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One of the most attractive features of your new home is the fireplace in the living room. The design is unique with bricks, concrete, and mortar in an aesthetically pleasing array set into the walls...

Your chimney liner is a vital part of your chimney; it plays many important roles in ensuring that you don't have to worry about the potentially dangerous parts of what can happen with a chimney. How...

No matter where you live on this great planet of ours, nature will always find a way to wreak havoc on your life. You could have severe storms dropping foot after foot of snow around your home. You...

The purchase of a home is always an important step in your life. You have made an important decision for your family, selecting a locale to raise your children. As a home owner, you are responsible...

You cannot figure it out. Every day during the winter you find a layer of soot and ash on the floor of your living room where your fireplace is located. The ceiling is turning a darker shade, with...

Every year around October you start to feel a little dip in the temperature. The cold air starts to penetrate deeper into your bones, giving you that damp chilly feeling that moves throughout your...

As we go about our day, we are breathing in air that has pollutants and contaminants in it from various sources. Hopefully, our homes are not one of those sources. We spend a great majority of our...

Everyone loves a do it yourself job because it not only saves money, but it can make your feel good about your home. There are some jobs that are much better left to professionals. Having any type of...

The day has ended and the night has fallen. There is a brisk wind rattling through the trees. You can feel the cold deep in your bones, as the temperature drops towards the freezing mark. You bundle...

As the autumn leaves fall, the days grow shorter, and a cool wind starts moving across the plains. The nights are getting longer and the cold air is coming down from the North, bringing snow, ice, and...