Q: I live in an older home in San Mateo. I think it was built about 1930. It's two stories and has a masonry fireplace in the ground-floor living room. The home has natural gas central heating and a ...

Dear James: It’s a mess carrying firewood indoors, so I want to modernize my old brick fireplace with one that uses gas logs. Are there any tips on how to do this project myself? — Kathy H. Dear Kathy ...

Are you dreaming of a holiday season lit by firelight? Frank Schmer, owner of St. Louis Home Fires in Ballwin, can help make ...

All gas logs have the capability of producing huge amounts of water vapor. One and a half gallons of water is produced for every 100,000 Btus of gas burned. This amount of water can condense on cold ...

Local experts from The Stove Shop in Phoenixville explain how this efficient heating option helps preserve the charm of ...

Q. When we had our condo built about ten years ago, we had a gas log fireplace installed. This is not one of the newer enclosed units with an exhaust on the exterior of the building. Ours has a full ...

Winter has arrived in Sacramento, bringing with it the cold, frosty air. There's no better cure for the chill of a winter night than sitting in front of a roaring fire. For those considering ...