Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maintaining your fireplace routinely is critical for safety. The cleaning process doesn't replace the service provided by a ...

If you didn’t clean your chimney during spring cleaning, it’s time to now before the temperatures get chilly. If you’re thinking “I cleaned out the ashes in April,” emptying the ashes isn’t enough.

When the weather outside is frightful, you want the fire in your fireplace to be delightful. That means getting the fireplace ready for the season. While a wood-burning fireplace should be cleaned ...

Steven Carter is a master sweep, having swept well over 40,000 chimneys in the past four decades. Though he might not dance on rooftops like Dick Van Dyke’s cockney sweep in “Mary Poppins,” the London ...