Dear Jim: I always buy firewood to use in my open fireplace. I burn it just for ambiance, not really for heat. I thought about using fireplace logs instead. Are they as efficient and as good for the ...

What Might Cause a Fireplace to Burn Low? Fire needs ample fuel and oxygen to thrive. So if your fireplace is burning low, it’s not receiving enough of at least one of those. Common factors causing ...

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It may be often overlooked, but it's vitally important to clean your fireplace. How often you have it maintained depends on ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- One of the charms of winter is a blazing fireplace. But if you are not thrilled about stoking the fire every few minutes, sparks, lugging wood and cleaning out ashes and chimney ...

Choosing the best firewood to burn in your home fireplace comes down to wood type and factors like its heat output, its dryness, its source, and, of course, cost. When you see signs for firewood for ...

From cavemen huddling around a fire for warmth and safety to family and friends gathering for a festive event, fires and fireplaces have played a special role in human life. Wood has traditionally ...

PASADENA – The nights of curling up with a good book in front of a crackling fire are numbered in Southern California. The South Coast Air Quality Management District board voted unanimously Friday to ...

New rules over fireplaces and log-burners have been confusing millions of homeowners, a survey suggests. As the colder weather creeps in Brits are turning up the heating or putting the fire on in ...