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hi all,
quick advice required,
very old house, 300+ years old, in the loft there is a big old hole in the wall at either end of loft wall, so two holes, they have been there forever, 100 years plus,
I guess for ventilation, it’s half a brick in size and two bricks deep.
its freezing in the loft and there is a birds nest the size of a Mini Cooper up there… seriously looks like a damn buzzard has made a nest over the last 50 years or so.
planning on blocking it up as that much ventilation seems frankly daft in addition the surrounding insulation seems pretty hilarious… I just moved into this house so I’m not responsible for this bizarre situation!
do I need to get half a brick and cement up? Or can I simply use some expanding foam (fyi access is only from the inside) exterior not possible as it’s 3 stories up and my ladder isn’t that tall….
wall is at least two bricks deep, so could just foam one bricks deep, not worried about water ingress as it’s been that way for 100+ years and there’s no sign of water issues
or do I get a half brick and try to poke some cement around the brick, though it’ll be a pest as not much of a gap around brick, doesn’t need to be pretty as you can’t see it as it’s so high up
so do I just use a bit of foam, or do I need a brick?
thanks alll!
quick advice required,
very old house, 300+ years old, in the loft there is a big old hole in the wall at either end of loft wall, so two holes, they have been there forever, 100 years plus,
I guess for ventilation, it’s half a brick in size and two bricks deep.
its freezing in the loft and there is a birds nest the size of a Mini Cooper up there… seriously looks like a damn buzzard has made a nest over the last 50 years or so.
planning on blocking it up as that much ventilation seems frankly daft in addition the surrounding insulation seems pretty hilarious… I just moved into this house so I’m not responsible for this bizarre situation!
do I need to get half a brick and cement up? Or can I simply use some expanding foam (fyi access is only from the inside) exterior not possible as it’s 3 stories up and my ladder isn’t that tall….
wall is at least two bricks deep, so could just foam one bricks deep, not worried about water ingress as it’s been that way for 100+ years and there’s no sign of water issues
or do I get a half brick and try to poke some cement around the brick, though it’ll be a pest as not much of a gap around brick, doesn’t need to be pretty as you can’t see it as it’s so high up
so do I just use a bit of foam, or do I need a brick?
thanks alll!