How to block neighbor smells from coming into your yard
Pungent odors drifting over from both side neighbors make it impossible to enjoy your outdoor living space, forcing you to go back inside. Finding an effective physical or organic barrier to limit these smells is the only way to reclaim your yard.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
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- 1installing privacy fencesDid this help you?
- 2using outdoor fans to keep air from settlingDid this help you?
- 3planting dense hedges or fragrant bushesDid this help you?
- 4going insideDid this help you?
- 5Closing windowsDid this help you?
- 6Using fansDid this help you?
- 7Planting fragrant hedges like rosemaryDid this help you?
- 8Moving to a different homeDid this help you?
- 9Getting used to itDid this help you?
- 10closing windows in the house to block out the smellDid this help you?
- 11avoiding conversation with the neighborDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“The issue is the lawn smells so bad, it's headache inducing for about 6-7 days.”source ↗
“Like literally right now, we have the windows closed up because it was stinking up the kitchen even though their lawn is about 300' away, and it was sprayed yesterday at noon.”source ↗
“our neighbors run a catering company, and it's just overwhelming to constantly be bombarded with the strong smell of food when fresh air is what's expected.”source ↗
“every time I go on my deck, or every time I open the window, I always smell their food STRONGLY.”source ↗
“The air around our house is no longer "fresh" since our Asian neighbors moved in a year ago. 🤢🤢🤢”source ↗
“I love their food but I am smelling it just as strongly as if I were standing in their kitchen. It's overpowering.”source ↗
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