The smoke leaking in your basement fireplace can only have come from one source - the upstairs fireplace. How it happened to travel down the chimney and get out may have been the result of ...

Ram the cleaning brush up and down several times in a small section of the flue to remove chimney soot. Use a bright flashlight to check your work before moving on to the next section. Start the ...

Smoke has to push the heavy, cold air up and out of the chimney. An oversized flue liner can make this a difficult process. The minimum chimney height for a 36-inch-wide fireplace should be 21.5 feet.

Wood-burning fireplaces produce smoke and gasses—byproducts that cling to the chimney’s liner as soot and creosote. A dirty chimney draws slower, leading to smoke in the house. Even worse, ...

If Mike Ruehrdanz had a dime for every time a client whistled “Chim Chim Cheree,” he would be a rich man, he said. But after more than two decades as a chimney sweep for Lindemann Chimney Co ...

If smoke enters the room while the fireplace is burning, it is a sure sign that it’s having difficulty escaping through the chimney. Related: 35 Beautiful Fireplace Design Ideas for Cozy Warmth ...

Smoke Like a Chimney, but Safely. November 18, 2005. ... In houses with wood-burning fireplaces, a masonry chimney will usually contain two separate paths upward to the roof: ...

Dear Tyler: Your smoking wood-burning fireplace in your living room unfortunately is a very common problem. Once a room has filled with smoke from a fireplace, it is difficult to ever completely ...

Q: I just installed a new efficient fireplace in the living room. In the past, I have had problems getting a wood fire started and burning without much smoke. Do you have tips for building a smoke ...

Luanne Wiley is dreading the onset of winter. Instead of looking forward to crisp mornings, crystal snowflakes blowing about and the sight of Pikes Peak covered in white powder, Wiley ...