thegallery
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I have two bedrooms that are unused at the moment and for the winter I'd like to fully block their vents to retain as much heat as possible for the rest of the house.
Would it be best just to take the vent covers off, lay fiberglass insulation over the top and push the cover back on? I can't risk actually putting something into the vents as they are vertical and there'd be a risk of it falling.
Is regular roofing insulation OK to use? Other recommendations?
Just closing the vent is effective but still plenty of heat seeps through. I'm not concerned with freezing pipes in either of these rooms, and they'll still get some ambient heat from the rest of the house.
I also have a den with a horizontal vent I'd like to totally block off. The den has it's own fireplace and it's really just the noise of the vent, even closed that is bothersome. It's close to the heater in the utility room and it gets the full force of the blast. That one I could easily stuff with something to completely block it. I'm assuming I can just stuff it with some insulation but please let me know what you think? Thanks
Would it be best just to take the vent covers off, lay fiberglass insulation over the top and push the cover back on? I can't risk actually putting something into the vents as they are vertical and there'd be a risk of it falling.
Is regular roofing insulation OK to use? Other recommendations?
Just closing the vent is effective but still plenty of heat seeps through. I'm not concerned with freezing pipes in either of these rooms, and they'll still get some ambient heat from the rest of the house.
I also have a den with a horizontal vent I'd like to totally block off. The den has it's own fireplace and it's really just the noise of the vent, even closed that is bothersome. It's close to the heater in the utility room and it gets the full force of the blast. That one I could easily stuff with something to completely block it. I'm assuming I can just stuff it with some insulation but please let me know what you think? Thanks