On a winter's evening, there's nothing like sitting next to the cozy warmth of a crackling blaze in your fireplace. But what happens when the flames die away? Since cold air moves downward, your open ...

Anyone worth his fireplace poker knows to close the fireplace damper once the embers cool. Otherwise, warm air escapes up the chimney and cool air slides in. But did you know that dampers often warp ...

A blazing fire and a fresh dusting of snow form the perfect backdrop to the winter holidays, whether you happen to be celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or National Chocolate Covered Anything ...

I recently had a question and answer article about how to control cold air blowing down a fireplace chimney. We talked about closing the damper (if one exists), plugging the chimney with fire ...