Dear James: It’s a mess carrying firewood indoors, so I want to modernize my old brick fireplace with one that uses gas logs. Are there any tips on how to do this project myself? — Kathy H. Dear Kathy ...

Getting your backyard ready to entertain during the fall and winter months can take many forms. One popular outdoor trend is the addition of a fire pit. This trend seems to resurface every year for a ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- One of the charms of winter is a blazing fireplace. But if you are not thrilled about stoking the fire every few minutes, sparks, lugging wood and cleaning out ashes and chimney ...

The team works through a stiff concrete mix as they shape and pour the base for a backyard fire pit. This disease has no cure, and it’s suddenly spreading fast again ...