Chimney breast vent

[Brooksmcr]

Hi, just a quick question.

I live in student accommodation, at some point all rooms have contained a fireplace and the house now only contains one in the living room.

I was looking at my options of blocking up the breather vent in my room on the bottom floor as there is obviously a draft that gets through as the vent isn't great. What can I do with this in order to make the room a little warmer?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[digdilem]

It's there to vent the chimney. If you block it you'll get damp in the walls surrounding the chimney which in turn will lead to significant problems.

Don't do it.

 

[hotrod]

I was looking at my options of blocking up the breather vent in my room on the bottom floor as there is obviously a draft that gets through as the vent isn't great. What can I do with this in order to make the room a little warmer?

You need to retain ventilation to the chimney breast. Consider fitting a "hit and miss" type vent that you can close to retain the heat when you want to occupy the room and leave open when you are away from the house:-

Hit and Miss vent