First, you should clean the brick before you begin painting it. To do this, use a wire brush and soapy water to scrub down ...

Q. My question is about chimney bricks. In 1987, I bought a twenty year old brick house. The furnace, gas water heater, and fireplace are all in the basement so the double flue chimney rises from ...

Three years ago I had to replace half my chimney at a cost of thousands of dollars because of crumbling mortar and cracked bricks. The mason who finished the job told me I needed to have the chimney ...

Q:We searched for ways to brace our chimney and were referred to a chimney builder by an earthquake retrofitting company. I don't recall the specifics but the job involved steel rods inside all four ...

A while back, we responded to a real estate agent who wanted to know how to fix an old two-story home with severely sloping floors. The home had just been newly drywalled and painted to get it ready ...

Who doesn't love a warm, cozy fire? But the maintenance and clean-up that goes with hit? Not so much. And while chimney cleaning needs to be contracted out to certified professional (more on that ...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been indicted on narco-terrorism charges after being captured by U.S. by Herb Weisbaum Spring time is a good time to check any brick structures on ...

A mantel, be it bold or traditional, provides a glowing focal point for your living room, bedroom or patio. Here, designers ...