Wood heat is one of the few home comforts that still feels elemental–but it rewards discipline. Treat chimney cleaning and ...

Don't risk an unsafe wood-burning fireplace! Learn how many fires you can have between cleanings and the tools and techniques ...

PHOENIX — After a summer of seemingly unending desert heat, it’s now chilly enough to fire up your heater. Before you plug it in, though, take some time to review safety precautions. According to a ...

Add this to your winter maintenance checklist. Checking your fireplace before winter keeps your home safe by preventing hidden problems like blockages or fire hazards. A full winter prep should ...

Fireplaces might be an aesthetic, a comfort or a necessity for people during the winter months. Whatever their purpose, they should be used with care, and the Modesto Fire Department already has seen ...

Dear Jim: We had many trees taken down due to ash borers, so I plan to use my fireplace more this fall and winter. I have never had much luck building fires without smoking up the room. Do you have ...

Experts at a 40-year-old family chimney sweeping business are emphasizing the importance of prioritizing chimney maintenance this winter season. “In the winter," Arlene Winn of San Luis Obispo said, ...

Measure the area for the surround and the fireplace dimensions. Determine the exact top of the fireplace, because you’ll be setting a support slab across both sides of the surround to complete it. Dry ...

A person carefully places a piece of wood into a lit fireplace - Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images Sometimes there's nothing quite as cozy as curling up in your favorite lounge chair next to the warm ...

A Massachusetts man accused of using a fireplace log to beat his 72-year-old mother to death has been convicted of first-degree murder. Danny Lopes Jr. 39, was convicted by a Plymouth Superior Court ...