Modern homes tend not to use wood-burning fireplaces as the main source of heat. However, many home buyers still desire them for the sense of warmth and coziness they provide. One of the most common ...

You've probably seen ads for Heat Surge electric fireplaces. They look nice and they're supposed to save you money on your heating bills - but what if the product stops working? Denise Scharch and her ...

Q: My fireplace is located in the basement and the chimney is located on the wall between the house and attached garage. In the summer when it is very humid outside, the glass doors on my fireplace ...

Gas fireplaces are incredibly easy to operate - you simply flip a switch. However, they do need regular maintenance to ensure ...

Fireplace cleaning logs often sound like a too-good-to-be-true solution. Toss one into the fire, burn it like a regular log, ...

Dear Pat: We are in the initial planning stage of ournew house, and we definitely want a fireplace. In order to minimizesmoke in the house, does it make any difference where we locate thefireplace? —- ...

A number of questions lately have centered on wood-burning fireplaces and just about any problem that arises with their use. A recent one concerned using a fireplace with a heat pump. I knew I’d ...

After a string of four fires in two days in the city, Newport Beach firefighters are reminding the public to check and maintain fireplace equipment and chimneys. In a span of 48 hours on the New ...

At least five house fires in the Kansas City area over the weekend are being blamed on improperly maintained or unmonitored fireplaces. Shawnee firefighters reported that a fire early Sunday morning ...

Q: My fireplace is located in the basement and the chimney is located on the wall between the house and attached garage. In the summer when it is very humid outside, the glass doors on my fireplace ...