Capping off a chimney

[marsaday]

I am going to work on my chimney and redo the haunchings and take down an old chimney.

only one chimney out of the 4 is being used (real fire) and so i wanted to bung up the other 3 chimneys. my neighbour has just put mortar over the top of his.

is there a better way of doing this ? i want to keep the little round clay pots as they are attractive. can you buy a bung of some sort? i have seen some houses have put a flue terminal in the top, but i would prefer to do something which is hidden.

 

[Cumbrianroofer30yrsexp]

http://www.hotline-chimneys.co.uk/products.asp?recnumber=1138 two colours available.I prefer these ones myself,these are the type i use more often than not http://www.fluesystems.com/cowls/info/chimney_capper.htm easy to fit,very secure once fitted,not unsightly and allows for ventilation.

 

[marsaday]

but do these caps seal off the top? i thought you needed to let air in?

 

[Cumbrianroofer30yrsexp]

but do these caps seal off the top? i thought you needed to let air in?

The second ones,the ones that i use have 3 vetilation slots on the top.