I did search but most posts seemed to relate to proper chimneys :
We have had our gas fire removed as it was seldom used, and have been left with a hole in the internal block work and plaster board.
House was built in 1997, so is brick outer leaf, block inner, seemingly no cavity insulation. Internal block leaf has metal "lintel" (just a heavy strip) over the hole tied into the blocks either side.
The gas fire was a powered flue type, all that has been removed and outer leaf bricked up.
My plan was to block inside with a wooden frame, kingspan type insulation, and plaster board, just in case anyone ever wanted to reinstate a balnaced flue type fire or similar (going through outer leaf would be minimal issue) - does that sound OK?
Do I need to vent the inside - the cavity has air bricks etc, it's not as if it's a chimney or anything?
We have had our gas fire removed as it was seldom used, and have been left with a hole in the internal block work and plaster board.
House was built in 1997, so is brick outer leaf, block inner, seemingly no cavity insulation. Internal block leaf has metal "lintel" (just a heavy strip) over the hole tied into the blocks either side.
The gas fire was a powered flue type, all that has been removed and outer leaf bricked up.
My plan was to block inside with a wooden frame, kingspan type insulation, and plaster board, just in case anyone ever wanted to reinstate a balnaced flue type fire or similar (going through outer leaf would be minimal issue) - does that sound OK?
Do I need to vent the inside - the cavity has air bricks etc, it's not as if it's a chimney or anything?
