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Default Coal chute cover

On 11 Dec 2006 04:46:06 -0800, wrote:

|I own an old Victorian house that has a coal chute that leads into the
|cellar. The chute cover is made of cast iron and has a number of holes
|through it, possibly for ventilation (???). When it rains, water can
|pass through the holes into the cellar. Will this cause problems with
|damp?

Round our area most coal chutes have been blocked off with masonry, as they
are now redundant, why not consider that. It would be a good idea to leave
the cast iron cover in place as an interesting feature.
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