new neighbour...trouble begins

ugh. Neighbors. Nobody loves you like they love you. And nobody cares like they care.

 

That kind of crap is why I moved out of my rented downtown row building, and built my own freestanding building. It was a headache to do it, but building my own place was probably the most profitable business endevor I have ever done. Cost me $35k of borrowed money (from my home equity credit line) to purchase the land, and another $165k morgage on the building. The last tax appraisal was for $275k which means it would sell for over $300k in a normal economy. So basically, I made a hundred grand from less than a year of working part time on the project.

 

If it continues call a city inspector and get them there while it's happening. They can put a stop to it.

 

Before they seal up the ceiling, throw some fish carcasses and blue cheese in the rafters and seal 'em in there.........

 

yeah and some shrimps in the door panels like btropical.com!!

 

I got $10 that says that either A) they don't foam it, or 2) the foam doesn't stop it.

 

Start calling the Fire Marshall. You can keep trying to be "the nice guy" but they've made it obvious what they want the space for. Until somebody smacks them they're not going to take any of it seriously.

Seal the roof with foam? How does that correct the problem which is they aren't supposed to be running the equipment inside anyway? Then they block your door. Next thing you know it'll be spring and their employees will be taking up all the parking in front of your building. Then they'll start storing pallets of sod and fertilizer behind the building blocking you in. Then it'll be broken down equipment.

F'em. They rented a space and they're doing it there because they couldn't get away with doing it from their front yards any longer.

 

yeah like that's the same as diesel exhaust...

 

Nip it in the butt now.
Diesel fumes linger for hours not to mention they are a carcinogen.

 

Osha

 

Remember, this is canada. You can grind your teeth, get hypertension, but you must be polite. just email the cops about this bunch of swarthy types stockpiling fertilizer.

 

Yeah Gaby..I think a call to WCB would deal with this effectively.
I mean that's kind of..wimpey..perhaps...but NO ONE needs to be sniffin' diesle fumes.
I might suggest that you will report them to WCB..let it ride from there.
Cheers!
Ken

 

either that or you vent your solvent into their space.
I'm sure you have something worse than diesel.

 

Get a Carbon Monoxide Detector - When it goes off call the Fire Department!

 

Awesome idea.

 

I had a furniture co a few doors over from my industrial unit. They moved from their unit to the one next to mine. They spray all day with ventilators on their heads and huge fan units on the roof. Does that stop the brain killing fumes? no... it leaked into my unit. There were days I had to leave the shop, along with my guys because we had killer headaches and felt nauseated. I talked to them and they even admitted the fans weren't doing the job and that they now had to spray with the overhead doors open and fans blowing. Talked to the landlord.. any help? Nope, said they were there for a while and they were good tenants. I asked how they were good tenants if all the units next to them had to stay vacant due to overbearing fumes? No go on that question. I had to move...

Matthew