ASK THE BUILDER | Keep in mind there’s much more you need to know — and your contractor needs to know — about building fireplaces and chimneys. The actual firebox needs to be a very specific ...

I have a fireplace, a cord of split, seasoned wood, and a cold family. So I make a lot of fires. But, for me, nothing about a fire is ever consistent—not the tinder or kindling or logs. So, I ...