Afternoon everyone!
I've been pinning a noise down for a while, and all I can now pin it on is the flue lining in the chimney rattling as a wind passes over the top of the chimney.
We do get a noise - sort of like blowing over a beer bottle now and again, this is annoying in itself, but the main problem is a metallic clunking when the wind is from a different angle, it doesn't even have to be that striong.
We have a gas fire, but it is for the tip soon enough and an electric one can go in, so there is no real need for the flue / lining etc.
Removing it I was quoted as a two man job, and it could get quite messy, and would be upwards around 300 quid.
I know this is cutting a corner a little bit, but my thought was to replace the chimney pot with another type (help needed), which is simply a small vent for the damp etc, or to fix something similar into the existing chimney - i.e. some form of vent cork - for want of a much better word!
It's quite hard to explain, so if it's not clear please let me know.
Any help / suggestions would be great!
Ta everyone
Ian
I've been pinning a noise down for a while, and all I can now pin it on is the flue lining in the chimney rattling as a wind passes over the top of the chimney.
We do get a noise - sort of like blowing over a beer bottle now and again, this is annoying in itself, but the main problem is a metallic clunking when the wind is from a different angle, it doesn't even have to be that striong.
We have a gas fire, but it is for the tip soon enough and an electric one can go in, so there is no real need for the flue / lining etc.
Removing it I was quoted as a two man job, and it could get quite messy, and would be upwards around 300 quid.
I know this is cutting a corner a little bit, but my thought was to replace the chimney pot with another type (help needed), which is simply a small vent for the damp etc, or to fix something similar into the existing chimney - i.e. some form of vent cork - for want of a much better word!
It's quite hard to explain, so if it's not clear please let me know.
Any help / suggestions would be great!
Ta everyone
Ian