Cozy season has arrived, but is your fireplace ready? The materials used for mantels haven't changed drastically over the years—brick, stone, wood, and tile, are still classics—but the style you ...

The fireplace is often the most commanding element in any room it’s in. Size and abundance of material are often factors, but as renovation specialist Ron Parko points out, our eyes are naturally ...

Q: For several years, we have not been able to enjoy a cheery fire on a cold day. About eight years ago, we enclosed our back porch and made it into a TV room. What used to be the outside of the ...

Whether you're redoing an existing fireplace or adding an entirely new fireplace to your home, you may be caught off guard by the numerous types of fireplaces you can choose from. The four common ...

I was recently asked to build a custom fireplace mantel to cover up a painted brick fireplace with a wood top shelf. The existing fireplace brick was corbelled out to create a 6-in. shelf, and the ...

There’s nothing quite like a fireplace to add warmth and ambiance to your home. But fireplace repairs can be a pain. Depending on the type of fireplace you have, your maintenance and repair ...