Enjoying a cup of tea by a warm fire sounds like heaven on cold winter nights, but should you turn off your home's central heating while the fireplace is lit? It might seem like a common-sense ...

Here’s what you need to do before you use a wood-burning, gas, or electric fireplace this winter. Schedule a technician for a wood-burning fireplace before winter. Remove nearby flammable items and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person carefully places a piece of wood into a lit fireplace - Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images Sometimes there's nothing quite ...

Experts at a 40-year-old family chimney sweeping business are emphasizing the importance of prioritizing chimney maintenance this winter season. “In the winter," Arlene Winn of San Luis Obispo said, ...

If you have leftover bricks around, you can DIY your own custom hearth that is sure to make your fireplace or wood stove look ...

My husband and I live in a condo with a fireplace. We burn a wood fire regularly when the weather is cool. It’s how we heat our living room and TV area. One of our neighbors is complaining that the ...

Having a gas fireplace in your home can be extremely valuable during brutally cold winter nights. For many states, winter means sub-zero temperatures, and a fireplace is a reliable and efficient way ...

Dear Jim: I have a standard furnace in my house, but I would like to add a woodburning fireplace for more heat and the ambiance. My existing masonry fireplace seems to chill the house. What should I ...

It seems winter has now arrived! Snow, cold, and more cold are sure signs that the season has definitely arrived. This weather, combined with the holiday season, invites having a nice fire to add to ...