Q–We have a fireplace in our home that we never use. The reason why is it is a wood-burning fireplace and it’s a pain to deal with. My husband wants us to look into something called a masonry ...

Many people love their fireplaces, but if you have an open masonry wood-burning fireplace, you may want to consider updating it with a fireplace insert. Every minute they are burning, open masonry ...

I’m departing from my usual question-and-answer format this week because I was blessed to have an interesting email exchange with one of my newsletter subscribers. I want to share it with you as an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Emily Haufler Credit: Emily Haufler Brick fireplaces can be total stunners, but depending on the color, age, and condition ...

Every winter, I get quite a few emails from readers who suffer from smoky fireplaces. Just a month ago, one of my amateur radio friends reached out to me with the same problem. After asking him some ...

Dear Jim: I saw a home show about massive European-style fireplaces which can heat an entire home with only a 30-minute fire during the morning. Do these really work and are they energy efficient? — J ...

September 17, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you're remodeling a room and the new colors don't match the brick fireplace, painting the fireplace is an ...

A brick fireplace is a common sight in many Westchester homes, but it may not fit more modern tastes. Here’s what to do if you want a change. We recently moved to a 1960s, contemporary-style house ...

It’s elemental, the attraction to fire, with its dynamic, shape-shifting flames and warmth. This is why homebuyers are so enamored — like moths to a flame, so to speak — to fireplaces, which often ...

We mounted a LCD television above our unused fireplace. The wires hanging down are very unsightly. So, we were thinking of drilling through the masonry behind the television, to hang the wires down ...