It's time to clean your corner fireplace and bring it back to life — one brick at a time. Here's how to clean a fireplace, according to the experts.

Whether your fireplace is gas, electric or wood-burning, it’s important to clean it regularly. Here’s a guide to help you with just that.

Step 1: Scrub the brick clean. Due to the tendency of brick to accumulate grit, you should wet and clean the brick fireplace prior to painting it to ensure better paint adhesion. Using a stiff ...

Keeping your fireplace or wood stove clean means less ash and dust scattered throughout the home. We offer the best advice to help you stay on top of it.

Make sure your fireplace functions properly so it's ready whenever you, your family and friends want to enjoy it. Proper ...

Clean the fireplace doors Mix up another cleaning solution, this time: 1/4 cup of warm water, 1/4 cup of white vinegar, and 1/4 cup of cornstarch. Stir it until it’s a smooth paste, then use a ...

There are lots of ways to stay warm in the winter — a fluffy blanket, endless mugs of hot chocolate — but nothing beats an indoor fireplace. This heating method has been around for thousands of years, ...

Use a fireplace poker to reach up and scrape at the surface of the liner to see how much creosote is present. If you have 1/8-inch or more, it definitely needs to be cleaned.

Q: I would like to paint the brick and tile around my fireplace, which has a gas insert. I suspect it might involve different prep work and paint for each surface. How should we proceed?

But brick around a fireplace and the tiles on a hearth should not get that hot, meaning high-temperature paint could easily scratch, especially on the hearth, she said.