Dear Action Line: My son bought a house originally owned by his grandparents. The fireplace smokes. He had a reputable chimney sweep check it and was told it did not require attention. What do you ...

Why is the smoke from your fireplace going into your living room, and not up the chimney? Here's what might be happening.

Nothing ruins a cozy fire in your fireplace faster than smelly smoke billowing into your living room. But what exactly causes smoke from fireplaces to come back into your house, and how do you make ...