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Thanks John - no neither flue serves a purpose. Have now drilled some big holes and covered up with a vent...!

My c1900 house chimney has 2 flues, which were both not vented. I've now put a vent to one of the flues in the upstairs room which was a relatively easy job as the fireplace was simply covered with plasterboard. What is the least destructive way of venting the other (adjacent) flue? Could I...

I have a upvc back door with a gap between the bottom of the door and the sill below it. This should be fine, except that the sill doesn't seem to have been fitted properly and instead of being angled such that water drips off it onto the ground, its angled so water will flow back into the door...

I have a victorian terrace that was 'renovated' 2 years before we bought it. There is quite a bit of hygroscopic crud coming through the plaster and ruining the paintwork on the 2 disused chimney breasts. Planning to cap chimneys and add vents (at least to the upstairs rooms as downstairs...