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Hi. My bungalow circia 1960 has solid floors, there are airbricks above damproof course and in each bedroom they are about 6" above skirting. Over the years others have put shut & close covers over the internal side.
Cant see why they were needed as there are no fuel burning/chimmneys in bedrooms. The thing that mystifies me and several other builders is that these vents are not closing the cavity ie if you were to fill cavity's with foam (perish the thought) it would spill out of vents. I always thought airbricks were supposed to close cavity to keep air still. As it is now when wind blows fresh air is circulating through all the cavities. Would you block em off?
John .
Cant see why they were needed as there are no fuel burning/chimmneys in bedrooms. The thing that mystifies me and several other builders is that these vents are not closing the cavity ie if you were to fill cavity's with foam (perish the thought) it would spill out of vents. I always thought airbricks were supposed to close cavity to keep air still. As it is now when wind blows fresh air is circulating through all the cavities. Would you block em off?
John .