Recent content by Benus333

Thanks for trying!

The ducting comes out of the extractor and elbows 90 degrees out through the back of the chimney breast and external wall through the air brick. It isn't connected to the air brick with an adaptor, it is just shoved right up against it. The height of the airbrick is about 400mm above the...

Good idea Bobasd! The external air brick is just about visible in the dark. It's a standard clay double air brick. The ducting is 220x90mm flat ducting. Thanks. It would be pretty straightforward to add an extra vent into the plasterboard between the extractor and the new lintel, which is 40cm...

Thanks for the reply Ken. There was a missing brick at the bottom internally, covered by a grille. The builder has now installed the extractor which vents externally via flat ducting to a double airbrick. He has not connected the ducting to the airbrick with an adaptor, it is just pushed up...

Hi I've just had a bricked up fireplace opened up to put a range cooker in. There will be an extractor hood above the cooker, built in flush and ducted out to vent externally. This won't help to ventilate the flue which will be sealed at the bottom now. Is there any reason why I can't have an...