Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. So should you board up your hearth for good? Not necessarily. The right equipment can ...

Q. How much does chimney cleaning cost? A. Chimney cleaning costs depend on several factors. What type of chimney do you need a chimney sweep to inspect? Hiring someone to clean a boiler chimney can ...

As March 19 —the first day of spring — approaches, chimney sweep companies are preparing for an increase in service requests. “Spring and summer is probably the best time to (service your chimney)," ...

Q: My fireplace is located in the basement, and the chimney is located on the wall between the house and attached garage. In the summer when it is very humid outside, the glass doors on my fireplace ...

Every house Susan Moch and her husband, Roland Poirier, have owned during their 40 years of marriage has had a fireplace. But fireplaces are notorious for wasting energy because the heat escapes ...