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"ap" <corsica@ragingbull.com> wrote in message
news:1164815196.580864.187020@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com...
> I've a brick fireplace that is very drafty. The flue is shut, but
> there are air leaks. So last weekend, I sealed the face of the
> fireplace with cardboard and held it to the brick fireplace with duct tape
for
> stucco.
> Just today, I noticed the duct tape is coming off the sides and air
> is leaking again.
Glue a thick slab of foam rubber to the back of
the cardboard (which offers better shielding against
cold air in the flue.) If you cut the foam rubber
an inch larger than the card along all edges, so
that you have to squeeze it into place, this will
prevent draughts.
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
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Re: sealing face of fireplace with cardboard and duct tape
