible, but of course ideally your landlord can make your neighbors stop. another option: buy them better tools to smoke their weed with so it doesn't stink. you certainly shouldn't have to in order for them to stop but it might be easier. you decide if that investment is worth it
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