hello. I have a fairly new home built in 2004. I've noticed that my
living room area is colder than the rest of the house. I always
thought it was because of the patio door or maybe the vaulted ceilings
and its a large room.

There is a gas fireplace I never use. I just noticed today there is a
draft coming through the bottom where the controls are and the tile
around the bottom is ice cold. This explains why my toes are so cold
when I sit on the couch and watch tv.

Is there anything I can do about this? I might just shut the gas off
and put some kind of insulation sheet in front of the whole thing.

thanks for your help