Ubon ratchathani province. 

Next door neighbour has a cow shed 3 metres from my home, the smell outside my patio is horrendous and causing me breathing problems, and several visits to the doctor for medication, but he refuses to relocate this shed stating that it's on his land and although I've offered to pay he still refuses. My health is a main issue now.any thoughts or advice please.

 

 

If its in the countryside then i think your out of luck. In a city zoning might apply.

 

 

You are on a hiding to nothing. If he is already digging his heels in, he is probably looking for you to up the ante.......that is fatal.....it will be like paying a blackmailer.

 

Even if you pay him to move the shed elsewhere, he could just build another one in the same location.

 

If it is an option, move.

Move or get used to it

25 minutes ago, robblok said:

If its in the countryside then i think your out of luck. In a city zoning might apply.

 

 

It's a small village.

Put a powerful industrial fan on your border and the problem is solved

 

4 minutes ago, Colbrit said:

It's a small village.

Then I think your out of luck, because in villages there is no zoning. So they can keep cows where they want. That is village life for you.

 

So either move or get used to it.. or like the guy said an industrial fan would help. 

2 minutes ago, BE88 said:

Put a powerful industrial fan on your border and the problem is solved

 

With a fan powerful enough to make brown solids airbourne......???

9 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

With a fan powerful enough to make brown solids airbourne......???

Yes if the solids are small enough to enter the nose. 

41 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Yes if the solids are small enough to enter the nose. 

I bet the farmer moves his barn early before his cows die

Play some heavy metal music, overnight, keep the cows awake,

put them off their milking 

Buy yourself noise cancelling headphones

 

7 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

Play some heavy metal music, overnight, keep the cows awake,

put them off their milking 

Buy yourself noise cancelling headphones

 

If they are fattening animals they grow very well with heavy metal music but I doubt Colbrit can survive ????

 

We had same issue, but with chickens, wife went to Amphur / pollution control folks, and they shut him down, with warning, clean up or else.  He didn't, so they did.  Chickens gone, cleaned up, and backfilled clean dirt.  No smell now.  F'g lovely ????

 

I would consider this rural village, so you DO have rights.

Forget about "fighting back" it wont work and becomes a battle of wills. Pointless power struggle.

 

First stop is the Phu Yai Baan, talk to him and ASK for him to help.

Next is the local Wat, ask the head monk there to help and talk with him. This is the Thai way generally and whilst you dont matter to him, those guys do !

 

You have to live there too, if you have a Thai Wife SHE is the one to handle this.

Wherever possible let Thais handle Thais, its generally more productive.

If not, get a Thai to acompany you and assist.

3 hours ago, Colbrit said:

Next door neighbour has a cow shed 3 metres from my home, the smell outside my patio is horrendous and causing me breathing problems, and several visits to the doctor for medication

What medication was prescribed that stops the smell of cattle?   How did the location and odour of the cow shed cause you "breathing problems" or do you just mean that you don't care for the smell? 

have you moved to this house recently or the neighbour relocated shed next to your house?

 

this stench might be from internal parasite infestation. Dangerous to animals, but also to humans. Veterinarian should be called to determine health, apply medication. In extreme cull part of herd to safe the rest.

Ideally there should be a septic tank, that should be emptied frequently. It's a health hazard if there is not a one or became nonoperational. If there is some new bacteria causing stench it should be disinfected.

Possibly drains from the septic tank to some remote ditch became blocked.