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So I do have heating (thank you Terrywookfit for your concern) but have been trying to reduce how much of it leaves the house. I have been adding internal wall insulation and generally trying to improve the air tightness. I have blocked up a couple of fireplaces (except for vents to stop all the...

Thanks for the reply’s. It sounds like the choices are a glass fronted fire that still draws air from the room but through a much more restricted opening or a balanced flue fire with the flue going straight out through the side of the house. Would the 1st option still require a room vent? Is...

Hello all, I currently am trying to improve the thermal efficiency and comfort level in our our 1920's end terrace. The main issue in our living room is the draught up the chimney. We currently have a high power output open gas fire. However this is useless as the draught up the chimney sucks...

Thanks for the reply, I think (unless anyone has any better ideas) maybe I should put a few timber supports and attach the cill to those and put insulation under the rest of it. I could screw the supports to the stone / brick and then independently screw the cill to those to reduce cold bridging.

Hello All, I am about to start insulating our dining room. We live in a 1930s Yorkshire stone and red brick cavity wall end terrace house. Cavity wall insulation is not possible nor is External Wall Insulation so Internal Wall Insulation it is. I have already used Gyproc Thermaline Super 90mm...