If your grout is turning colors, it’s not a good thing.

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 ...

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 ...

If you see stains on the ceiling below your bathroom, don't assume it's from a leaking water or drain pipe. Check the ceramic tile walls surrounding your tub or shower. This tile needs periodic ...

Dear Angie: In the process of a home remodel, I've noticed the grout in my new bathroom varies in color. The tile installer and I agreed on a gray tone, which I see on the floor and maybe a wall or ...

I’m about to remodel a bathroom. I’ll be switching out a shower stall and know my tile floor will have to be patched. Fortunately, the previous owner left behind lots of tile for me, but there’s no ...

Who doesn’t want their bathroom to be sparkling clean? But as everybody knows, sometimes you have to deal with some nasty tile issues. In this installment of Alure Home Improvements’ “60 Second Fix,” ...

Summer is on its way 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 the right foot ...

Previous episodes (compost toilet build): Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 We’ve finished the compost toilet. After 3 years of digging and 8 months of focused work, this compost ...

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Q: My husband and I are trying to determine how to fix the grout that’s chipping and cracking between the wall and our bathtub. This is our first house, so we aren’t sure what to do. At first, we ...