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Suggestions to close gaps on balcony floor Ranjit 02-04-2007
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Posted by Ranjit on February 4, 2007, 3:48 pm


Hi,

I stay in an apartment on the 3rd floor. Unfortunately, my downstairs
neighbors are heavy smokers and I am sensitive to it. I talked to the
Apt mgmt and legally they can't do anything.

The problem is that my balcony floor is made up of wooden planks with
about 2-3mm gaps in them. The only ventilation the bedroom can get is
through the window opening into the balcony. so when the folks
downstairs are enjoying a puff, the smoke comes into the bedroom if my
window is open.

I was thinking I would try to out some duct tape on all the gaps and see
if that could solve the problem. There are still the 1-2 inch gaps in
the railing but my guess is the smoke mainly comes through the gaps on
the floor rather than the railing (railing is about 5 ft from the window).

Any better suggestions for me apart from the duct tape, something that I
can get from local home depot/lowes and I can remove it when I leave the
apartment?

Thanks in Adv.

Posted by on February 4, 2007, 4:04 pm



> Hi,
>
> I stay in an apartment on the 3rd floor. Unfortunately, my downstairs
> neighbors are heavy smokers and I am sensitive to it. I talked to the
> Apt mgmt and legally they can't do anything.
>
> The problem is that my balcony floor is made up of wooden planks with
> about 2-3mm gaps in them. The only ventilation the bedroom can get is
> through the window opening into the balcony. so when the folks
> downstairs are enjoying a puff, the smoke comes into the bedroom if my
> window is open.
>
> I was thinking I would try to out some duct tape on all the gaps and see
> if that could solve the problem. There are still the 1-2 inch gaps in
> the railing but my guess is the smoke mainly comes through the gaps on
> the floor rather than the railing (railing is about 5 ft from the window).
>
> Any better suggestions for me apart from the duct tape, something that I
> can get from local home depot/lowes and I can remove it when I leave the
> apartment?
>
You can't plug the cracks in the deck- they are for drainage. Without them,
the deck will rot. Landlord will not be happy if you put anything out there.
Maybe a piece of outdoor carpet, but I doubt it will help much with the
smoke.

Put a window fan in bedroom window blowing OUT, and crack a window on the
other end of the apartment.

aem sends...



Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on February 4, 2007, 5:42 pm


> Hi,
>
> I stay in an apartment on the 3rd floor. Unfortunately, my downstairs
> neighbors are heavy smokers and I am sensitive to it. I talked to the
> Apt mgmt and legally they can't do anything.
>
> The problem is that my balcony floor is made up of wooden planks with
> about 2-3mm gaps in them. The only ventilation the bedroom can get is
> through the window opening into the balcony. so when the folks
> downstairs are enjoying a puff, the smoke comes into the bedroom if my
> window is open.
>
> I was thinking I would try to out some duct tape on all the gaps and see
> if that could solve the problem. There are still the 1-2 inch gaps in
> the railing but my guess is the smoke mainly comes through the gaps on
> the floor rather than the railing (railing is about 5 ft from the window).
>
> Any better suggestions for me apart from the duct tape, something that I
> can get from local home depot/lowes and I can remove it when I leave the
> apartment?
>
> Thanks in Adv.


What the other person said is correct. I'll add that duct tape will leave an
unbelievably gooey mess that the landlord will expect YOU to clean up before
you move out. When you discover what it's like to remove that mess, you will
kill yourself.



Posted by Berkshire Bill on February 4, 2007, 7:48 pm



>> Hi,
>>
>> I stay in an apartment on the 3rd floor. Unfortunately, my downstairs
>> neighbors are heavy smokers and I am sensitive to it. I talked to the
>> Apt mgmt and legally they can't do anything.
>>
>> The problem is that my balcony floor is made up of wooden planks with
>> about 2-3mm gaps in them. The only ventilation the bedroom can get is
>> through the window opening into the balcony. so when the folks
>> downstairs are enjoying a puff, the smoke comes into the bedroom if my
>> window is open.
>>
>> I was thinking I would try to out some duct tape on all the gaps and see
>> if that could solve the problem. There are still the 1-2 inch gaps in
>> the railing but my guess is the smoke mainly comes through the gaps on
>> the floor rather than the railing (railing is about 5 ft from the
>> window).
>>
>> Any better suggestions for me apart from the duct tape, something that I
>> can get from local home depot/lowes and I can remove it when I leave the
>> apartment?
>>
>> Thanks in Adv.
>
>
> What the other person said is correct. I'll add that duct tape will leave
> an unbelievably gooey mess that the landlord will expect YOU to clean up
> before you move out. When you discover what it's like to remove that mess,
> you will kill yourself.
>

How about a piece of plywood or maybe some of that acrylic they use under
desks ?

Bill



Posted by DanG on February 4, 2007, 6:15 pm


There is a product called "backer rod". Get some closed cell
backer rod, probably 1/4", stuff it in the cracks. When you're
finished, it will zip right out. Here is an example:
http://www.bayindustries.com/backerrod/milehigh.html

The stuff is cheap. It may not be available at the Borg or the
local hardware store. Find a commercial construction supply store
or one that does only caulk .

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> Hi,
>
> I stay in an apartment on the 3rd floor. Unfortunately, my
> downstairs
> neighbors are heavy smokers and I am sensitive to it. I talked
> to the
> Apt mgmt and legally they can't do anything.
>
> The problem is that my balcony floor is made up of wooden planks
> with
> about 2-3mm gaps in them. The only ventilation the bedroom can
> get is
> through the window opening into the balcony. so when the folks
> downstairs are enjoying a puff, the smoke comes into the bedroom
> if my
> window is open.
>
> I was thinking I would try to out some duct tape on all the gaps
> and see
> if that could solve the problem. There are still the 1-2 inch
> gaps in
> the railing but my guess is the smoke mainly comes through the
> gaps on
> the floor rather than the railing (railing is about 5 ft from
> the window).
>
> Any better suggestions for me apart from the duct tape,
> something that I
> can get from local home depot/lowes and I can remove it when I
> leave the
> apartment?
>
> Thanks in Adv.



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