Bricked Up Fireplace No Vent

As far as i know the fireplace was bricked up when it was originally removed and has never been used since.

Bricked up fireplace no vent.

Normally when i ve seen internal vents in chimneys before they ve always been in the centre which is why i was going to remove a brick from the centre and stick the vent over that. With regards to the above comment if you put an air bick in the stack externally with the fireplaces still bricked up you will have more condensation problems. We installed a vent and when we lit a fire in the lounge smoke came out thro vent in the bedroom. Bob bob uppendown feb 23 2006 5.

I mentioned this to env health officer in charge of job pointing gas fires and dangerous fumes to people asleep. We have been told by one builder that now that the chimney breast has been bricked up we would need an air brick in it to allow ventilation and prevent damp but another builder has said that we do not need an air brick with the chimney being flued and with a cowl fastened to it and cemented in place. There is no need to remove the fireback from the fireplace although if a back boiler is fitted this should be removed once the plumbing has been isolated and disconnected. Yes you will need an air brick or an air vent.

I did a grant job in kirklees it was in their standard spec to brick up bedroom fireplaces and insert a vent. Blocking up an unused fireplace after an old fire surround and hearth has been removed the hole in the chimney breast can be bricked in to tidy up the wall. It had an open flame gas fire in it previously with a nasty brick fireplace. I suggest putting a note in a plastic container within the fireplace pointing out that vent holes have been cut in the flue so they know to go look and rebrick them.

Wipe away the excess and repeat with another brick. Apply cement in between each brick in the same way. Press it down so the cement oozes out just a bit under the brick. The chimbo needs vents in each room if you re open the stack or vent it externally.

Lay the brick on the floor of the fireplace flush with the front of the fireplace. It s worth noting that although the chimney stack was originally outside there has subsequently been an extension built on the far side so the stack is now internal for most of the way up until about 2 3rd of the way up the second storey.