Filling Trickle Vents

tinner777

hi,

my conservatory is made up of six windows, each has a trickle vent on the window that can open, the place is always cold.

Had a window fitter around to reseal other windows and check doors, he says fill them, what s the best way to do this??

He mentioned gorilla tape, then wood filler, then sanding down.

Thanks for reading.

c.p.w.g.w

Blocking them isn't that more likely lead to the windows being covered in condensation most mornings?

listermint

Sounds like a room you won't be able to see out of when you do that.

Conservatories are known as a seasonal room for a reason. You'd have to do alot more than fill vents to make the room warm

10-10-20

Two lines of thought here: Listermint is of course right in that these types of seasonal rooms are problematic from a heating point of view in wintertime, but if you're getting no use out of it it shouldn't be a source of cold and drafts all of the same. But if you're able to balance the use of the room (we've had some very mild days recently) and keep the moisture/condensation at a reasonable level, and the house has sufficient venting elsewhere... then I'd I'd say you should try it out. It's even possible that the conservatory is sufficiently structurally leaky that it doesn't need these excessive vents anyway - who knows.

I'd suggest that you initially cover 5 of the 6 vents with a clear UV resistant tape, this type doesn't degrade in light and should not leave a problematic residue when it's removed (your mileage may vary). If moisture becomes a problem, open two vents and find the balance of where excessive use becomes a condensation problem. But in reality the fewer the sources of moisture in the room and house overall, the less condensation on the windows. The last thing that we want is to have you back here in 2 years with black mould. ;)

tinner777

Thanks everyone, the problem is this room leads directly on to our main room, apparently the double doors between need to replaced completely to provide any seal.

I've no issue with opening a window in the day.

Could I use gorilla tape on both sides, I suppose if I do run into problems then, I could just replace the vents?

tinner777

oh, god, I suppose I could take off the vents put gorilla tape on and reattach the vents???🙄