Brick fireplaces blacken easily from smoke and soot. These are our best tips on cleaning the brick around your fireplace to ...

Q: I read your recent article about bricks (July 29) and share your love of brickwork. But I do have a question. We are remodeling a 35-year-old home that has a nice brick fireplace. The previous ...

Our San Jose fireplace was brick for 35 years. We painted it white, only to later sand blast it back to its original natural brick. Now, after another five years of looking at a brick fireplace, we ...