For safety, fireplaces are designed to route smoke out of the house through the chimney. If there's a problem, however, you ...

A number of questions lately have centered on wood-burning fireplaces and just about any problem that arises with their use. A recent one concerned using a fireplace with a heat pump. I knew I’d ...

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 ...