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Hi John, thanks for answering. The area that needs to be done isn't inside or on the chimney stack it's self but the recess area between the chimney and the window wall. Sorry I probably wasn't very clear about that. It's about 5 square metres in area if that.

Hi there, I'm looking for some advice on the best way forward on how to make good a damp chimney alcove. The alcove has been taken back to brick, and has dried out. I was going to seal the wall with Sika waterproof coating and then render it, and skim over. But to save a bit of time could I...