Guido
July 4th, 2006, 07:12 AM
The previous owner had a gas fireplace in the basement and the vent exited the wall just above the foundation and went through the soffit and roof. I had the roof replaced last week and decided to get rid of this ugly 4" pipe.
Removing the pipe was a piece of cake, but when I pulled it from the wall all the "grout" (or whatever they used to seal it to the bricks) crumbled off. Now I'm left with a huge hole in my wall - 6" wide, 7" high, and over 9" deep! Looks like you can fit a 6-pack in there!
The back side of this "cave" is packed with insulation from the inside.
What would be a good way of sealing this area and making it look nice? There is no access to it from the inside.
I was thinking of packing it full of insulation, then cutting a piece of plywood to fit perfectly inside the hole and caulk around the plywood for waterproofness. Then for decoration get a plastic or aluminum vent or louvered piece to hide the plywood and hopefully look better. Do they even have vents this size?
What would you guys do?
The house is over 40 years old and I doubt I can find matching bricks, and I doubt I'm capable of installing them so they look good. My neighbor told me these houses are built double-bricked - maybe that's why it's over 9" deep.
Removing the pipe was a piece of cake, but when I pulled it from the wall all the "grout" (or whatever they used to seal it to the bricks) crumbled off. Now I'm left with a huge hole in my wall - 6" wide, 7" high, and over 9" deep! Looks like you can fit a 6-pack in there!
The back side of this "cave" is packed with insulation from the inside.
What would be a good way of sealing this area and making it look nice? There is no access to it from the inside.
I was thinking of packing it full of insulation, then cutting a piece of plywood to fit perfectly inside the hole and caulk around the plywood for waterproofness. Then for decoration get a plastic or aluminum vent or louvered piece to hide the plywood and hopefully look better. Do they even have vents this size?
What would you guys do?
The house is over 40 years old and I doubt I can find matching bricks, and I doubt I'm capable of installing them so they look good. My neighbor told me these houses are built double-bricked - maybe that's why it's over 9" deep.
