How often do you use your fireplace? If the answer is never, you may want to seal it off. Here are the best temporary and ...

Q: We own an older house in Los Gatos. It was built in 1930s. The fireplace was built without a damper. There is also a glass-door fire screen that can be closed. We get an odor of ashes even when ...

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

Homefix: Dwight Barnett answers home-improvement questions. This week's topic is on fireplace draft and flue problems.

Forgetting to open the fireplace damper — and then having the house fill with smoke — is a common mistake. When it happened to Lucile Berkowitz, 85, during the windstorm and power failure of ...

Fireplace Dampers recalled. wpvi. By 6abc. Tuesday, March 23, 2010. WASHINGTON, D.C. Hazard: When the consumer attempts to open/close the damper, it can become stuck in its current position.

PITTSBURGH, July 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "I had a new damper installed on our chimney, and it failed within two years. The heat from the fireplace compromised the tension in the springs that hold ...

A continuing compendium of tips and tricks from Home & Garden Television: On a cold winter's day, there's nothing better than cozying up to a warm fire. But what do you do with a cold fireplace on ...

The following recalls have been announced: About 500 DuraTech anchor plates with fireplace damper and DuraChimney II anchor plates with fireplace dampers, manufactured in the United States by ...

A cozy fire can add atmosphere to your home. Of course, it can lose some of its appeal when you find out how much energy it could be wasting. Here are a few tips to help you save some of those ener… ...

The following recalls have been announced: About 500 DuraTech anchor plates with fireplace damper and DuraChimney II anchor plates with fireplace dampers, manufactured in the United States by Simps… ...

Q–The fireplace in our 70-year-old house has a damper that does not work. Replacing it would be a very difficult and expensive job, but someone told me that we could have a new damper installed ...