Smoke smell from flat below - ok to put airtight membrane under carpet?

[Ivor Windybottom]

I guessed you'd be a leaseholder rather than tenant due to fitting a new carpet, not the sort of thing tenants normally do.

With PIV you'll be cold. You'll be sucking in fresh air, heating it then donating it for free to Mr Brownlungs below you.

You won't have a leg to stand on asking him to stop smoking. It's his home, he can do what he likes.

Seal it up or sell up.

 

[kp00110]

Have you spoken to your neighbour? Maybe just a friendly word about keep smelling smoke, maybe you have a bit of asthma and its not good, maybe they could go outside or be more considerate or maybe even stop the habit for their own sake

 

[Donsboig]

Have you spoken to your neighbour? Maybe just a friendly word about keep smelling smoke, maybe you have a bit of asthma and its not good, maybe they could go outside or be more considerate or maybe even stop the habit for their own sake

He's a tricky one... I've been making progress befriending him, and I will ask in due course, but I want to do what I can while I've got the carpet up in case he's not willing to change his habits

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

What do you think he should do? He's a smoker, he has every right to make his own home stink and kill himself if he wants to. The building is not fit for purpose. As highlighted above, this also means it's substandard as far as smoke and fire go.

Ebay's often a good place to buy 12-pack boxes of sealant, often for less than you'll pay elsewhere. It's often slightly out of date but that doesn't matter at all just as long as it's liquid. I paid under £2 a tube last time, delivered.