I'm looking at getting my chimney relined and was wondering what kind of hood is installed above the fire / at the end of the flue?
Its an open fire and I would be putting in a flexible steel liner.
The house is almost 80 years old and smoke is migrating into upstairs rooms etc.
There's a lot of good info on the web about the liners and how they're installed etc but nothing about how they terminate above the fire.
Does the liner just come to a finish?
If so wouldn't smoke be able to travel up between the new liner and the existing chimney, thus defeating the purpose of the liner?
Thanks for any advice,
Boots