Your chimney looks fine from the yard — but inspectors know better.

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Where to start with chimneys? Probably here: A chimney is not just an elongated window, not just a portal from inside to outside with deep, brick sills. A chimney, in fact, is a machine for generating ...

When the Santa Ana winds blew the cap off the chimney of Phyllis Allen’s home, she thought all she had to do was make a phone call. And she did. She called Chimney Knights, which sent out a technician ...

For residents of the Front Range and the surrounding Colorado mountains, winter is more than just a season; it is a test of residential infrastructure.