Blocking Up A Flue Fireplace

The flue is most likely connected to a clamp of chimney cowl at the level of the pot.

Blocking up a flue fireplace.

Chimney repair and regular maintenance will reduce water entry better than blocking the flue. Repair or replacement of the chimney flue liner and damper works wonders at minimizing air entry and lost heat from the fireplace. 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. Since you will not routinely be.

Make sure that one of those bricks is an air brick to allow for ventilation in your chimney. Measure your chimney opening and determine how much brick to purchase. Either way you will need to get up to the chimney pot to do this. Removing the liner from the flue is a good idea as this is somewhere where condensation can build up up as it gets cold.

Cover an unused fireplace. Depending upon how it is connected will depend nohow easy it is to remove. Mix your cement according to the package s directions. Apply a thin layer of cement to the bottom of the brick with a trowel.

There was a lot of this done to old houses probably in the era when they introduced central heat but i never hear of it anymore. How to block off a fireplace block the chimney flue. If you want to permanently block a chimney the extreme solution would be to brick up the front of the fireplace or chimney breach tear down the chimney top and reroof over that. Lay the brick on the floor of the fireplace flush with the front of the fireplace.

Arrange for your fireplace to be professionally cleaned.