When my 20-year-old gas hot water heater finally gave out, I expected a straightforward replacement. What I didn’t expect was a crash course in ...

A word about that antenna: It's not usually part of the job, but you gotta do what you gotta do to get to the chimney and the "crock," which is the ceramic lining that extends the depth of a chimney.

Bob and Chris Vila join Andy Grover of Hallsted Welles Associates for the installation of a new, flexible, stainless-steel chimney liner. Meghan Trainor and Daryl Sabara respond to Ashley Tisdale's ...

That new high-efficiency furnace you’re installing might come at a high price: a buildup of carbon monoxide around the water heater or condensation in the chimney. The source of the problem is what ...

Workshop Renovation Episode 5 features a Jotul No. 1 stove, providing warmth and a place to address issues while burning small wood scraps. Upcoming projects include replacing rotten floorboards and ...

“That’s too much — no one else even mentioned we’d need an expensive liner — you trying to rip us off here?” Chimneys — you can’t live with them and you can’t live without them — or at least you ...