ProDave Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 This is the flue terminal for our WBS, an ordinary "China Man's Hat" type to stop rainwater coming down the flue. A few weeks back we were woken up by "a noise downstairs" It soon became clear a bird was in the flue, had gone all the way down and was on the baffle plate at the top of the stove. The easiest way to get it our was dismantle the flue pipe out of the stove that meant digging out the fire cement. On that occasion we got the bird, a starling, out alive. Because we are not using the stove I had not re sealed the flue with fire cement. Just back from holiday, SWMBO says "why is there soot on top of the stove around the (unsealed) flue pipe? This time we found a dead bird as we were obviously not around to get it out in time, So we need to stop this keep happening. All I can think is wrap the top of the terminal in chicken wire to reduce the size of opening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 they are available with mesh on them already - thats we put on. Chicken mesh will work fine. If it looks like a bodge then you may need to get a sheet of rel fine mesh and craft a better looking screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Problems with fine mesh can be soot particles binding to it and blocking the flue, BIL had exactly that (but he was burning crap wood tho). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Talking of birds, we have a large amount of glass and so far I have moved about 7 dead birds that are not looking where they are going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Just now, Pete said: Talking of birds, we have a large amount of glass and so far I have moved about 7 dead birds that are not looking where they are going Yup, our large “sun space “ (I don’t like the word conservatory) has been hit by various birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 1 minute ago, joe90 said: Yup, our large “sun space “ (I don’t like the word conservatory) has been hit by various birds. We had the same at another house when our daughter was aged about 8, when she saw what had happened with the dead bird she just said it should have looked where it was going!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 You want to roll some stainless steel mesh imo, maybe 1/4" pitch. Cut edges on galv mesh will rust and run. Something like this. Not sure on the diameter you need to "wrap". A place that will cut to size would be best: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Mesh-Companys-Stainless-Steel-Woven-Wire-Range-Huge-Range-Top-Prices-/151682102640 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 12 hours ago, ProDave said: All I can think is wrap the top of the terminal in chicken wire to reduce the size of opening? We had the same problem with the oil boiler flue in the old bungalow. I wrapped stainless steel mesh around it, as @Onoff has suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrerahill Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, ProDave said: This is the flue terminal for our WBS, an ordinary "China Man's Hat" type to stop rainwater coming down the flue. A few weeks back we were woken up by "a noise downstairs" It soon became clear a bird was in the flue, had gone all the way down and was on the baffle plate at the top of the stove. The easiest way to get it our was dismantle the flue pipe out of the stove that meant digging out the fire cement. On that occasion we got the bird, a starling, out alive. Because we are not using the stove I had not re sealed the flue with fire cement. Just back from holiday, SWMBO says "why is there soot on top of the stove around the (unsealed) flue pipe? This time we found a dead bird as we were obviously not around to get it out in time, So we need to stop this keep happening. All I can think is wrap the top of the terminal in chicken wire to reduce the size of opening? We have that but also the mesh round it. Be careful that the one you buy says suitable for solid fuel - our first one was sold as such but it became apparent it was gas only and rotted out in about 11 months! The supplier gave us a new one FOC as he admitted it was not correct - but be aware! Edited July 22, 2019 by Carrerahill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) Looking at the first picture, for a cheap as chips solution you could neatly wrap/twist some st/st mig wire around the flue...if you have any. Edited July 22, 2019 by Onoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 When we had this problem at our old house I made up a bird screen using the stainless steel strips taken out of the back of old windscreen wiper blades, and fixed them in place with stainless steel locking wire. I did this not long after we moved in, back in 2000, and the thing still looked fine when we sold the house last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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