Modern homes tend not to use wood-burning fireplaces as the main source of heat. However, many home buyers still desire them for the sense of warmth and coziness they provide. One of the most common ...

You've probably seen ads for Heat Surge electric fireplaces. They look nice and they're supposed to save you money on your heating bills - but what if the product stops working? Denise Scharch and her ...

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 ...

Checking your fireplace before winter keeps your home safe by preventing hidden problems like blockages or fire hazards. A full winter prep should include cleaning the chimney, testing the draft, and ...

Q. Tim, I need your help. I’ve got a masonry fireplace that puffs smoke into the room when a fire is burning. It gets worse as the fire dies down. I’ve spoken with three different bricklayers who ...

Dear Pat: We are in the initial planning stage of ournew house, and we definitely want a fireplace. In order to minimizesmoke in the house, does it make any difference where we locate thefireplace? —- ...

After a string of four fires in two days in the city, Newport Beach firefighters are reminding the public to check and maintain fireplace equipment and chimneys. In a span of 48 hours on the New ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An attic fire caused by a gas fireplace malfunction or failure led to $225,000 in damage to a new home in the Tetherow neighborhood of southwest Bend late Monday night, just a week ...

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 ...