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If Mike Ruehrdanz had a dime for every time a client whistled “Chim Chim Cheree,” he would be a rich man, he said. But after more than two decades as a chimney sweep for Lindemann Chimney Co.

Q. I read your column every week and appreciate the guidance. Here’s my situation: I have a two-story home, in which the living room and family rooms are directly over each other. Both rooms have wood ...

Q: I used my masonry fireplace as often as possible during winter to cut my utility bills. What should I do to minimize the amount of creosote buildup and what chimney problems should I look for now?

Q: My question concerns the chimney and flue arrangement in my house. The house was built in 1963. It is a one story ranch with no basement. The house originally used electric radiant heat in the ...

On cold winter days there is perhaps nothing better than gathering around a fireplace, but that enjoyable fire can quickly turn dangerous. Chimney problems sparked two fires in the metro in the past ...

I never owned a house with a working fireplace until this one, so I've tried to learn as much as I can about how they function. One of my major concerns was the condition of the chimney. We had it ...