Q: I have a problem with my chimney. It is a brick chimney on the gable of a 15-year-old colonial. The problem is in the attic, where I noticed a leak right where the chimney is along the rafter and ...

Question: I'm looking for advice on how to cap off an unused chimney. Last season I replaced my extremely old oil furnace with a high-efficiency propane furnace. The oil furnace used the chimney to ...

Q:What is the best way to waterproof my chimney? The bricks tend to absorb water, and I get some leaks. A: Bricks do not usually absorb water, unless the bricks are common and old. In the old days the ...

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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 ...

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 ...

I am hoping to install a coal-effect electric fire in my fireplace and I wonder do I need to seal up the chimney first? I am wondering if rain were to come down the chimney, for example, would that be ...

Q: What is the best way to waterproof my chimney? The bricks tend to absorb water, and I get some leaks. A: Bricks do not usually absorb water, unless the bricks are common and old. In the old days ...