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Hey all,
planning more work on my house at the minute, 1920 solid stone semi detached bungalow/cottage sort
on the main outside wall of the house there is a chimney, feeding two old openings in seperate rooms that have been boarded up along time ago.
both have small vents on them, one of which is in a bathroom half way up a wall (belive this used to be a bedroom a long time back) problem is i want to fit selotex and then tile over in that room
everyone says that you shouldnt block chimneys so as to prevent damp probs.
Would it then be acceptable to drill a few 15/20mm holes through the chimney to outside and fit a vent on outside wall so I can block over internally with out fear of damp issues?
planning more work on my house at the minute, 1920 solid stone semi detached bungalow/cottage sort
on the main outside wall of the house there is a chimney, feeding two old openings in seperate rooms that have been boarded up along time ago.
both have small vents on them, one of which is in a bathroom half way up a wall (belive this used to be a bedroom a long time back) problem is i want to fit selotex and then tile over in that room
everyone says that you shouldnt block chimneys so as to prevent damp probs.
Would it then be acceptable to drill a few 15/20mm holes through the chimney to outside and fit a vent on outside wall so I can block over internally with out fear of damp issues?