New Kitts

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Hello PudPeeps. What's the best (cheapest) way to temporarily block a fire place flue to prevent the fluffters from climbing up?

Chimney ballon? We had one in an old rental.

Balloon i meant...

Thanks. Aren't they a bit pricey?

I have a roll of fireglass loft insulation stuffed up mine

As an emergency solution when we discovered newest kitten was a climber (the others hadn't been bothered) we had to stuff bedroom fireplace/chimney with shoe boxes and assorted dry cleaning plastic covers... thankfully it worked!

thecat and myrtle love both those ideas- thanks.

I have put a piece of dark grey cardboard in the fireplace.
Hang on, will take a pic to show what I mean

You kind of don't see it anymore

Ah dun looks good
I like to adorn the fireplaces like this. So I guess I'll need a stuffer-upper.

Temporarily? Crumpled newspaper and black poly bags.

Oh I see, yes good stuffer upper stuff required in those cases.
I was quite chuffed with my solution - it was a fiver from hobbycraft.
I'm so glad I got it. Dungirlcat would've been up like a flash. Dunboycat not interested...

There are balloony things you can buy

I think they're meant to be anti-draught but are prob equally anti-kitten

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B009N54RBQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1503611441&sr=8-11&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=chimney+balloon&tag=mumsnetforum-21

There are different sizes

Thanks for that link love.
Would need 4. Too bleedin expensive.

4????

Oh well!

Improvisation your best bet then. Maybe try blowing up a black bin liner

Edwardian house 2 chimneys up and 2 down. It's not posh though. It's a work in progress.
The blowing up of a bin bag is the best so far..!

Yep. Sorry - when I said black poly bags I meant bin liners. Scrunch up some newspaper and fit it inside the BPB. Then wodge it all up. Works fine.🙂

I used a fire guard.

www.amazon.co.uk/JVL-Quantock-Spark-Surround-Screen/dp/B0090M8AF6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1503647189&sr=8-2&keywords=fire+guard&tag=mumsnetforum-21

You guys are geniuses!