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Ok. I see, It's not an external chimney stack. The chimneys are within an approx 2ft wide wall. The picture of the chimneys is before any work was done today, the picture was taken yesterday and has been like that the 2 years we have lived here. The work done today wouldn't actually show on the...

I had someone out today and there were obvious signs around the chimney where water could be getting in so that has been repaired. Fingers crossed everything dries out :)

Hi Thanks for responding. Not sure about your first question but yes there is an external chimney. The walls in the house are all lath and plaster other than the bit over the fireplace which is likely plywood and plaster at a guess. There is a very slight damp area below the obvious bit. I...

That seems very logical thank you. The whole wall sounds hollow (lath and plaster) but definitely more so below the lower damp line so that all makes sense. I have someone coming to check the chimney for me today to see if it possibly leaking and will then look at getting the plaster redone.

Hi. I really need advice as so confused by this and don't know what trade to get in to help resolve it. In an upstairs bedroom there is a boarded up fireplace and it gets damp when the weather is wet . The chimney is capped. What is really odd is that the top of the damp patch is I believe is in...