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Maintenance and Repair

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Inspecting a Chimney Video: Inspecting a Chimney

An expert mason walks you through his diagnosis of a failing chimney  by Brendan Mostecki

Q & A: How to Repair Hairline Cracks in Chimney Mortar

by Cody Macfie

Low-Risk ReroofOnline Membership Required

Protect the outside and the inside of the house, and tear off only what you can reroof in a day by Stephen Hazlett

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Installing a Flue-Top DamperOnline Membership Required

A rooftop model keeps rain outside and conditioned air inside by Mike Guertin

Q & A: Repairing a firebox

by John Carroll

Q & A: Mortar for repointing bricks

by Richard T. Kreh Sr.

Q & A: Severe downdraft in chimneys

by Richard T. Kreh Sr.

Q & A: Venting high-efficiency boilers into masonry chimneys

by Mark Eatherton

Replacing a Chimney CapOnline Membership Required

Homeowners rarely see their chimney caps, and few people have ever called me to repair them. But when I'm asked to inspect a roof or an attic, I generally find myself looking down at the top of the chimney. by Fred Lugano

Q & A: Repairing a chimney cap

by Richard T. Kreh Sr.

Basement chimney sweeping
Tip: Basement chimney sweeping

by Roger J. Schiermeier

Q & A: How to Stop a Fireplace Draft

by Marc Rosenbaum

Q & A: Flashing a fieldstone chimney

by John C. Friedrichs

Tip: Silicone applicator

by Neil Hartzler

Renovating a ChimneyOnline Membership Required

New flue liners convert fireplaces for woodstove use by Joseph Kitchel

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