Q: Our family room has a stone wall on one end, which we are planning to have a contractor remove and replace with drywall. That wall has a fairly large fireplace, with an opening 47 inches wide by 31 ...

Measure the area for the surround and the fireplace dimensions. Determine the exact top of the fireplace, because you’ll be setting a support slab across both sides of the surround to complete it. Dry ...

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 ...

For contractors, installing a cast stone fireplace in a residence, condo or apartment building can present so many labor and material costs - not to mention installation issues - that it can scuttle a ...