Rosanne is an interior design and home improvement writer with 8 years of experience. During that time she has worked with numerous businesses and publications. Rosanne has been with Forbes Home for ...

The typical range for chimney cap costs is $75 to $1,000 with a national average of $300. Cost factors for chimney cap installation can include material, size, shape, type, labor, and seasonality.

Q: Not long ago you answered a question from a reader about fireplace chimneys. You talked at length about dampers but you did not mention the need for a chimney liner. My house is 1906 vintage, and a ...

This rigid chimney liner system is designed to increase the efficiency of an existing chimney and avoid the expense of making minor repairs. For existing chimneys that do not have the correct flue ...

That new high-efficiency furnace you’re installing might come at a high price: a buildup of carbon monoxide around the water heater or condensation in the chimney. The source of the problem is what ...

“That’s too much — no one else even mentioned we’d need an expensive liner — you trying to rip us off here?” Chimneys — you can’t live with them and you can’t live without them — or at least you ...

IF YOUR home has an existing fireplace or chimney, you might assume it’s ready for use with a modern wood burning stove. But that assumption can lead to serious safety risks, poor heating performance, ...

Stacy is a journalist and content creator with six years of experience writing about home improvement topics. Besides Forbes Home she has contributed her work and expertise to publications such as ...

Q: Our 1940 home has a brick fireplace and chimney. We had it inspected recently and were told by several people that it has a crack near the roofline and needs to be taken down and rebuilt. The ...