The open fireplace in our dining room was used recently to burn some papers.
We could smell the smoke in the bedroom above this room and I assume that the pargetting inside the flue is defective (the house is about 50 years old).
In order to avoid the problem in future I think that what is required is a chimney liner, but I have no idea about how to set about this job.
Iwould be grateful for any advice on such things as:
How do you seal round the liner at the firplace opening in order to prevent smoke from bypassing the liner?
Any notion on cost of buying the liner and fitting it, bearing in mind that my wife is now rather too old to be climbing on the roof and that we will have to pay someone to do the job.
Any other info.
Thanks in advance.
BillK
We could smell the smoke in the bedroom above this room and I assume that the pargetting inside the flue is defective (the house is about 50 years old).
In order to avoid the problem in future I think that what is required is a chimney liner, but I have no idea about how to set about this job.
Iwould be grateful for any advice on such things as:
How do you seal round the liner at the firplace opening in order to prevent smoke from bypassing the liner?
Any notion on cost of buying the liner and fitting it, bearing in mind that my wife is now rather too old to be climbing on the roof and that we will have to pay someone to do the job.
Any other info.
Thanks in advance.
BillK