Q:I have a 50-year-old one-story freestanding brick chimney with one flue (see photo). A chimney sweep recently did an inspection and noted the part of the chimney extending above the roofline could ...

Where to start with chimneys? Probably here: A chimney is not just an elongated window, not just a portal from inside to outside with deep, brick sills. A chimney, in fact, is a machine for generating ...

Three years ago I had to replace half my chimney at a cost of thousands of dollars because of crumbling mortar and cracked bricks. The mason who finished the job told me I needed to have the chimney ...

Spring time is a good time to check any brick structures on your property. With all the rain and snow this winter, you want to check to see if there's any ground erosion that may cause the chimney or ...

He’s convinced the fireplace and chimney were afterthoughts and not original to the construction. He told me he builds quite ...

Each week, I receive quite a few emails from readers of this column. I treasure each one because they provide a window to ...

What Can I Do About A Leaning Brick Chimney? A leaning chimney is not an optical illusion. It is a reality that needs to be addressed sooner, rather than later. If you look at the side of your home ...

Q: We have two chimneys, both painted white. The one for the furnace is fine, but bricks keep popping out of the other chimney, which is for two fireplaces that we do not even use. The flues for these ...

If you hear something that sounds like gremlins chattering in your old brick chimney this July, don't panic — you probably just have baby chimney swifts. After a long day spent snapping up insects and ...