I recently looked at a house that has a brick chimney with mineral deposits on its exterior, apparently the result of moisture condensation inside the chimney. This problem is not uncommon, and may ...

Officials hope to see masonry repair work on the Scranton Iron Furnaces done by the end of the month, far ahead of schedule. Chester Kulesa, site administrator for both the Anthracite Heritage Museum ...

Q. We had a chimney cleaning service inspect our chimney and they suggested that we install an insulated flexible aluminum flue liner in our chimney connected directly to our gas water heater vent.

Talk about “out of sight-out-of-mind”! Who ever sticks their face in a chimney to conduct a visual inspection of the flue? The Guys usually save this thinking for creepy places like crawl spaces or ...

“That’s too much — no one else even mentioned we’d need an expensive liner — you trying to rip us off here?” Chimneys — you can’t live with them and you can’t live without them — or at least you ...

Q: I have a standard furnace in my house but would like to add a woodburning fireplace. My masonry fireplace seems to chill the house. What should I look for? A: Your open masonry fireplace does cool ...

Q I made energy improvements to my house, but my 25-year-old gas furnace does not keep it as comfortable as before. Also, I think my gas bills should be lower? Which 2008 furnace models are most ...

Q: I made energy improvements to my house, but my 25-year-old gas furnace doesn't keep it as comfortable as before. Also, I think my gas bills should be lower. Which 2008 furnace models are most ...