Q: I just discovered that the shower my husband uses almost exclusively is starting to deteriorate. Mold and mildew are starting to show up in a few of the cracks. But, upon closer inspection, the ...

I’ve got a partially sunken tub and shower that’s got a mixture of different tiles. The tub is cast-in-place concrete and was hot-mopped with asphalt to prevent water leaks. The grout between the ...

Q. More than 20 years ago, I had roughly 440 square feet of ceramic tile flooring installed (in the kitchen, half bath, laundry room, and foyer). The work was done by a professional flooring guy. I ...

Spring is on its way (yes, really!) and that means the time has come to take care of that long, long "to do" list of household repairs that piled up over the winter. In order to get you started off on ...

Q. The grout line between my kitchen granite countertop and the tile backsplash has cracked for the umpteenth time. Each winter, the crack appears, and, each year, I grout it again hoping it will be ...

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