Chimney Sweep cleaning fireplace inside of home. If you experience smoke backdrafting into your home or you detect a strong, unpleasant odor coming from your chimney, this may indicate a blockage or a ...

Your chimney and fireplace work together to create an eye-catching home centerpiece and a source of warmth and comfort. (Plus, without them, how does Santa Claus slide down or Mary Poppins' ...

As March 19 —the first day of spring — approaches, chimney sweep companies are preparing for an increase in service requests. “Spring and summer is probably the best time to (service your chimney)," ...

Joel Martin, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Dec. 19—MOSES LAKE — With Christmas just around the corner, lots of folks are using their fireplaces for warmth, roasting chestnuts or just a ...

The fire happened around 5:45 a.m. Friday at a home on W. A Street.

A family of seven is without a home after their house caught fire Wednesday evening. It happened on Enid Avenue in Crescent Springs around 4:45 p.m.Firefighters said the home is currently unlivable ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Residents of a northeast Kansas City, Missouri, house without a gas furnace were using space heaters and a fireplace to stay warm, resulting in a weekend tragedy. Saturday morning, ...

Wood-burning fireplaces are cozy amenities that appeal to many homeowners and home buyers, and fireplaces may even help save money on heating costs. Like anything else that gets a lot of use, though, ...

Steven Carter is a master sweep, having swept well over 40,000 chimneys in the past four decades. Though he might not dance on rooftops like Dick Van Dyke’s cockney sweep in “Mary Poppins,” the London ...