1.0HomeAdditionPlus.comhttps://homeadditionplus.com/devmdonovanhttps://homeadditionplus.com/dev/author/mdonovan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="F6dc2zaRUA"><a href="https://homeadditionplus.com/dev/heating/how-to-clean-a-fireplace/">How to Clean a Fireplace</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://homeadditionplus.com/dev/heating/how-to-clean-a-fireplace/embed/#?secret=F6dc2zaRUA" width="600" height="338" title="“How to Clean a Fireplace” — HomeAdditionPlus.com" data-secret="F6dc2zaRUA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Steps for Cleaning a Fireplace By Mark J. Donovan In order to prevent the risk of chimney fires, and to minimize the amount of soot and dust particles floating around in your home, it is important to regularly clean your fireplace. Cleaning a fireplace starts by laying out a large drop cloth over the hearth area. Once the drop cloth is in place begin cleaning the fireplace by removing the large pieces of residual wood and any ash that are sitting in the fireplace pit. You will need a brush,…