Woodworker
Montgomery Bentz gives old wood a new lease on life. He takes antique heart pine recycled from barns and warehouses and uses it to build beautiful fireplace mantels, bringing the golden glow of aged wood into new ... [... more]
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Dress Up Your Home From Rooftop To Deck
When it comes to this home accessory, the sky’s the limit. Chimney pots are terra-cotta pots or tubes that sit atop a chimney. They have been around since the 13th century, but they’re hot again today. They come in a ... [... more]
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Fireplace Dampers
A top-mounted damper is installed on top of a chimney and is operated by a long chain or cable so the damper can be opened and closed from the firebox. You can have one installed for a few hundred dollars. Advantages ... [... more]
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Vintage Finish
Artist Sherry Robinson updates a black, '60s-style metal fireplace hood with a faux-bronze finish. When following the simple steps below, caution should be taken to work in a well-ventilated area. Always use a mask ... [... more]
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Faux Fireplace Bricks
Pat Niehaus, aka "the Wall Doctor," shows how to give new life to an old room by adding the warmth of brick with a faux fireplace. It's easy enough to do in a weekend. ... [... more]
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Chimney Masonry Repair
6. Load up the hawk with a fat pile of mortar (figure D), and hold it up to the chimney. Use the tuck-pointing tool to pack the joints full of mortar (figure E). Hold the hawk just below the mortar line, and use the ... [... more]
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Stipping And Painting A Fireplace Mantel
Home repair expert Henry Harrison shows a guest how to dig through decades of paint on her fireplace mantel to see if it's worth stripping all that paint to get to the original wood. She decides to just paint again ... [... more]
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Fabulous Fire Fixtures
American Fluorescent combines energy efficient light with the ambience of candlelight in the new Salem Chandelier. They accomplish this by taking a small fluorescent light bulb and placing it inside a hollow candle ... [... more]
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Holiday Fire Safety
When attempting to put out a grease fire (or any other liquid) in a pan, don't use a fire extinguisher. The force from the extinguisher could splatter the flaming grease onto other flammable surfaces. Pick up the pan ... [... more]
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Fireplace Maintenance
2. Measure the distance from the fireplace opening to the existing holes for the mantel support. Be sure to check your local codes to determine the appropriate height for your mantel. Note: We determined that we ... [... more]
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Replace A Mantel
Help Around the House host Henry Harrison shows a guest how to carefully remove her old fireplace mantel (figure A) and replace it with a new, more stylish version. On his elbow grease scale of one to four, Harrison ... [... more]
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Chimney Clean-Out Door
4. Place the brick on a soft surface, such as the lawn or bag of sand, and score along the line using the hammer and chisel to break the brick along the line (figure D). Do not attempt to cut bricks on a hard surface ... [... more]
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