Anyone know anything about building smells?

There are no vents visible, so I'm guessing those were not put in when the stack was removed thus sealing off the chimney. Unfortunately, I have no idea when the removal took place, so it may have been par for the course back in the day.

The obvious thing is that the chimneys are on the outside wall of the house, so, presumably, any vents would be obvious on the outside walls? As has been pointed out, I know this may be "common sense" to those with experience of building work/chimneys/etc but as I have no experience of building work/chimneys/etc any and all advice on the matter is greatly appreciated.

As luck would have it, there are a couple of chimney sweeps listed in our local parish magazine, so it is something I can get onto very quickly

 

That must be the attraction then

 

The reason I put the " common sense " remark is that several posts above your " lateral thinking " one chimneys etc were being discussed.

There a lot of threads not created for entertainment value but that never stops you making jokes etc does it.

 

Let me guess: your Dad is bigger than my Dad?

 

No m, my dad died a couple of years ago

 

I think that you have just summed up my primary concern; thank you!
I'll start with the chimney sweep and take it from there

Thank you for sharing your experiences with me, most helpful!

 

It was metaphoric

 

I cant help much other than to say I have one chimney that has been taken down and the roof tiles replaced to cover it over, as far as I know no vents but it is pretty tightly sealed on the lower end.
I also have another in a bedroom which is sealed off, but still open at the roof, and another which is not sealed off as it is used as the flue for a gas fire, but was originally an open fire hearth.

Never seem to get any strange smells from any of them.

 

Actually I accidently hit the x quite often and try to undo as fast as possible....