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 ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Q. We have large ceramic tiles on the floor in our foyer. One of them has gotten badly scratched and I need to replace. What is the proper procedure to remove and replace one without damaging 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 ...

Broken bathroom tiles let moisture seep below the surface to cause real damage. You should always fix a broken tile, but experts say it may require more than yanking out one to set another. Floor, ...

Q: Tim, my outdoor deck is a concrete slab with gorgeous tile on it. The grout is a mess and I believe I have to replace it. The quotes to do this work took my breath away. How does one make the ...

Unless your family has very unusual hygiene habits, your shower tile will not have to stand up to wear and tear from heavy shoe traffic. However, it does face stresses of its own. The most important ...

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 ...

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 ...