Q. My wife and I want to remodel the dated fireplace in our living room. We recently put down hardwood floor around a raised brick hearth. I’ve since removed the raised hearth and we’re putting down ...

Family Handyman’s first cover story was “How to Repair a Brick Fireplace,” and we’ve been serving up fireplace projects ever since. We showed how to cover brick with tile way back in 1953. Since then, ...

Question: We recently purchased a house and converted the fireplace from wood-burning to gas. A curved screen stood in front of the fireplace when it burned wood. Now burn marks show on the hearth ...

Q. I have an existing concrete fireplace hearth. Is it possible to cover it with slate? If so, is that a difficult task? Instead of slate, should I just install a hearth pad? I am really confused ...

A thrifty and creative DIY fan transformed her fireplace into a super modern and chic space for just £20 - and saved a bucket load simply by doing it herself. Ali Slater, 33, from Bristol used a ...

The fireplace is often the most commanding element in any room it’s in. Size and abundance of material are often factors, but as renovation specialist Ron Parko points out, our eyes are naturally ...