Air vents from chimney brests

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Shaunw987

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Recently moved into an older house that has had a chimney breast closed up. It’s has an air vent on the downstairs living room and also has one in bedroom directly above the living room. I was wondering if it would be possible to dob and dab over the air vent so there would be a small amount of room for ventilation behind the plasterboard, or would this cause damp? Just don’t want the vents in the rooms
Thanks
 
Shaunw987 said:
Recently moved into an older house that has had a chimney breast closed up. It’s has an air vent on the downstairs living room and also has one in bedroom directly above the living room. I was wondering if it would be possible to dob and dab over the air vent so there would be a small amount of room for ventilation behind the plasterboard, or would this cause damp? Just don’t want the vents in the rooms
Thanks
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Sorry, can't resist
 
Fatarm said:
There you go..Johnny j has done it no problem......


If you do encounter any issues down the line...feel free to give him a call and he will come out prompt to remedy the issue for you (y)
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Tapit will forward you his address details
 
Fatarm said:
There you go..Johnny j has done it no problem......


If you do encounter any issues down the line...feel free to give him a call and he will come out prompt to remedy the issue for you (y)
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Shaunw987 said:
Recently moved into an older house that has had a chimney breast closed up. It’s has an air vent on the downstairs living room and also has one in bedroom directly above the living room. I was wondering if it would be possible to dob and dab over the air vent so there would be a small amount of room for ventilation behind the plasterboard, or would this cause damp? Just don’t want the vents in the rooms
Thanks
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If you go to a decent Architecural Ironmongers you can pick up some good ,all period , styles in vents ..... inbrass.co.uk for example. I take out a lot of fireplaces, it makes a big difference to the look of the finished work as oppossed to the bog standard plastic or brass ones . Cheers
 
John j said:
Theres a vent upstairs and a socket inside so weather that helps I dont know
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Imo, those plaster vents were built in to compensate for the fact that none of the houses had GCH, parifin was common and gas burners, caused a lot of damp and condensation. I would remove those ones ,as in, you have have a dry house with the new heating systems . The are ugly and a bit pointless. Thats only my take on it though !
 
Gavine The First said:
You have a sence of humor ! ...9.5 out of ten !! (y) :ROFLMAO:
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Was going to deduct 9 points for your affair with Boris ! But hey, "f**k !" , ! .I sounded like the Fonze there ! Nightmare city !, Thats Lurpacks job after all :ROFLMAO: ! Hovever it is Friday, the points must stand ! ;) Have a good one and give my regards to your mum X
 
Gavine The First said:
Imo, those plaster vents were built in to compensate for the fact that none of the houses had GCH, parifin was common and gas burners, caused a lot of damp and condensation. I would remove those ones ,as in, you have have a dry house with the new heating systems . The are ugly and a bit pointless. Thats only my take on it though !
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You dont see it
 
dont put a vent in and see how it goes, if you get a damp breast, vent it, easy as that. thread closed.
tapit tip no.34.
 
tapit said:
dont put a vent in and see how it goes, if you get a damp breast, vent it, easy as that. thread closed.
tapit tip no.34.
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Hold on , not enough " debate "

And I thought technically you had to state " pi55 and wind " first so it doesn't count
 
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