Safeguarding your home requires constant vigilance, especially in areas that are often overlooked but are crucial for ...

Safety is paramount when it comes to lighting fires in our homes. This is how often you should get your chimney cleaned and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - With cold air moving in for the rest of the week, you may want to use your fireplace. If it hasn’t had an inspection in the last year, book one because you want to know what’s ...

A professional offers valuable insight into how to know whether your fireplace is truly ready for the colder months ahead.

Ded. 30, 2004 -- Sooner or later, homeowners who have chimneys are going to have to get them cleaned, but chimney sweeps who come by with assessments of how much work is required may be blowing smoke.

Fall is the time to make sure that your chimney is ready for winter. According to Don Sapienza, or "Mr. Don," it is important to have your chimneys cleaned of creosote and inspected before you start ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – If your home has a chimney, ...

YEAH, LAURIE, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT COME TO MIND WHEN THE TEMPERATURES START TO DROP. WE START TO LAYER UP. WE PUT THE AIR IN THE TIRES, WE BRING THE PLANTS INDOORS. BUT THERE’S ONE THING ...

Hours after Potomac, Maryland, homeowners lit a fire in their fireplace Monday, 65 firefighters were in their attic trying to control flames that ended up causing nearly $1 million in damage. But ...