Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

If you own a fireplace and use it regularly, fall is the time to give serious thought to hiring a chimney sweep — before you light your first fire. Chimney sweeping is an intricate and sometimes ...

For residents of the Front Range and the surrounding Colorado mountains, winter is more than just a season; it is a test of residential infrastructure.

Have you ever thought about what your chimney has been through this winter? That roaring fire in the fireplace might have felt cozy, but every log you burned left behind a layer of soot and creosote ...