STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - ALL SHORES - While many homeowners enjoy a fire in their wood-burning fireplace, they don't enjoy the work involved. Chopping wood and cleaning the chimney of ashes and soot are ...

Purists will say that nothing is as primeval, seductive or as comforting as a wood-burning fireplace. And they may be right. But concerns about safety, air pollution and health problems related to ...

If you're building a new home or refurbishing your living space, you might be considering your options in terms of heating. Electric fireplaces have become a popular choice in place of traditional ...

Which ethanol fireplaces are best? If you’re looking to add some warmth to a room but don’t want to deal with the hassle of a traditional wood-burning fireplace, an ethanol fireplace is an excellent ...

Q. We love to use our brick fireplace in the living room, but it makes the rest of the house cold. Our heating bills already are too high. What simple things can I do to make the fireplace more ...

I love fireplaces! They absolutely make a room, especially in the fall and winter when “warm and cozy” are what we all want. We’ve recently converted the fireplaces in our house to gas, with logs that ...

On the heels of the gas stove controversy, many homeowners are beginning to look around their homes for other culprits of indoor air pollution. It's a search that might lead you to your fireplace, as ...

I posted a query here about my fireplace, and got responses in the vein of “call contractor x”; and ” yes it can be done.” My question now (and actually then) is actually more along the lines of what ...