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Chimney & Fireplace

Brickwork around fireplace in poor state of repair

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 2.48 PM

A fireplace in our early 1900's upstairs flat leaks smoke into the downstairs neigbours rooms below, presumably via their chimney flues (their fireplaces are removed but have ventilation where the the fireplace would have been). Checking the fireplace, the brickwork around the cast iron grate is loose and I can see into a void behind it. What would be involved in repairing this? Temporary removal of the fireplace and rebuilding? Lining the chimney?

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3 Answers

Anonymous user

The brickwork between your chimney flue and your neighbor's is leaking. This is very common in older houses. You may consider sharing the cost with this neighbor, if they use their fireplace, as it is a defect between properties. You will have to get it lined with a flexible steel liner and gatherer. I would suggest a wood burning or multi fuel stove at this point. Very efficient and warm. Have a HETAS engineer do whatever work that is undertaken.
Answered4 May 2012
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Mike Moffatt Building Services

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Hi it sounds like you're whiffles are shot ( the bricks that separate the flues ) you need a flue liner because you can't tell were they are gone it's even hard with a camera to spot... mike
Answered15 February 2012
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Anonymous user

a stove and liner would be the best solution the flues are breached and leaking remember co2 kill people
Answered22 September 2012
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