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Chimney & Fireplace

Covered air vent over top of capped chimney

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.10 PM

If we remove a chimney to roof level and cover it with dry pack, do we need to worry about ventilation or damp problems? We have a chimney breast in the loft but otherwise no chimney works inside the house. Is a covered air vent over the top of the capped chimney a good idea?

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Boiler Homecare

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See link below for more information, copy & paste into your browser: https://www.fixmyroof.co.uk/videos-and-guides/chimneys/chimney-capping/ When a chimney becomes completely redundant it therefore becomes a void that serves no apparent purpose, if you undertake the work correctly preventing any water or moist air ingress damp cannot occur and you have created a partially sealed void from the elements.
Answered24 July 2017
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