Homefix: Dwight Barnett answers home-improvement questions. This week's topic is on fireplace draft and flue problems.

Before leaving, Grieves said, the worker went on the roof to put the new damper on the chimney, but when he was done, the damper wasn’t closing properly.

The patent-pending invention provides a new damper unit for a fireplace or wood stove. In doing so, it allows for effective damper use and trouble-free mechanical operation. As a result, it ...

Make sure your fireplace is prepped and the flue damper is open. Then, start stacking firewood using either the log cabin or upside-down method.

Q–The fireplace in our 70-year-old house has a damper that does not work. Replacing it would be a very difficult and expensive job, but someone told me that we could have a new damper install… ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- 'Tis the season for a roaring fire. Mary Bubala has some tips to reduce heat loss from your fireplace. Always keep the flue damper closed unless a fire is going. Keeping the ...

PITTSBURGH, July 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "I had a new damper installed on our chimney, and it failed within two years. The heat from the fireplace compromised the tension in the springs that hold ...