bottom of chimney, fireplace cover

[davecasserly]

Hi,

At the bottom of my chimney, there is a cover about 10 inch squared, which can be removed.

Do you know what it is called and where i can buy one from?

The one in the bedroom is missing.

Thanks Dave

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[ransley]

I bet its a clean out made of metal, one would have to likely be custom cut from thick steel.

[Hell Toupee]

[Reggie Dunlop]

I read the OP as bottom of his chimney, not the bottom of his fireplace. What he described is a flue cover...

[ktos]

"Reggie Dunlop" wrote in news:hsKdnaGnorrAy3PVnZ2dnUVZ [e-mail]:

Sounds like the clean out to me.

[German Jerry]

Actually fellas, it sounds to me like Dave is refering to his fireplace chimney damper. Often times they are completly removable from the flue, especially in British style fireplaces. If you use the fireplace rarely, It is a better option to go with a tighter fitting damper like a chimney balloon than getting a replacement metal damper. This style of damper can be found at

If you use the fireplace weekly or daily then you will want to look for the appropriate metal damper replacement or go with a chimney top damper. These are generally installed by a professional.

By the way, to clear up any confusion in what you are referring to Dave, can you please identify on one of these 4 fireplace diagrams where this 10" cover is at?

or does soemone else know of a more detailed chimney diagram we can refer Dave to look at?