It’s that time of year when you might be thinking of starting your first indoor fire – if you haven’t already gotten your fireplace or wood-burning stove going. I happen to have two wood-burning ...

Three years ago I had to replace half my chimney at a cost of thousands of dollars because of crumbling mortar and cracked bricks. The mason who finished the job told me I needed to have the chimney ...

“Thin brick veneers offer designers the ability to put brick where it normally would not be able to go, for example, at the penthouse on top of a building to enclose the mechanical equipment, or on a ...

Dear Jim: I added a blower and will use my fireplace often this year. I have had a problem getting fires started. What is the best way to lay a fire and get it started without filling the room with ...

It’s a dirty job. But if you don’t want to risk a chimney fire, someone’s got to do it. For anyone over the age of 40, the ...