QUESTION — I read your piece on capping redundant flues, which involve chimneys. My high-efficiency furnace has made a straight-up-thru-the-roof flue superfluous. It’s capped at the bottom, in my ...

Question: Several years ago, we had a tankless water heater and very high efficiency furnace installed and the installers tape-sealed off the old metal furnace chimney in the basement, as the new ...

One of the biggest uncertainties about a home renovation project is the structural element, and in particular what is involved in removing a chimney or fireplace. But it’s simpler than you think – you ...