Our house has an unusual chimney made with irregular stones. The existing cap is in poor shape and I’m worried about damage. Each contractor I talk with has a different solution and none of them are ...

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Q. My chimney needs some tender loving care. I had a few contractors come to assess the repairs, but none of them made me feel very comfortable. They all talked about how my chimney top (some called ...

Q: The top three feet of my chimney needs to be rebuilt, and I'm homebound because of the pandemic. I've gone outside and stared up at the brick monolith projecting from the roof and pondered this ...

Q: My chimney needs some loving care. I had a few contractors come to assess the chimney, but none of them made me feel very comfortable. They all talked about how my chimney top (some called it a ...

Nathan installs a bathroom recessed cabinet; Mark repairs a chimney crown. Nathan Gilbert transforms a homeowner's hanging bathroom medicine cabinet into a recessed medicine cabinet; Mark McCullough ...

There are best practices when it comes to chimney caps or crowns. Unfortunately, most roofers, masons and chimney sweeps are either unaware of them or don’t use them. I estimate that fewer than 1 in ...