Talk about “out of sight-out-of-mind”! Who ever sticks their face in a chimney to conduct a visual inspection of the flue? The Guys usually save this thinking for creepy places like crawl spaces or ...

A while back, we responded to a real estate agent who wanted to know how to fix an old two-story home with severely sloping floors. The home had just been newly drywalled and painted to get it ready ...

Q:We searched for ways to brace our chimney and were referred to a chimney builder by an earthquake retrofitting company. I don't recall the specifics but the job involved steel rods inside all four ...

Dear James: I added a family room with a fireplace to my home last year. The solid brick chimney has developed several long cracks through the bricks and the mortar. Is this something I should be ...

“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 ...

Your chimney and fireplace work together to create an eye-catching home centerpiece and a source of warmth and comfort. (Plus, without them, how does Santa Claus slide down or Mary Poppins’ ...

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 ...