For safety, fireplaces are designed to route smoke out of the house through the chimney. If there's a problem, however, you ...

Q. I've got a chimney question that is somewhat similar, although not exactly, to one you answered in your column a few months ago. This has to do with smoke coming down the chimney. I have two ...

From the earliest cave shelters to the grand castles of Europe, fire has been the primary source of warmth for thousands of years. Even as building science continues to advance, wood-burning ...