Q:I have a 50-year-old one-story freestanding brick chimney with one flue (see photo). A chimney sweep recently did an inspection and noted the part of the chimney extending above the roofline could ...

Q: My house is 16 years old. I noticed that about 1 1/2 to 2 feet below the top of the chimney, there is a crack that appears to go all around the chimney but in some areas going up the side of a ...

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 ...

Q. My chimney needs some tender loving care. I had a few contractors come to assess the repairs, but none of them made me feel very comfortable. They all talked about how my chimney top (some called ...

Q: My chimney needs some loving care. I had a few contractors come to assess the chimney, but none of them made me feel very comfortable. They all talked about how my chimney top (some called it a ...

Question: When I was selling my home, the home inspector recommended the chimney, which we have used for years, get a new liner just for the water heater. This will cost several hundred dollars that I ...