What can I do about my Neighbours wood burning stove?

Your Local Authority will be able to advise of any ‘smoke control areas’ in your local region. You can find numbers to contact your local authority. Some exempt fuels and exempt appliances can be still used in these areas. These have passed tests to ensure that they burn without producing smoke.

How do you get neighbors wood smoke out of your house?

By switching to a gas stove or fireplace, you can reduce your particulate emissions by a factor of thousands. The air you and your family breathe inside your home will be much cleaner. A switch to gas will also help reduce airborne particulate in your neighborhood.

How do I stop smoke coming into my house?

If local officials advise you to stay indoors, take these actions in your home to reduce your smoke exposure:

Keep windows and doors closed.
Use fans and air conditioning to stay cool.
Reduce the smoke that enters your home.
Use a portable air cleaner or high-efficiency filter to remove fine particles from the air.

Where does my Neighbor have a wood stove?

I live in a rural town in New Jersey and have been enjoying the country life for a little over a year. I chose this town because it’s about a 45 minute commute from NYC (where I work). Everything was great until the neighbor moved in. His wood stove burns day and night and a heavy cloud of smoke surrounds my home.

What are the dangers of wood burning stoves and fireplaces?

Wood Smoke and COPD. Smoke from wood-burning stoves and fireplaces is both a cause of COPD and a major hazard for people who have COPD already. That’s why it’s so important for all people, and especially COPD patients, to be aware of the dangers of wood smoke.

Do you need a chimney for a wood burning stove?

You can get much of the same feel with a wood-burning stove, and you don’t even need a chimney. You can place a wood-burning stove just about anywhere in the home, as long as you can run a vent pipe to the outside.

Why are wood burning stoves better for the environment?

Wood-burning stoves are rated by square footage, so you can pick the one that’s best for you based on the amount of space you need to heat. Wood-burning stoves can help save you money on your heating bill, and burning wood as a heat source can be easier on the environment than gas or coal.

How to tell if your house has a wood burning stove?

2) Damaged items – if sooty smoke / ash is blowing into your house / garden, put items (e.g. teddy bears) in a plastic bag as evidence that soot is damaging your property. 3) Witness statements – as well as you giving evidence, you could ask other neighbours / friends to visit your Property and witness the problem themselves.

How does neighbor vent out his woodstove smoke?

Hello…My neighbour has installed a metal vent to vent out his new woodstove. Unfortunately, we can smell the smoke from inside our house and as soon as we go outside, we can also smell it. It is horrible. There is a higher roof that connects to the lower roof where he has vented out.

Can a chiminea be used as a wood burning stove?

Some houses need these for heat, whilst others use them as a decorative room feature. However the problem with wood burning stoves and chimineas is that they give off smoke as they burn.