Columbus Dispatch

Ask the Builder: Proper fireplace dimensions necessary to prevent smoke

Q: I have a masonry fireplace that puffs smoke into the room when a fire is burning. It gets worse as the fire dies down. I've spoken with three bricklayers who build fireplaces and have received ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ask the Builder: Smoking fireplace is likely a matter of wrong dimensions

Q. Tim, I need your help. I’ve got a masonry fireplace that puffs smoke into the room when a fire is burning. It gets worse as the fire dies down. I’ve spoken with three different bricklayers who ...
The Business Journals

Fireplaces Plus works with area builders and public to market products

It's been a long, cold winter -- but the rooms inside Fireplaces Plus are toasty. Sales haven't been bad, either, say company owners Jerry Malcom and Jim Kyle. The two men, who both have ...
Columbus Dispatch

Ask the Builder: Fireplace resurfacing project needs the right mason

DEAR TIM: I have a large painted brick fireplace that we want to resurface with real river rock or something similar. My husband and I are not interested in veneer or ledge panels. Will the mortar be ...