Proper maintenance is a critical component of owning any fireplace. Both gas and wood burning models require their own upkeep to they remain functional. Many times, maintenance is something left for ...

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 ...

Wood burning. With a wood burning fireplace, the chimney moves smoke, soot, creosote, and other particulates up to the atmosphere. Depending on the fuel source, or type of wood or synthetic logs ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends annual inspection of chimneys, fireplaces, and vents but according ...

Keys to keeping fireplace smoke out of room. ... During very cold weather, the typical open masonry fireplace loses more heated air up the chimney than it produces to help heat your house.

The actual firebox needs to be a very specific shape and size, or else it will smoke. ... How to build a safe fireplace and chimney. December 7, 2021. 5 min. Perspective by Tim Carter.

Q: I just moved into my new home and it has a full masonry fireplace. It’s 55 inches wide and has an arched opening that’s 33.5 inches at its peak. It looks like regular brick mortar was used ...

It's the time of year for a jolly, round fellow dressed in red to make his way down your chimney. There is another, and far less welcome, visitor that sometimes makes its way into your home via ...

Wood-burning fireplaces can be a pleasant source of warmth and comfort when the air gets 8 tips to protect yourself from fireplace smoke Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

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