Question: I'm looking for advice on how to cap off an unused chimney. Last season I replaced my extremely old oil furnace with a high-efficiency propane furnace. The oil furnace used the chimney to ...

Q:What is the best way to waterproof my chimney? The bricks tend to absorb water, and I get some leaks. A: Bricks do not usually absorb water, unless the bricks are common and old. In the old days the ...

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I am hoping to install a coal-effect electric fire in my fireplace and I wonder do I need to seal up the chimney first? I am wondering if rain were to come down the chimney, for example, would that be ...