What Might Cause a Fireplace to Burn Low? Fire needs ample fuel and oxygen to thrive. So if your fireplace is burning low, it’s not receiving enough of at least one of those. Common factors causing ...

As the colder weather rolls in, you may find yourself daydreaming about the cozy crackling of a fireplace, but is it worth it? As the colder weather begins to roll in, you may find yourself ...

Before the temperature starts to fall, there are several things you can do to make sure your wood-burning fireplace is safe ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- When it's cold outside many of us may resort to using supplemental heat like a space heater to stay warm. Fire departments don't discourage it, however, they emphatically ...

One of our readers wants to restore one of the six wood-burning fireplaces in her home, but contractors haven’t been especially helpful in assuring her that it’s legal. We are (hopefully!) restoring ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While there's nothing quite like the crackle of a good fire, setting up and cleaning up a wood-burning ...

Make sure your fireplace is prepped and the flue damper is open. Then, start stacking firewood using either the log cabin or ...

As the air cools and Metro Vancouver residents start dreaming of cozy fireplace evenings, there’s an important deadline on the horizon. Under Metro Vancouver’s Residential Indoor Wood Burning Bylaw, ...

Much of Southern California is under a wood burning ban, including parts of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange counties, through Friday. What it means: No cozying up by the fireplace ...