For thousands and thousands of years, it's been a trade that has stood the test of time.From the Great Pyramids to the Taj ...

The traditional wood-burning pick is a masonry fireplace, built on-site out of stones or bricks. These are beautiful (and expensive to install) structures that are often the focal point of a ...

Symmetrical openings in a colossal stone hearth house an open fireplace and log store, which serve to warm the living room of this coastal Nova Scotian home. It is made from chunks of granite ...

One of Rochester's coolest buildings is also one of the least accessible to regular Rochesterites. Built in 1918 as the home of William ("Dr. Will") and Hattie Mayo, the Mayo Foundation House—tucked ...

If you’re seeing a lot of stains on the bricks or stone directly above the firebox, your flue damper might not be working properly. (This is the case with my fireplace, and we don’t currently ...

If you like the look of a fireplace, but aren't sure what type is best suited to your home, you'll need to weigh up the pros and cons. We’ve summarised the benefits and drawbacks (including the ...

Kidney stones are hard objects made from chemicals in your pee. They may be as tiny as a grain of salt or as big as a corn kernel. The stones can be brown or yellow, smooth or rough. They're a ...

“Singapore has this veneer that purports to be a sort of affluent, democratic, free country. The veneer is quite thin,” he said in an interview in London on Monday. “Beneath that there is a ...

This detailed pale oak castle build is unique, and pale oak goes beautifully with the various stone blocks incorporated into the build. It might look like a scary undertaking, but FoxFoil ...

LONDON (AP) — Singapore has become much more repressive, and corruption in the Asian financial hub has worsened in the decade since the death of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, according to ...

Hot stone massage is a form of therapeutic massage in which a practitioner places warm stones on a person’s body or uses them to apply pressure to specific points. Supporters of hot stone ...

“Singapore has this veneer that purports to be a sort of affluent, democratic, free country. The veneer is quite thin,” he said in an interview in London on Monday. “Beneath that there is a repressive ...