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Under stairs pantry ventilation and cold...

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We have a small but very useful pantry under our stairs. I am guessing at one time there was a single glazed small window and this was then removed, bricked up and then a air brick put in.

I guess air brick is " good to have" for ventilation where food items are stored but I am not sure...

Issue I have is that it gets too cold in kitchen and I suspect it's due to this air brick which has quite big vents... Any thoughts on this?

Question is what can I do to better insulate these bricks and in particular the air brick which I am hoping can make the area a bit warmer... For now I have used some carpet underlay cut to size to cover the air brick but it's not very efficient I guess....

Thanks

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  • prosaver
    prosaver Posts: 7,026 Forumite
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    cling film or some stickyback sheet of plastic and poke a few tiny holes in.
    “Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
    ― George Bernard Shaw
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,075 Forumite
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    It's important to ventilate that area.

    If you are using it for food, then the lower temperature is also a good thing.

    I'd be inclined to draught-proof the door to the kitchen.
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Do you use it for food storage?

    If not, you could
    * replace with a new double glazed window (perhaps with trickle ventilation)
    * remove air brick and completely brick up

    If removing all external ventilation, consider ventilating through to the main house.
  • If it's connected to the kitchen, one problem could be moist air getting into the pantry and condensing on cold surfaces. Leads to nasty stuff.
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