A Raleigh homeowner says she has repeatedly tried to contact a company that cleaned her chimney and left her house covered in black soot, including her couch, TV stand, dining room table, carpet and ...

Cooler evenings and the smells of autumn inspire many of us to seek alternative heat sources in the home. One such choice is to build a wood burning fire in the fireplace. But the National Fire ...

Newark Homeowners Are Making These 5 Chimney Mistakes Before Winter Newark Chimney Sweep Explains How To Fix Them. <a href = target=_blank><br/><img src=' Width='1024 ...

AND I GET A FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE IN CLEANING ONE. LET’S FACE IT. CHIMNEYS DON’T ALWAYS GET A LOT OF ATTENTION, SILENTLY VENTING SMOKE AND FUMES WITH LITTLE FANFARE. BUT THEY DO PLAY A BIG ROLE IN OUR ...

A: If you notice a sour smell around your fireplace, it is caused by the buildup of creosote in your chimney, according to the University of Minnesota Extension. Creosote contains phenolic compounds ...

Some more details in the amazing survival of a twelve-year-old girl who fell 15 floors down a chimney shaft at the Westbeth Building in the West Village. The FDNY believes she owes her life to the two ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two homes caught fire due to fireplace chimneys this past Saturday. Fortunately, no one was hurt in either fire, but these fires serve as a reminder to properly maintain your ...

If you live in Sarasota and have a fireplace, odds are you don't use it all that much. My 1955-built home, for example, has an old-school masonry fireplace that sees action at most five or six times a ...