Rosanne is an interior design and home improvement writer with 8 years of experience. During that time she has worked with numerous businesses and publications. Rosanne has been with Forbes Home for ...

Kelly has over 10 years of experience writing about home design and improvement for many prominent publications. She also spent several years working at a tech startup for an interior design game ...

Q: The top three feet of my chimney needs to be rebuilt, and I'm homebound because of the pandemic. I've gone outside and stared up at the brick monolith projecting from the roof and pondered this ...

Where to start with chimneys? Probably here: A chimney is not just an elongated window, not just a portal from inside to outside with deep, brick sills. A chimney, in fact, is a machine for generating ...

Rust on a chimney comes from its metal components, not from the bricks. Metal parts like the cap and flashing rust with moisture, staining the brick. To prevent chimney rust, clean the brick, maintain ...

The typical range for chimney repair costs is $160 to $750, with a national average of $455. Cost factors for chimney repairs include repair type, chimney type, repair method, labor, and roof pitch ...