Q–I have a fireplace in my family room that I`m unable to use. Even the slightest breeze causes a downdraft and the house fills with smoke. I use a gas starter to try to create an updraft, then add ...

Q. We use our living room wood-burning fireplace only a few times every winter and we had it cleaned seven or eight years ago. In the last few years, when it rains or is very humid we get a smoke and ...