Ask the Remodeler's Mark Philben offers tips for heating your home safely via your fireplace and chimney when the winter ...

Creosote sweeping logs not only perform essential wood stove chimney maintenance to reduce the risks associated with wood-burning fireplaces, but they're also user-friendly. While they don't ...

Even if you rarely use your fireplace, you must stay on top of regular chimney cleaning to keep you and your family safe. Learn how often you should clean a chimney and how to recognize factors that ...

The most common problem is creosote buildup. We used to run a chimney division within our company and told our clients to have theirs swept every year. A professional chimney sweep will inspect ...

Firefighters have issued a safety warning after a rise in incidents involving wood-burning stoves. The Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is calling on people to be careful with open fires ...

“If you don’t [have your chimney inspected], a lot of times, that creosote from burning wood can build up inside of the chimney, and that is flammable," Chris Lamb with the Bryan Fire ...