Brick fireplaces blacken easily from smoke and soot. These are our best tips on cleaning the brick around your fireplace to get it looking like new again.

Q: How can I remove wood ash from fireplace brick? Gaithersburg, Md. A: From the picture you sent, it looks as if you’re dealing with ash, soot and a little charcoal — ash being the white and gray ...

Cleaning experts offer the very best tips on how to remove hard-water stains from tubs, toilets, faucets, glass and dishes Hard-water stains—those white, filmy residues that show up on everything from ...