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 ...

I have to replace the lining in the chiminey from the boiler in the basement, all the way up to the roof of a 4 storey brownstone. I’ve had two estimates, one at $6000 and one at $2000. This includes ...

Q: We bought a Queen Anne 10 years ago, but have never used the chimneys because the chimney sweep said pigeons had been pecking at the mortar. There is no chimney liner. I have been up on the roof ...

“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 ...

I am converting from an old oil boiler to gas. My plumber has told me that I need to have the chimney lined (to prevent carbon monoxide from seeping into the house). has anyone dealt with this? any ...

Expanding demand for flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems in both new and retrofit applications for coal-fired power plants has required the use of suitable and cost-effective materials for flue gas ...

You get down next to your fireplace and crane your neck just enough to see up to the top of your chimney. You see a handful of cracks in the terra cotta clay lining here and there, but the bottom line ...

He’s convinced the fireplace and chimney were afterthoughts and not original to the construction. He told me he builds quite ...