Air Vent problem

Bendy_House

dbrookf said:

Thank you 😊 for info - they Come into the bedrooms and both of them in each bedroom are at high-level! Quite strange really!

A naturally-ventilated home - drafts from under the floor, vented out via high-level grills!

I would cover these with no concern. By all means do a temporary job until you've gone through another winter, and - when all is well - you can look at making it permanent.

I suspect it's a throw-back to the type of living conditions of the time - no mechanical extraction of cooking or bathing steam, clothes being dried indoors on horseback, windows without trickle vents, that sort of stuff. It just does not apply any longer...

Eldi_Dos

dbrookf said:

Bendy_House said:

And these vents come in to the bedrooms? They are not under the floor?

If in the bedrooms, are they are at low level, high, or one of each!

Sort term - just cover them on the inside. When that demonstrates that there are no adverse outcomes - condensation and stuff - then I'd be inclined to remove the inside cover, and cut a block of insulation to match the inner wall skin. Or use spray foam - block the back of the inner skin with card, and then full flush. Finish with p'board and a filler skim to blend in.

Ideally, I think you'd want the liners removed, but I don't think that's necessary and would be a lot more work.

If they are making a noise/causing a draft/losing you heat, then just cover them. What's the worst that could happen?! :-)

Thank you 😊 for info - they Come into the bedrooms and both of them in each bedroom are at high-level! Quite strange really!

In the early 60's large parts of the country were still suffering from smog, and there had been lot's of premature deaths because of it.
Maybe the vents were a good selling point letting people sleep in a airy bedroom with plenty of bracing sea air

twopenny

Eldi, you must be older than I am