With the holidays and cooler weather, most of us are looking forward to spending time with family and friends around a comfortable fire. Keep in mind, though, that every year there are many ...

DECLINING NUMBERS. BACK TO YOU, TAHOE THANKS SO MUCH. WELL, TODAY’S CHILLY START AND FROSTY PATCHES MAY HAVE YOU BEING TEMPTED TO GET A FIRE STARTED, BUT BE WARNED TODAY IT IS ILLEGAL TO BURN IN THE ...

Nothing ruins a cozy fire in your fireplace faster than smelly smoke billowing into your living room. But what exactly causes smoke from fireplaces to come back into your house, and how do you make ...

Cooler temperatures are finally here and may mean fireplaces will light up in many homes. Wood-burning fireplaces can be a pleasant source of warmth and comfort when the air gets crisp, but for some ...

Dear James: I am adding a room on to my house, and it will have a fireplace. The existing fireplace in the living room is often smoky. How can I keep the new fireplace from filling the room with smoke ...

Q: I have a masonry fireplace that puffs smoke into the room when a fire is burning. It gets worse as the fire dies down. I've spoken with three bricklayers who build fireplaces and have received ...