We are on the second floor. Recently 2 new arrivals – one on the ground and one on the first have both discovered the joys of balcony barbecuing.
One has a Weber gas + charcoal. Our life has been a misery since. They barbecue almost every evening meal and right through the weekend afternoons.
Both have their appliances directly under our living room – the smoke rises and gets sucked right into our living area – the smell of charcoal plus sausages etc is nauseating. We now have to shut all of our windows and find it unpleasant to sit outside. Heaven help us come Summer. How on earth can these devices be allowed? I have politely asked one resident if he could move the barbecue to the other end of the balcony away form the living room. If this doesn’t resolve the problem I think the exec committee may have to be asked to intervene. What power do they have anyway?