I used to love my fireplace. On dreary winter days, I’d burn away the blues with a roaring fire that made the room ...

Q I have an old house with a fireplace built to burn coal. Can I use charcoal briquettes? Are homes heated with coal anymore, or has it been outlawed? Are there any companies that deliver coal anymore ...

A. Almost any fireplace can be rehabilitated, though if every element, including the chimney, needs an overhaul, it can get expensive. What are the elements? Your fireplace and chimney have a hearth, ...

Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Every October, a great British groan resounds across the land. “The nights are drawing in,” goes the endlessly ...

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