Thread: My New cat scratch Just bought on Ebay today

Originally Posted by Antonia

In our present house we have an open fireplace, which of course looks fab but doesn't really do much for warmth. Worse still, the chimney runs through the centre of the house but when the house was built someone in their endless wisdom decided to insulate it! So the wall of the chimney stays 'nice and cool' (and the upper floors as well) while most of the heat goes straight up into the sky to warm the feet of the birds.

Haha, what a genius! Our chimney breast stays nice and warm, you can feel it in the kitchen and the upstairs landing - vital as we don't have central heating radiators or a gas boiler.