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Posted by Bubba on May 9, 2007, 6:01 pm
Start with something like this:
http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/energy_audits/index.cfm/mytopic=11190
Bubba
wrote:
>Hello,
>
>A friend of mine recently bought a condo. When the woman two floors
>below fires up a cigarette (which is pretty much all day), the smoke
>smell comes into my friend's condo. There are at least four ways it's
>getting in, based on sniffing when the apartment's windows are open and
>it's well aired out:
>
>- fireplace
>- bathroom fan vent (it's worse when the fan is on!)
>- cabinets in kitchen (probably from the space where the pipes come into
>kitchen)
>- fuse box in laundry area (probably from where the wires enter the
>floor below).
>
>Home inspectors are not the best people to say how much this kind of
>thing will cost to fix, nor how it should be fixed. Most inspection web
>sites I've seen only speak of separate issues (wiring, plumbing,
>structure, etc.).
>
>The contractors that have looked at the problem all suggest a different
>patch to apply (foam insulation, air filters, etc.), with his own
>estimate and no guarantees. There has even been one that has proposed
>repainting with special tobacco-resistant paint!
>
>It's frustrating that nobody has a clue about the real source of the
>problem that allows the smoke to get in. By the way, the woman has the
>right to smoke in her condo - no way to make *her* stop. Anyway, if she
>cooked cabbage all day, it would likely be just as annoying.
>
>What kind of inspection would reveal the weaknesses in the construction
>of my friend's condo? Clearly it's not normal! Other tenants in the
>building have complained, too.
>
>I'm hoping the HVAC readers out there can lend a hand in expert advice.
>What are experts for this kind of problem called? My friend needs to
>contact an expert. We phoned the city and they have been no help.
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