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Soundproofing fireplace
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We have a walk through lounge/dining room with two beautiful fireplaces. Next door hasn't knocked through their two rooms so have a separate living room and dining room. The problem is that we can hear them through the walls and as we have one big room there is no escape! I think alot of the noise is coming through the firplaces so wondered if there was anything I could do to sound proof them. We don't use the fiirplaces but they are open. One has a pull down flap but the other one hasn't and we get lots of stuff coming down it especially when it rains hard. Could I just get a black bin bag , put it up the chimney and then stuff it with loft insullation? Would that be a fire risk (again the fireplaces are never used)? I have tried the chimney balloons and they were useless. Thanks for any suggestions.
I would if I could but I can't so I won't!
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Chimney balloons? I've not come across those. Previously, I have wrapped loft insulation around a piece of 40mm plastic pipe, and stuffed that up a chimney. This reduced drafts and falling debris, but allowed the chimney to breathe. Bin liner does not sound so good... We don't use the fiirplaces but they are open. One has a pull down flap but the other one hasn't and we get lots of stuff coming down it especially when it rains hard. Could I just get a black bin bag , put it up the chimney and then stuff it with loft insullation? Would that be a fire risk (again the fireplaces are never used)? I have tried the chimney balloons and they were useless. Thanks for any suggestions.After the uprising of the 17th June The Secretary of the Writers Union
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