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Fireplace
Fireplace Safety Tips
Be sure to take a few safety steps before stoking the flames.
Carbon Monoxide
Silent Menace in Your Home: Carbon Monoxide
It’s silent, colorless, odorless and tasteless, but it can be fatal.
Winterizing
Organize to Survive the Cold
If you live where the winter is harsh, it's all the more important to be prepared.
Fireplace
For a Healthy Hearth
Take a few smart measures before settling in for a warm winter in front of the fire.
Fireplace
Wise Wood Burning
If you intend to burn wood to help this winter's heating bill, check out these safety tips from the Chimney Safety Institute of America.

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Home Maintenance
Home Maintenance for Dummies (2nd Edition)
A guide to inspecting and making repairs to every part of the house.

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Fireplace
Fireplace ash
Although a shallow bed of fireplace ash is beneficial, cleaning up excess should be done gently and safely.
Chimney
Chimney
For most people, this is not a do-it-yourself cleaning task.
Brick
Brick, interior (untreated)
This porous surface can be cleaned using the right methods.