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Inconspicauous, closable ventilators other than trickle vents?
I'm decorating a room where the fireplace was closed up many years ago
without any ventilation. There are no signs of damp in the chimney; and the risks of it should be reduced further now we've had the chimney capped with a "pepper pot" vent. But I'd like to provide a bit of ventilation from the room to guard against condensation in the chimney. Also the windows have no trickle vents (and being aluminium framed I can't fit any). I'd prefer a vent we can close when it's parky and blowing a gale. Something like a round soffit vent in the skirting board might be OK but I can't find any which are closable. I don't fancy a plastic hit-and-miss in the wall or skirting board (we're not houseproud but there are limits to what 'er indoors will stick). All I've found so far are trickle vents for windows which I think I could fit to the skirting boards by just drilling a line of holes. (I'm not up to router work.) Any other ideas please? -- Robin reply to address is (meant to be) valid |
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Inconspicauous, closable ventilators other than trickle vents?
On 01/12/12 13:53, Robin wrote:
I'm decorating a room where the fireplace was closed up many years ago without any ventilation. There are no signs of damp in the chimney; and the risks of it should be reduced further now we've had the chimney capped with a "pepper pot" vent. But I'd like to provide a bit of ventilation from the room to guard against condensation in the chimney. Also the windows have no trickle vents (and being aluminium framed I can't fit any). I'd prefer a vent we can close when it's parky and blowing a gale. Something like a round soffit vent in the skirting board might be OK but I can't find any which are closable. I don't fancy a plastic hit-and-miss in the wall or skirting board (we're not houseproud but there are limits to what 'er indoors will stick). All I've found so far are trickle vents for windows which I think I could fit to the skirting boards by just drilling a line of holes. (I'm not up to router work.) Any other ideas please? grilles in the doors and a vent somewhere else? -- Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc-ra-cy) €“ a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers. |
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Inconspicauous, closable ventilators other than trickle vents?
grilles in the doors and a vent somewhere else?
Sorry I was not clear. I want (I think) to ventilate the room via the chimney so there's less risk of condensation inside the chimney. -- Robin reply to address is (meant to be) valid |
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Inconspicauous, closable ventilators other than trickle vents?
On Dec 1, 1:53*pm, "Robin" wrote:
I'm decorating a room where the fireplace was closed up many years ago without any ventilation. *There are no signs of damp in the chimney; and the risks of it should be reduced further now we've had the chimney capped with a "pepper pot" vent. *But I'd like to provide a bit of ventilation from the room to guard against condensation in the chimney. Also the windows have no trickle vents (and being aluminium framed I can't fit any). I'd prefer a vent we can close when it's parky and blowing a gale. *Something like a round soffit vent in the skirting board might be OK but I can't find any which are closable. I don't fancy a plastic hit-and-miss in the wall or skirting board (we're not houseproud but there are limits to what 'er indoors will stick). *All I've found so far are trickle vents for windows which I think I could fit to the skirting boards by just drilling a line of holes. *(I'm not up to router work.) *Any other ideas please? -- Robin reply to address is (meant to be) valid Google:- hit or miss ventilator |
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Inconspicauous, closable ventilators other than trickle vents?
"Robin" wrote in message ... I'm decorating a room where the fireplace was closed up many years ago without any ventilation. There are no signs of damp in the chimney; and the risks of it should be reduced further now we've had the chimney capped with a "pepper pot" vent. But I'd like to provide a bit of ventilation from the room to guard against condensation in the chimney. Also the windows have no trickle vents (and being aluminium framed I can't fit any). I'd prefer a vent we can close when it's parky and blowing a gale. Something like a round soffit vent in the skirting board might be OK but I can't find any which are closable. I don't fancy a plastic hit-and-miss in the wall or skirting board (we're not houseproud but there are limits to what 'er indoors will stick). All I've found so far are trickle vents for windows which I think I could fit to the skirting boards by just drilling a line of holes. (I'm not up to router work.) Any other ideas please? -- Robin reply to address is (meant to be) valid Not cheap, but the circular ones at the bottom of this page might fit the bill? http://www.inbrass.co.uk/acatalog/Closeable_vents.html |
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