Bricked Up Fireplace No Vent

Lay the brick on the floor of the fireplace flush with the front of the fireplace.

Bricked up fireplace no vent.

Yes you will need an air brick or an air vent. I did a grant job in kirklees it was in their standard spec to brick up bedroom fireplaces and insert a vent. Blocking up an unused fireplace after an old fire surround and hearth has been removed the hole in the chimney breast can be bricked in to tidy up the wall. Normally when i ve seen internal vents in chimneys before they ve always been in the centre which is why i was going to remove a brick from the centre and stick the vent over that.

It had an open flame gas fire in it previously with a nasty brick fireplace. Apply cement in between each brick in the same way. Press it down so the cement oozes out just a bit under the brick. Wipe away the excess and repeat with another brick.

The bricks should be flush against each other except for the thin layer of cement. There s no problem blocking up plastering a redundant fire place but you should ensure the chimney top is closed off to water ingress plus it is best practice to vent the flue space so as to avoid condensation forming. It s worth noting that although the chimney stack was originally outside there has subsequently been an extension built on the far side so the stack is now internal for most of the way up until about 2 3rd of the way up the second storey. With regards to the above comment if you put an air bick in the stack externally with the fireplaces still bricked up you will have more condensation problems.

There is no need to remove the fireback from the fireplace although if a back boiler is fitted this should be removed once the plumbing has been isolated and disconnected. We installed a vent and when we lit a fire in the lounge smoke came out thro vent in the bedroom. I suggest putting a note in a plastic container within the fireplace pointing out that vent holes have been cut in the flue so they know to go look and rebrick them. I mentioned this to env health officer in charge of job pointing gas fires and dangerous fumes to people asleep.

I m bricking up an unused fireplace in a house about 30 years old. Bob bob uppendown feb 23 2006 5.