Humans respond to fire on a primal level. Maybe it’s a throwback to when our ancestors huddled together, holding back the darkness with crackling flames—or maybe we just love the cozy warmth of a fire ...

Question: I have a house built in 1969 with a brick fireplace that we put a gas decorative insert in and changed the decorative fireplace door. There are now large gaps between the masonry work, brick ...

Just looking at possible options for converting my decorative gas fireplace into a gas fireplace that provides heat. I have a B-vented gas fireplace. It does offer some radiant heat, if you're sitting ...

There’s nothing that delivers cozy quite like a fireplace to gather around on a chilly winter day. With a wood fireplace, there’s time and effort involved—chopping wood, keeping wood stored and dry, ...

WHEN FAMILIES GATHER around the fire this holiday season, the odds are better than ever that no real kindling will be involved. Due to concerns about health and air quality, regulations against ...

The cooler temperatures of late September and early October will invariably tempt many homeowners and apartment dwellers to turn on the heat. Those of us who like to plan ahead may even be thinking ...

This custom home with a brick exterior sits at the end of a cul-de-sac in Bowie. Designed with an eye toward comfort as well as appearance, the home offers entertaining options and convenience. The ...

Read Part 1 of this story. The fireplaces and mantels of our brownstone and Victorian homes are the icing on the cake of old-house ownership. Whether we use them or not, most of us love them, want ...