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ceiling box vents

Chickus · 2016-09-25 17:07:34

Hi, our house is 1950s cement poured. There are no wall vents anywhere but in each room upstairs there is a small box hanging from ceiling. I imagine it original purpose was to provide ventilation but they are now all painted over so not much air getting through. is there any similar modern alternative that doesn't cost a…

25-09-2016 5:07pm

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Chickus

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Hi,
our house is 1950s cement poured. There are no wall vents anywhere but in each room upstairs there is a small box hanging from ceiling. I imagine it original purpose was to provide ventilation but they are now all painted over so not much air getting through. is there any similar modern alternative that doesn't cost a fortune to install?

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#2 26-09-2016 8:23am

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Chickus wrote: »

Hi,
our house is 1950s cement poured. There are no wall vents anywhere but in each room upstairs there is a small box hanging from ceiling. I imagine it original purpose was to provide ventilation but they are now all painted over so not much air getting through. is there any similar modern alternative that doesn't cost a fortune to install?

you can hire a core hole drill from most of the hire shops which will allow you to drill through the walls or you could put window ventilators on windows (look on flea bay)

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