A chipped tile can be a trip hazard and you can cut your foot on the sharp edges. Chipped and broken tiles must be repaired. Dirty and crumbled grout can make your home appear unkempt. Here’s how to ...
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How to Install Cork Tile Flooring

To use the jig, align the cork tile with your mark and hold your utility knife straight up and down and pull the knife across the tile several times until it cuts through. A light touch is best. The ...
Tile is usually durable, but sometimes one gets damaged, or has to be removed for a plumbing repair. Here's how to replace a tile: • Remove existing grout with a grout tool, grout saw or lever-type ...
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How to Install Cement Board for Tile Projects

The best base for ceramic tile is waterproof cement board. The post How to Install Cement Board for Tile Projects appeared ...
Q. I have three small occasional tables made by hand by my grandfather, probably in the 1950s. Some of the tiles on one table have fallen off and become lost. Where can I get it repaired? The tables ...
Need to know how to repair vinyl flooring? Have a few broken, peeling or damaged kitchen floor tiles? This excerpt, taken from Upgrade Your House (Creative Publishing International, 2010) by Philip ...
Many homeowners find loose or cracked tiles on bathroom walls. This is something you should immediately. A damaged tile can allow moisture from the air in the bathroom to get under the tiled surface, ...
QWe have a 15-year-old swimming pool that has shed some of its trim tiles. Town & Country, the company that built it, has no replacements. Do you know of a company that stocks old swimming pool trim ...
Sometimes we just want a change – and switching up tiles in the bathroom or kitchen is one way to refresh your interiors. You also might have some damage and only be looking to replace a small patch.
Residents who have been unable to get their builder or developer to replace cracked tiles may soon see the work done. The city’s Blasting Mediation Committee voted on Friday to hire someone to fix ...