On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:55:19 +0100, "Christian McArdle"
wrote:

| A friend of mine is having cavity wall insulation done. She had
| a company come in to get an estimate and she was told that as she
| had an open fire she would have to pay an extra ?60 for the
| installation of a core vent.
|
|Yes, open fires need ventilation in order to avoid the production of
|poisonous carbon monoxide and to prevent the exhaust fumes spilling into the
|room. I've got one of those horrible vents in my front room. Not only is it
|horrendously ugly, but it also allows enough cold air in to make an energy
|efficiency a mockery. I usually contrive some way of blocking it up. I might
|go for squirty foam as a more permanent solution. We don't use the fire.

And when you sell the house, or move out?

Far better to get rid of the open fire and install central heating with a
combi room sealed boiler.
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