Fireplaces, Heating Stoves, Flues and Chimneys - cap a flue

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05-17-01, 07:58 AM
What should I use to cap a fireplace flue. I am not wanting to use this fireplace and am going to cover it with insualtion and drywall.


Mike Swearingen
05-18-01, 12:15 AM
If you aren't going to use the fireplace, just lay a piece of sheet metal over the flue at the top of the chimney and anchor it down with bricks or a concrete cap block.
This is primarily to keep water, debris, birds and animals out of it. Mainly the water.
Good Luck!
Mike

some help
09-10-01, 09:35 PM
Hello
What are you doing inside at the box to make sure now one builds a fire, this would have a very bad out come if this should happpen, the least a smoky house and the bad no hous at all...Good Luck