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Fireplace fire-up. Tips on giving your fireplace a safety inspection and cleaning before use.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Oct 1989 (v.13#1) pg. 70

Cleaning fireplaces and chimneys.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #87 Aug 1965 (v.15#4) pg. 41

How to inspect and maintain your fireplace.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #138 Sep 1972 (v.22#7) pg. 39

Tip on cleaning soot off of a brick fireplace.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #306 Mar 1990 (v.40#3) pg. 8

Tips on cleaning your brick fireplace.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Feb 1981 (v.192#2) pg. MA5

Cleaning a fireplace breast. Removing smoke stains from masonry and wood.
HANDY ANDY Dec 1980 (v.5#3) pg. 4

Fireplace fixup. Tips on getting a thorough, professional inspection and needed repairs of your fireplace.
HOME MECHANIX #727 Nov 1988 (v.84) pg. 48

Tip on cleaning the glass doors on a fireplace or wood-burning stove.
HOMEOWNER Jun 1987 (v.12#5) pg. 4

Tip: Recipe for cleaning fireplace bricks.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #97 Jan-Feb 1986 pg. 36

How to clean a fireplace.
OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Nov 1976 (v.4#11) pg. 9

How to remove soot and smoke stains from a fireplace.
OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Oct 1980 (v.8#10) pg. 149

Tip: Old fashioned formula for removing soot and creosote from fireplace and hearth.
OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Feb 1981 (v.9#2) pg. 41

Renewing a marbleized mantle. How to remove the grime that obscured the mantle of a coal burning fireplace.
OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Jun 1982 (v.10#6) pg. 126

Tip tells how to remove black encrusted ash from a fireplace using oven cleaner.
OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL May-Jun 1998 (v.26#3) pg. 72

Tip: How to clean glass fireplace doors.
PARENTS HOME Sep 1981 (v.5#10) pg. 55

Fireplace safety check. How to clean and inspect your fireplace and chimney.
WORKBENCH Jan-Feb 1998 (v.54#1) pg. 38

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