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    Stove isnt drawing properly since chimney was lined-help!

    My stove is not drawing properly since they did my chimney. I used to be able to close-down my (Jotul) stove when I went to bed and it would still be burning when I got up in the morning and I could have a roaring fire in 2 minutes. On occassions when weather conditions and wood was right I...
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    Kingspan between rafters problem -way to proceed?

    I'm having the pitched slate roof done under a council grant (i have to pay 25%). Part of the job requires that they insulate the roof with Kingspan between the rafters. I live in a fairly old house and the rafters, which were sawn by hand, arent 100% straight (no surprise here). I reckoned it's...
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    Is a chimney stack of one skin of bricks in a windy area ok?

    I am having some council grantwork done - the roof (tiles) and the chimney. I didnt really want the chimney stack done-there was a lovely old stone chimney there. But they wouldnt do the roof without doing the chimney stack (above roof level). They took a day to remove the old stone...
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