Grate/Vent For The Coal Chute?

[S666666 0]

Hi there,

I’m trying to find a coal chute grate - ours  opens on the pavement so need something like a 12x12 inch by 5mm vent grate, nearly all Sheffield terraces have them.

 

but... they’re a bugger to find to buy!

 

Any idea where I could get one?

 

ta 

[Padders 2,844]

7 minutes ago, S666666 said:

Hi there,

I’m trying to find a coal chute grate - ours  opens on the pavement so need something like a 12x12 inch by 5mm vent grate, nearly all Sheffield terraces have them.

 

but... they’re a bugger to find to buy!

 

Any idea where I could get one?

 

ta 

Just had a quick google, plenty on there.  12x12  £130.

[S666666 0]

Care to share... all that I can see stand proud.

[Padders 2,844]

Probably not what your looking for then.

[S666666 0]

Thought that might be the case.

 

 

Anyone else have any ideas? Have also asked a local blacksmith. 

[MEC176 10]

You could try, 

Longleys Central Building Supplies Wath Ltd

West St, Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham S63 7QS

01709 872175

as well as building supplies they sell coal and coal fire's

coke burners they may sell a coal grate, vent, chute cover.

 

If you know of a builders reclamation yard you could try there.

Edited June 28, 2020 by MEC176

[bassett one 447]

try ebay  or reclamation yards or even antique shops,good luck

[samwyn 10]

Perhaps try swifties on Abbeydale road opposite Tesco express. Think they are a reclamation yard sort of thing 

[Arthur Ritus 30]

I see you also use the metrinch measurement system,  5mm seems rather thin are you sure? they are some advertised at 10mm, i could measure ours tomorrow, sure its thicker than that.

As it is to carry public footpath traffic there is probably a regulation/spec for it.

Definitely try  Switfy's , always worth a look around.

If unable to get one to fit existing frame 2 possible options - dig out old frame and cement in new frame c/w grate or stainless fabrication to fit existing grate (secure well). They are often covered over but its good to keep open as ventilation for the cellar, perhaps not necessarily to the same degree as original so a drilled plate could suffice. Some put in a vertical vent and fill the hole in to stop water going in, something i have considered myself although the rate water comes in at through the walls its not going to achieve much. I doubt we will be going back to coal fires so don't need the shoot.

[Granma 10]

I always meant to photo all the different kinds of coal shute grates.

Lost half-crown down Lee the butchers on Hickmott Rd. He said he could't get  it back. 🥺

[Thorpist 72]

8 hours ago, Arthur Ritus said:

I see you also use the metrinch measurement system

Just love that term,  seems to be a standard system

 

[feargal 21]

12 hours ago, Arthur Ritus said:

They are often covered over but its good to keep open as ventilation for the cellar, perhaps not necessarily to the same degree as original so a drilled plate could suffice. 

We replaced a concreted over one with a sheet of metal from a local metal fabricator in S6 (can't remember the name).  He drilled a dozen x 1cm holes in it, and it's really helped airflow and massively reduced dampness in the cellar.