John Berryhill was enchanted when he saw Bert the chimney sweep in Disney’s 1964 family favorite “Mary Poppins” for the first ...

As temperatures cool down, you may be thinking of lighting up your fireplace for that cozy fireside feel. But whether you’ve got a gas or wood-burning fireplace, fire sources in the home tend to ...

You get down next to your fireplace and crane your neck just enough to see up to the top of your chimney. You see a handful of cracks in the terra cotta clay lining here and there, but the bottom line ...

Sarah Wilson keeps track of her heating costs on colorful paper taped to the inside of a secretary desk in her living room. She’s got records going back to 2017, and the price of her last oil delivery ...

The role of a chimney sweep has been important ever since fireplaces became common in homes in Europe. At one time, chimney sweeps were part of the poorer social class. Now, as higher natural gas ...

These colder winter months have led to an increase in demand for chimney sweeps, and local fire authorities tell us if you have a wood-burning fireplace and are using it, it needs an annual inspection ...