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. 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 ...

Q. This week: The brick chimney on our 1930's era house looks like it needs repair. From the ground I can see cracks in the bricks, and some of the cement and pieces of the bricks have come off and ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a new cover that could be placed over and around a chimney to protect it against rain, snow, and wind," said an inventor, from Tacoma, ...

Your chimney looks fine from the yard — but inspectors know better.

For residents of the Front Range and the surrounding Colorado mountains, winter is more than just a season; it is a test of residential infrastructure.