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That is an option, although I assume the closer to the fire the better for draught purposes? I might be splitting hairs though as it's draughty anyway.

No airbricks that aren't under the floor currently then oddly enough. I imagine I can install a vent through the floor that draws air from the ventilated subfloor underneath?

I don't know if the house was just draughty enough to manage the open fire? I'm not entirely sure to be honest. It's a suspended timber floor with airbricks in the bay window underneath, and presumably enough of a draft for the fire to function without issue. I can't see any obvious airbrick by...

My concern with this is how close we can get it to the fire, as it's on the adjoining wall to next door. On top of that I imagine it would make the room much colder with just an open channel to outside? It's already a fairly cold room.

Interestingly on that point we did consider covering it to gas, so had we have done that capping off would show a clear inability to use it for local building regs. This is why I'm unsure how far we need to go with making it non-functional should we need to.

Sorry I probably forgot a key detail - it's a solid fuel fire so I have no idea on the Kw rating if that even applies for solid fuel? Not sure if that adds to the complexity of making it non functional? We will get it tested in the first instance to see if the hob extraction is causing an issue...

We're in the process of putting a new kitchen in our existing living room. However, I've only just realised that by having a ducted hob extractor in the same room as an open flued appliance, this will not be in alignment with building regulations. We're not opposed to not using the fire any...

I think using the existing hole is our best ventilation option. There's no other easy route from the unventilated part of the basement to the outside without creating some form of channel. The coal hole is in our yard rather than on a street so it's less concerning from that regard - still not...

This looks like a good solution thank you. We actually still get coal delivered through the hole as we have an original fire in the living room so this has given me the idea of just building a small brick structure with the hole still in and then placing the cover on that, so we can put the...

Sorry I should have been more clear - I'm not expecting it to be completely dry, but wanted to increase airflow to reduce any issues with the timbers supporting the floor above the basement. A brick structure covering the chute entrance you mean?

I have a Victorian property with a basement that is becoming damper over time. One easy fix is to add more ventilation through our coal Chute. Currently, the chute is covered by a square metal cover that can be lifted off the hole in the ground just outside our kitchen window to access the...